ܙܩܝܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܩ ܦ (z q p)
3 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic זְקִיפָא (zəqīp̄ā), equivalent to the passive participle of ܙܵܩܹܦ (zāqēp). The noun is from Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒆥𒉿 (/⁠zaqīpu⁠/, stake); cognate to Hebrew זָקוּף (zakúf).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [zqiːpɑː]

Adjective

ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ • (zqīpā) (feminine ܙܩܝܼܦܬܵܐ (zqīptā), plural ܙܩܝܼܦܹ̈ܐ (zqīpē))

  1. crucified
  2. high, raised up
  3. erected
  4. (grammar) followed by the vowel sign zqāpā
    Coordinate terms: ܦܬܝܼܚܵܐ (ptīḥā), ܙܠܝܼܡܵܐ (zlīmā), ܚܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ (ḥḇīṣā), ܪܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ (rḇīṣā), ܪܘܝܼܚܵܐ (rwīḥā)

Usage notes

  • (zqāpā): This is usually used in the feminine form as all the names of the letters are feminine.

Noun

ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ • (zqīpām sg (plural ܙܩܝܼܦܹ̈ܐ (zqīpē))

  1. cross, crucifixion, crucifix
    Synonym: ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṣlīḇā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܙܩܝܼܦ (zqīp) 1st person ܙܩܝܼܦܝܼ (zqīpī) ܙܩܝܼܦܲܢ (zqīpan)
construct ܙܩܝܼܦ (zqīp) 2nd person ܙܩܝܼܦܘܼܟ݂ (zqīpōḵ) ܙܩܝܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ (zqīpāḵ) ܙܩܝܼܦܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zqīpawḵōn)
emphatic ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ (zqīpā) 3rd person ܙܩܝܼܦܹܗ (zqīpēh) ܙܩܝܼܦܵܗ̇ (zqīpāh) ܙܩܝܼܦܗܘܿܢ (zqīphōn)
plural absolute ܙܩܝܼܦܝܼ̈ܢ (zqīpīn) 1st person ܙܩܝܼܦܝܼ̈ (zqīpī) ܙܩܝܼܦܲܢ̈ (zqīpan)
construct ܙܩܝܼܦܲܝ̈ (zqīpay) 2nd person ܙܩܝܼܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zqīpōḵ) ܙܩܝܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zqīpāḵ) ܙܩܝܼܦܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zqīpawḵōn)
emphatic ܙܩܝܼܦܹ̈ܐ (zqīpē) 3rd person ܙܩܝܼܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zqīpūh) ܙܩܝܼܦܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (zqīpōh) ܙܩܝܼܦܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (zqīpayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [z(ə)qifɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [z(ə)qife] (plural)

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒆥𒉿 (/⁠zaqīpu⁠/, stake).

Noun

ܙܩܝܦܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܙܩܝܦܐ)

  1. cross, crucifix
    Synonym: ܨܠܝܒܐ (ṣəlīḇā)
  2. crucifixion
    Synonym: ܨܠܝܒܐ (ṣəlīḇā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܩܝܦܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܩܝܦ 1st person ܙܩܝܦܝ ܙܩܝܦܢ
construct ܙܩܝܦ 2nd person ܙܩܝܦܟ ܙܩܝܦܟܝ ܙܩܝܦܟܘܢ ܙܩܝܦܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܩܝܦܐ 3rd person ܙܩܝܦܗ ܙܩܝܦܗ ܙܩܝܦܗܘܢ ܙܩܝܦܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܩܝܦܝܢ 1st person ܙܩܝܦܝ ܙܩܝܦܝܢ
construct ܙܩܝܦܝ 2nd person ܙܩܝܦܝܟ ܙܩܝܦܝܟܝ ܙܩܝܦܝܟܘܢ ܙܩܝܦܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܩܝܦܐ 3rd person ܙܩܝܦܘܗܝ ܙܩܝܦܝܗ ܙܩܝܦܝܗܘܢ ܙܩܝܦܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܙ ܩ ܦ related to erecting. Compare Hebrew זָקוּף (zāqūp̄).

Adjective

ܙܩܝܦܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܙܩܝܦܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܙܩܝܦܬܐ)

  1. high, raised up
  2. crucified
  3. arrogant, pompous
  4. difficult, arduous
  5. opposed, set against
  6. affected
  7. (grammar) pronounced with a certain vowel (see ܙܩܦܐ)
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܩܝܦܐ
person singular plural
m f m f
absolute ܙܩܝܦ ܙܩܝܦܐ ܙܩܝܦܝܢ ܙܩܝܦܢ
construct ܙܩܝܦ ܙܩܝܦܬ ܙܩܝܦܝ ܙܩܝܦܬ
emphatic ܙܩܝܦܐ ܙܩܝܦܬܐ ܙܩܝܦܐ ܙܩܝܦܬܐ

References

  • zqyp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 91b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 119b
  • 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, pages 393b–394a