ܚܙܘܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Compare Hebrew חָזוֹן (khazón).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [xɪz.wɑː]
Noun
ܚܸܙܘܵܐ • (ḥizwā) m sg (plural ܚܸܙܘܹ̈ܐ (ḥizwē))
- eyesight, the sense of sight
- vision, prophecy (religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance)
- vision (ideal or a goal toward which one aspires)
- (in the plural) miracles
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܚܙܲܘ (ḥzaw) | 1st person | ܚܸܙܘܝܼ (ḥizwī) | ܚܸܙܘܲܢ (ḥizwan) | |||
| construct | ܚܙܲܘ (ḥzaw) | 2nd person | ܚܸܙܘܘܼܟ݂ (ḥizwōḵ) | ܚܸܙܘܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥizwāḵ) | ܚܸܙܘܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥizwawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܚܸܙܘܵܐ (ḥizwā) | 3rd person | ܚܸܙܘܹܗ (ḥizwēh) | ܚܸܙܘܵܗ̇ (ḥizwāh) | ܚܸܙܘܗܘܿܢ (ḥizwhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܚܸܙܘܝܼ̈ܢ (ḥizwīn) | 1st person | ܚܸܙܘܝܼ̈ (ḥizwī) | ܚܸܙܘܲܢ̈ (ḥizwan) | |||
| construct | ܚܸܙܘܲܝ̈ (ḥizway) | 2nd person | ܚܸܙܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥizwōḵ) | ܚܸܙܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥizwāḵ) | ܚܸܙܘܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥizwawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܚܸܙܘܹ̈ܐ (ḥizwē) | 3rd person | ܚܸܙܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥizwūh) | ܚܸܙܘܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ḥizwōh) | ܚܸܙܘܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥizwayhōn) | |||
Hypernyms
- ܪܸܓ݂ܫܵܐ (riḡšā)
Derived terms
- ܚܲܪܝܼܦ ܚܸܙܘܵܐ (ḥarīp ḥizwā, “eagle-eyed, sharp-eyed”)
- ܚܸܙܘܵܝܵܐ (ḥizwāyā, “visual”)
- ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܐ (ḥizwānā, “show, spectacle”)
- ܦܪܵܣܚܸܙܘܵܐ (prāsḥizwā, “television”)
- ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ ܚܸܙܘܵܐ (qarīḇ ḥizwā, “short-sighted, near-sighted”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܚ ܙ ܐ related to seeing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħɛzwɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħɛzwe], [ħɛzwɑne] (plural)
Noun
ܚܙܘܐ • (ḥezwā) m (plural ܚܙܘܢܐ or ܚܙܘܐ)
- sight, vision
- prophecy
- appearance, form, figure, aspect
- likeness, resemblance
- spectacle
- (in the plural) miracles
Usage notes
The plural ܚܙܘܢܐ (ḥezwānē) is usually used for the sense of "miracles" while the plural ܚܙܘܐ (ḥezwē) is used for other senses.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܚܙܘ | 1st person | ܚܙܘܝ | ܚܙܘܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܙܘ | 2nd person | ܚܙܘܟ | ܚܙܘܟܝ | ܚܙܘܟܘܢ | ܚܙܘܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܚܙܘܗ | ܚܙܘܗ | ܚܙܘܗܘܢ | ܚܙܘܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܚܙܘܢܝܢ ,ܚܙܘܝܢ | 1st person | ܚܙܘܢܝ ,ܚܙܘܝ | ܚܙܘܢܝܢ ,ܚܙܘܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܙܘܢܝ ,ܚܙܘܝ | 2nd person | ܚܙܘܢܝܟ ,ܚܙܘܝܟ | ܚܙܘܢܝܟܝ ,ܚܙܘܝܟܝ | ܚܙܘܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܚܙܘܝܟܘܢ | ܚܙܘܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܚܙܘܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܚܙܘܢܐ , | 3rd person | ܚܙܘܢܘܗܝ ,ܚܙܘܘܗܝ | ܚܙܘܢܝܗ ,ܚܙܘܝܗ | ܚܙܘܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܚܙܘܝܗܘܢ | ܚܙܘܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܚܙܘܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “ḥzw”, 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 101a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 136a–b
- 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 436b