ܙܘܙܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic זוּזָא (zūzā), from Akkadian 𒍪𒊻 (/zūzu/, “half, half measure; half shekel”); compare Hebrew זוּז (zûz).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [zʊːza]
Noun
ܙܘܼܙܵܐ • (zuze) m (plural ܙܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ (zuze))
- coin: a flat disc or piece of metal with an official stamp, used as money.
- ܦܬܝܼܚ ܠܵܗ̇ ܓ̰ܸܙܕܵܢܘܿܗ̇ ܘܫܩܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܙܘܼܙܵܐ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ.
- Ptīḳlah jizdanoh w-šqīllah zuza b-layle ʿwīra.
- She opened her wallet and took a coin last night.
- Luke 15:8:
- ܝܲܢ ܐܲܝܢܝܼ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܕܗܵܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܥܸܣܪܵܐ ܙܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ ܘܛܲܠܩܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܵܝܗܝ، ܠܹܐ ܡܲܠܗܝܼܵܐ ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܘܟܵܢܫܵܐ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܘܛܵܥܝܵܐ ܒܵܬ݇ܪܹܗ ܒܚܦܝܼܛܘܼܬܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܕܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܐ ܠܹܗ؟
- yan aynī baḵtā dhāwē lāh ʿisrā zuzē w-ṭalqā ḥa minnāyh, lē malhīyā šrāḡā w-kānšā baytā w-ṭāʿyā bārēh bḥpiṭutā hal dmačḥā lēh?
- Either what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?
- (in the plural) money: a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes; coins and banknotes collectively.
- ܡܢܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܙܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܲܬܒ݂ܝܼ ܠܝܼ ܒܓ̰ܸܙܕܵܢܝܼ.
- mnē lī zuzē qam min matḇī lī bjizdānī.
- I counted the money before I put it in my wallet
- (numismatics) zuz, drachma, dirhem
- dram (weight)
- dipper, ladle
Declension
Inflection of ܙܘܼܙܵܐ (zuzā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | [[{{{sg.abs.}}}#Assyrian Neo-Aramaic|{{{sg.abs.}}}]] () |
1st person | ܙܘܼܙܝܼ (zuzī) |
ܙܘܼܙܲܢ (zuzan) | ||
| construct | [[{{{sg.cstr.}}}#Assyrian Neo-Aramaic|{{{sg.cstr.}}}]] () |
2nd person | ܙܘܼܙܘܼܟ݂ (zuzuḵ) |
ܙܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ (zuzāḵ) |
ܙܘܼܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zuzāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܙܘܼܙܵܐ (zuzā) |
3rd person | ܙܘܼܙܹܗ (zuzēh) |
ܙܘܼܙܘܿܗ̇ (zuzoh) |
ܙܘܼܙܗܘܿܢ (zuzhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | [[{{{pl.abs.}}}#Assyrian Neo-Aramaic|{{{pl.abs.}}}]] () |
1st person | ܙܘܼܙܝܼ̈ (zuzī) |
ܙܘܼ̈ܙܲܢ (zuzan) | ||
| construct | [[{{{pl.cstr.}}}#Assyrian Neo-Aramaic|{{{pl.cstr.}}}]] () |
2nd person | ܙܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zuzuḵ) |
ܙܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zuzāḵ) |
ܙܘܼܙܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zuzāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܙܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ (zuzē) |
3rd person | ܙܘܼܙܹ̈ܗ (zuzēh) |
ܙܘܼܙ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zuzoh) |
ܙܘܼܙܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zuzhon) | ||
Classical Syriac
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zuzɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [zuze] (plural)
Etymology 1
From Aramaic זוּזָא (/zūzā/), from Akkadian 𒍪𒊻 (/zūzu/, “half, half measure; half shekel”). Compare Hebrew זוּז (zûz).
Noun
ܙܘܙܐ • (zūzā) m (plural ܙܘܙܐ (zūzē))
Inflection
inflection of ܙܘܙܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܘܙ | ܙܘܙܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܘܙ | ܙܘܙܝ |
| emphatic | ܙܘܙܐ | ܙܘܙܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܘܙܝ | ܙܘܙܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܘܙܟ | ܙܘܙܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܘܙܟܝ | ܙܘܙܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܘܙܗ | ܙܘܙܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܘܙܗ | ܙܘܙܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܘܙܢ | ܙܘܙܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܘܙܟܘܢ | ܙܘܙܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܘܙܟܝܢ | ܙܘܙܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܘܙܗܘܢ | ܙܘܙܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܘܙܗܝܢ | ܙܘܙܝܗܝܢ |
Inflection
inflection of ܙܘܙܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܘܙ | ܙܘܙܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܘܙ | ܙܘܙܝ |
| emphatic | ܙܘܙܐ | ܙܘܙܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܘܙܝ | ܙܘܙܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܘܙܟ | ܙܘܙܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܘܙܟܝ | ܙܘܙܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܘܙܗ | ܙܘܙܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܘܙܗ | ܙܘܙܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܘܙܢ | ܙܘܙܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܘܙܟܘܢ | ܙܘܙܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܘܙܟܝܢ | ܙܘܙܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܘܙܗܘܢ | ܙܘܙܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܘܙܗܝܢ | ܙܘܙܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “zwz”, 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 86a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 112b
- 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, page 371a
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