ܙܩܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒍣𒆤 (/⁠ziqtu⁠/, stringer, barb, point).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɛqq(ə)θɑ], [zɛqtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [zɛqq(ə)θe], [zɛqte] (plural)

Noun

ܙܩܬܐ • (transliteration neededc (plural ܙܩܬܐ)

  1. goad, spur, sting
  2. switch, staff, rod
  3. bow (of an instrument), pick, plectrum
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܩܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܩܬ 1st person ܙܩܬܝ ܙܩܬܢ
construct ܙܩܬ 2nd person ܙܩܬܟ ܙܩܬܟܝ ܙܩܬܟܘܢ ܙܩܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܩܬܐ 3rd person ܙܩܬܗ ܙܩܬܗ ܙܩܬܗܘܢ ܙܩܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܩܬܝܢ 1st person ܙܩܬܝ ܙܩܬܝܢ
construct ܙܩܬܝ 2nd person ܙܩܬܝܟ ܙܩܬܝܟܝ ܙܩܬܝܟܘܢ ܙܩܬܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܩܬܐ 3rd person ܙܩܬܘܗܝ ܙܩܬܝܗ ܙܩܬܝܗܘܢ ܙܩܬܝܗܝܢ
Derived terms
  • ܙܩܬ

Etymology 2

From the root ܙ ܩ ܬ related to prodding, itself derived from above.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [z(ə)qɑθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [z(ə)qɑθe] (plural)

Noun

ܙܩܬܐ • (transliteration neededc (plural ܙܩܬܐ)

  1. (physiology) spasm, tetanus, stiffness, rigor
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܩܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܩܬ 1st person ܙܩܬܝ ܙܩܬܢ
construct ܙܩܬ 2nd person ܙܩܬܟ ܙܩܬܟܝ ܙܩܬܟܘܢ ܙܩܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܩܬܐ 3rd person ܙܩܬܗ ܙܩܬܗ ܙܩܬܗܘܢ ܙܩܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܩܬܝܢ 1st person ܙܩܬܝ ܙܩܬܝܢ
construct ܙܩܬܝ 2nd person ܙܩܬܝܟ ܙܩܬܝܟܝ ܙܩܬܝܟܘܢ ܙܩܬܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܩܬܐ 3rd person ܙܩܬܘܗܝ ܙܩܬܝܗ ܙܩܬܝܗܘܢ ܙܩܬܝܗܝܢ

References

  • zqt”, 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 120a
  • 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 395b