ܙܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܙ ܢ ܐ (z n ˀ)
4 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic זָנְיָא (zānyā), and active participle of the verb ܙܵܢܹܐ (zānē); compare Hebrew זוֹנֶה (zoné).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈzɑːnjɑː]

Noun

ܙܵܢܝܵܐ • (zānyām sg (plural ܙܵܢܝܹ̈ܐ (zānyē), feminine ܙܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zānīṯā))

  1. fornicator, adulterer
  2. prostitute, rake, philanderer
    Synonyms: ܓܲܝܵܪܵܐ (gayyārā), ܐܵܣܘܿܛܵܐ (āsōṭā), ܦܲܚܙܵܐ (paḥzā), ܙܲܠܝܼܠܵܐ (zalīlā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܵܢܝܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܙܵܢܹܐ (zānē) 1st person ܙܵܢܝܝܼ (zānyī) ܙܵܢܝܲܢ (zānyan)
construct ܙܵܢܹܐ (zānē) 2nd person ܙܵܢܝܘܼܟ݂ (zānyōḵ) ܙܵܢܝܵܟ݂ܝ (zānyāḵ) ܙܵܢܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zānyawḵōn)
emphatic ܙܵܢܝܵܐ (zānyā) 3rd person ܙܵܢܝܹܗ (zānyēh) ܙܵܢܝܵܗ̇ (zānyāh) ܙܵܢܝܗܘܿܢ (zānihōn)
plural absolute ܙܵܢܝܝܼ̈ܢ (zānyīn) 1st person ܙܵܢܝܝܼ̈ (zānyī) ܙܵܢܝܲܢ̈ (zānyan)
construct ܙܵܢܝܲܝ̈ (zānyay) 2nd person ܙܵܢܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zānyōḵ) ܙܵܢܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zānyāḵ) ܙܵܢܝܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zānyawḵōn)
emphatic ܙܵܢܝܹ̈ܐ (zānyē) 3rd person ܙܵܢܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zānyūh) ܙܵܢܝܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (zānyōh) ܙܵܢܝܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (zānyayhōn)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Root
ܙ ܢ ܐ (z n ˀ)
4 terms

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ܙܢܵܝܵܐ • (znāyām

  1. verbal noun of ܙܵܢܹܐ (zānē, to commit adultery)
Pronunciation
  • (Standard) IPA(key): [zənɑːjɑː]

Verb

ܙܸܢܝܵܐ • (zinyā) (feminine ܙܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (znīṯā), plural ܙܸܢܝܹ̈ܐ (zinyē))

  1. passive participle of ܙܵܢܹܐ (zānē, to commit adultery)
Pronunciation
  • (Standard) IPA(key): [zɪn.jɑː]