ܫܢܝܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܢ ܙ (š n z)
2 terms

Etymology

Passive participle of ܫܵܢܹܙ (šānēz, “to recede, stray”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃəniːzɑː]

Adjective

ܫܢܝܼܙܵܐ • (šnīzā) (feminine ܫܢܝܼܙܬܵܐ (šnīztā), plural ܫܢܝܼܙܹ̈ܐ (šnīzē))

  1. strange, weird, odd, peculiar
  2. atypical, abnormal, unusual, eccentric
  3. irregular, inconsistent, erratic
  4. (grammar) irregular, heteroclite
    Synonym: ܬܪܝܼܥܵܐ (trīˁā)
    Antonyms: ܥܝܵܕܵܝܵܐ (ˁyādāyā), ܦܫܝܼܛܵܐ (pšīṭā)
  5. (euphemistic, but not positive) queer, homosexual, gay
    Synonyms: ܕܵܡܹܐ ܓܸܢܣܵܝܵܐ (dāmē ginsāyā), ܣܕܘܿܡܵܝܵܐ (sdōmāyā), ܠܘܿܛܵܝܵܐ (lōṭāyā)
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