ζιζάνιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Loaned through an Aramaic form attested as Jewish Babylonian Aramaic זזניא‎, זזנייא‎, Mishnaic Hebrew זזנין‎, Classical Syriac ܙܺܽܝܙܳܢܳܐ‎ (zīzānā, “ryegrass”), from Sumerian 𒍣𒍝𒀭 (zizān, “wheat”). See also living Arabic زِوَان‎ (ziwān) for the term’s semantic range.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ζῐζᾰ́νῐον • (zizánion) n (genitive ζῐζᾰνῐ́ου); second declension

  1. darnel, ryegrass (Lolium temulentum)
    Synonyms: αἶρα (aîra), θύαρος (thúaros)

Declension

Derived terms

  • ζῐζᾰνῐοσπόρος (zizaniospóros)
  • ζῐζᾰνοσπορεύς (zizanosporeús)
  • ζῐζᾰνώδης (zizanṓdēs)

Descendants

References

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