ܙܪܙܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?], Onomatopoeic; compare Arabic زُرْزُور (zurzūr) and Hebrew זַרְזִיר (zarzír).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪܵܐ • (zarzīrām (plural ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (zarzīrē))

  1. starling

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪ (zarzīr) 1st person ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪܝܼ (zarzīrī) ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪܲܢ (zarzīran)
construct ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪ (zarzīr) 2nd person ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (zarzīrōḵ) ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (zarzīrāḵ) ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zarzīrawḵōn)
emphatic ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪܵܐ (zarzīrā) 3rd person ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪܹܗ (zarzīrēh) ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪܵܗ̇ (zarzīrāh) ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ (zarzīrhōn)
plural absolute ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪ̈ܝܼܢ (zarzīrīn) 1st person ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪ̈ܝܼ (zarzīrī) ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪ̈ܲܢ (zarzīran)
construct ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (zarzīray) 2nd person ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (zarzīrōḵ) ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (zarzīrāḵ) ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zarzīrawḵōn)
emphatic ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (zarzīrē) 3rd person ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (zarzīrūh) ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (zarzīrōh) ܙܲܪܙܝܼܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (zarzīrayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Arabic زُرْزُور (zurzūr) and Hebrew זַרְזִיר (zarzī́r).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zarzirɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [zarzire] (plural)

Noun

ܙܪܙܝܪܐ • (zarzīrām (plural ܙܪܙܝܪܐ (zarzīrē))

  1. starling

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܪܙܝܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܪܙܝܪ 1st person ܙܪܙܝܪܝ ܙܪܙܝܪܢ
construct ܙܪܙܝܪ 2nd person ܙܪܙܝܪܟ ܙܪܙܝܪܟܝ ܙܪܙܝܪܟܘܢ ܙܪܙܝܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܪܙܝܪܐ 3rd person ܙܪܙܝܪܗ ܙܪܙܝܪܗ ܙܪܙܝܪܗܘܢ ܙܪܙܝܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܪܙܝܪܝܢ 1st person ܙܪܙܝܪܝ ܙܪܙܝܪܝܢ
construct ܙܪܙܝܪܝ 2nd person ܙܪܙܝܪܝܟ ܙܪܙܝܪܝܟܝ ܙܪܙܝܪܝܟܘܢ ܙܪܙܝܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܪܙܝܪܐ 3rd person ܙܪܙܝܪܘܗܝ ܙܪܙܝܪܝܗ ܙܪܙܝܪܝܗܘܢ ܙܪܙܝܪܝܗܝܢ

References

  • zrzyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • 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, →ISBN, page 398a