ܙܘܓܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón) or ζεῦγος (zeûgos), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”). Compare Arabic زَوْج (zawj) and Hebrew זוּג (zûḡ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zawɡɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [zawɡe] (plural)
Noun
ܙܘܓܐ • (zawgā) m (plural ܙܘܓܐ)
- yoke, pair, couple
- two-horse chariot
- two-layered garment
- balance, scale
- Synonym: ܡܣܐܬܐ
- (arithmetic) even number
- (grammar) conjugation
- (linguistics) two-stem compound word
Inflection
inflection of ܙܘܓܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܘܓ | ܙܘܓܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܘܓ | ܙܘܓܝ |
| emphatic | ܙܘܓܐ | ܙܘܓܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܘܓܝ | ܙܘܓܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܘܓܟ | ܙܘܓܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܘܓܟܝ | ܙܘܓܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܘܓܗ | ܙܘܓܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܘܓܗ | ܙܘܓܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܘܓܢ | ܙܘܓܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܘܓܟܘܢ | ܙܘܓܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܘܓܟܝܢ | ܙܘܓܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܘܓܗܘܢ | ܙܘܓܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܘܓܗܝܢ | ܙܘܓܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants
References
- “zwg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-14
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 85b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 111b-112a
- 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, pages 369b-370a
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