ܙܠܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܠ ܓ (z l g)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic זֵלְגָּא (zelgā)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈzɪl.ɣɑː]

Noun

ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ • (zilḡām sg (plural ܙܸܠܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zilḡē))

  1. ray; radiance, brilliance, shine

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܙܸܠܓ݂ (zilḡ) 1st person ܙܸܠܓ݂ܝܼ (zilḡī) ܙܸܠܓ݂ܲܢ (zilḡan)
construct ܙܸܠܓ݂ (zilḡ) 2nd person ܙܸܠܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (zilḡōḵ) ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (zilḡāḵ) ܙܸܠܓ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zilḡawḵōn)
emphatic ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ (zilḡā) 3rd person ܙܸܠܓ݂ܹܗ (zilḡēh) ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (zilḡāh) ܙܸܠܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (zilḡhōn)
plural absolute ܙܸܠܓ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (zilḡīn) 1st person ܙܸܠܓ݂ܝܼ̈ (zilḡī) ܙܸܠܓ݂ܲܢ̈ (zilḡan)
construct ܙܸܠܓ݂ܲܝ̈ (zilḡay) 2nd person ܙܸܠܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zilḡōḵ) ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zilḡāḵ) ܙܸܠܓ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zilḡawḵōn)
emphatic ܙܸܠܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zilḡē) 3rd person ܙܸܠܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zilḡūh) ܙܸܠܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (zilḡōh) ܙܸܠܓ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (zilḡayhōn)

Holonyms

  • ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ ܟܵܬ݂ܘܿܕܵܝܵܐ (zilḡā kāṯōdāyā, cathode ray)
  • ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܡܲܠܵܝܵܐ (zilḡā gāmallāyā, gamma ray)
  • ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ ܣܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (zilḡā sīnāyā, X-ray)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܙ ܠ ܓ, related to shining.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzɛl.ɡɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ˈzɛl.ɡe] (plural), IPA(key): [ˈzɛl.ɣe] (plural, Eastern Syriac)

Noun

ܙܠܓܐ • (zelgām (plural ܙܠܓܐ)

  1. (of light) shine, brilliance, radiance; ray
  2. (of fire) glow, brightness
  3. (astronomy, in the plural) meteors
  4. (figuratively) splendor/splendour
  5. (figuratively) comment, gloss

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܠܓܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܠܓ 1st person ܙܠܓܝ ܙܠܓܢ
construct ܙܠܓ 2nd person ܙܠܓܟ ܙܠܓܟܝ ܙܠܓܟܘܢ ܙܠܓܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܠܓܐ 3rd person ܙܠܓܗ ܙܠܓܗ ܙܠܓܗܘܢ ܙܠܓܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܠܓܝܢ 1st person ܙܠܓܝ ܙܠܓܝܢ
construct ܙܠܓܝ 2nd person ܙܠܓܝܟ ܙܠܓܝܟܝ ܙܠܓܝܟܘܢ ܙܠܓܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܠܓܐ 3rd person ܙܠܓܘܗܝ ܙܠܓܝܗ ܙܠܓܝܗܘܢ ܙܠܓܝܗܝܢ

References

  • zlg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 17 October 2018
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 88b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 116b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 381b