ܚܙܐ

From Aramaic חֲזָא‎ (ḥăzā); compare Hebrew חָזָה‎ (khazá, “to forecast”).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xaːzeː]

ܚܵܙܹܐ • (ḥāzē) (present participle ܚܙܵܝܵܐ‎ (ḥzāyā), past participle ܚܸܙܝܵܐ‎ (ḥizyā))

1. to see (to perceive with the eyes)

   ‏ܦܘܼܫ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ، ܒܸܬ ܚܵܙܹܝܢܘܼܟ݂ ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ!‎‎ ― puš bšaynā, bit ḥāzēnuḵ qudmē! ― Goodbye, I will see you tomorrow!

   ‏ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܚܸܫܟܵܢܵܐ ܬܵܡܵܐ، ܘܠܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܗܸܟ̃ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ.‎‎

   wē lēh rābā ḥiškānā tāmā, w-lē ìwā biḥzāyā hič mindī.

   It was very dark there, and he could not see anything.

   ‏ܚܙܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܡܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܪܵܝܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ.‎‎

   ḥzē lan mā ìwā brāyā gāw d-awa baytā.

   We saw what was happening in that house.

   ‏ܟܹܐ ܚܵܙܹܝܢܵܗ̇ ܟܠ ܝܵܘܡ ܓܵܘ ܡܲܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ.‎‎

   kē ḥāzēnāh kul yāwm gāw maktāḇā.

   I see her every day at the office.

   ‏ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܗ̇ܘ ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ ܟܸܠܝܵܐ ܬܵܡܵܐ ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ؟‎‎

   biḥzāyā ìwet awa yālā kilyā tāmā bnafšēh?

   Do you see that boy standing over there by himself?

   • Matthew 5:16:

     ‏ܫܒ݂ܘܿܩܘܼܢ ܒܲܗܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܒܲܗܪܸܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܝܼ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܛܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܘܫܲܒܚܝܼ ܠܒܵܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܕܒܫܡܲܝܵܐ.‎‎

     šḇoqun bahrāwḵon hādḵā bahrin qam bnaynāšā d-ḥāzī pulḥānāwḵon ṭāḇē w-šabḥī l-bābāwḵon d-b-šmayyā.

     Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

2. to look, view [+ ܒ-‎ (object)]

   ‏ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܝܘܸܬ ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܒܝܼܝܼ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ؟‎‎

   qāmodī ìwet biḥzāyā bīyī hādḵā?

   Why are you looking at me like that?

3. (figurative) to understand, realize

   ‏ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܡܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ؟‎‎

   biḥzāyā ìwet mā ìwen mārā?

   Do you understand what I am saying?

• (see): ܪܵܐܹܐ‎ (rāʾē)
• (look at): ܚܵܝܹܪ‎ (ḥāyēr)

From the root ܚ-ܙ-ܐ‎ (ḥ-z-ʾ) related to seeing. Compare Hebrew חָזָה‎ (ḥāzâ).

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)zɑ(ʔ)]

ܚܙܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. to see