ܙܪܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܪ ܥ (z r ˁ)
7 terms

Inherited from Aramaic זַרְעָא (zarʿā), from Proto-Semitic *zarʕ- (“seed”); cognate with Akkadian 𒆰 (zērum, “seed”), Arabic زَرْع (zarʕ, “seed”) and Hebrew זֶרַע (zéra').

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zarʕɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [zarrɑː]

Noun

ܙܲܪܥܵܐ • (zarˁā) m (plural ܙܲܪ̈ܥܹܐ (zarˁē))

1. seed, grain
2. semen, sperm
3. (figurative) family, offspring; descendants, lineage, bloodline

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܲܪܥܵܐ

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular	plural
m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܪܲܥ (zraˁ)	1st person	ܙܲܪܥܝܼ (zarˁī)	ܙܲܪܥܲܢ (zarˁan)
construct	ܙܪܲܥ (zraˁ)	2nd person	ܙܲܪܥܘܼܟ݂ (zarˁōḵ)	ܙܲܪܥܵܟ݂ܝ (zarˁāḵ)	ܙܲܪܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zarˁawḵōn)
emphatic	ܙܲܪܥܵܐ (zarˁā)	3rd person	ܙܲܪܥܹܗ (zarˁēh)	ܙܲܪܥܵܗ̇ (zarˁāh)	ܙܲܪܥܗܘܿܢ (zarˁhōn)
plural	absolute	ܙܲܪ̈ܥܝܼܢ (zarˁīn)	1st person	ܙܲܪ̈ܥܝܼ (zarˁī)	ܙܲܪ̈ܥܲܢ (zarˁan)
construct	ܙܲܪ̈ܥܲܝ (zarˁay)	2nd person	ܙܲܪ̈ܥܘܼܟ݂ (zarˁōḵ)	ܙܲܪ̈ܥܵܟ݂ܝ (zarˁāḵ)	ܙܲܪ̈ܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zarˁawḵōn)
emphatic	ܙܲܪ̈ܥܹܐ (zarˁē)	3rd person	ܙܲܪ̈ܥܘܼܗܝ (zarˁūh)	ܙܲܪ̈ܥܘܼܗ̇ (zarˁōh)	ܙܲܪ̈ܥܲܝܗܘܿܢ (zarˁayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪ ܙܲܪܥܵܐ (bar zarˁā)
• ܒܵܙܲܪܥܵܐ (bāzarˁā)
• ܙܲܪܥܘܿܢܵܐ (zarˁōnā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܙ ܪ ܥ related to sowing, from Proto-Semitic [Term?]. Compare Akkadian 𒆰 (zērum), Arabic زَرْع (zarʕ), and Hebrew זֶרַע (zéraʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zarʕɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zarʕe], [zarʕɑθɑ], [zarʕ(ə)jɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܙܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܪܥܝܬܐ or ܙܪܥܬܐ or ܙܪܥܐ)

1. seed, grain
2. semen, sperm
3. sowing
4. field
5. young or immature offspring; egg, nestling
6. family, offspring, race
7. (in the plural) descendants
8. lineage, bloodline

Usage notes

The plural ܙܪܥܬܐ (zarʿāṯā) is used for the sense of "field", the plural ܙܪܥܝܬܐ (zarʿəjāṯā) is used for the sense of "descendant", and the plural ܙܪܥܐ (zarʿē) is used for other senses.

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܪܥܐ

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular	plural
m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܪܥ	1st person	ܙܪܥܝ	ܙܪܥܢ
construct	ܙܪܥ	2nd person	ܙܪܥܟ	ܙܪܥܟܝ	ܙܪܥܟܘܢ	ܙܪܥܟܝܢ
emphatic	ܙܪܥܐ	3rd person	ܙܪܥܗ	ܙܪܥܗ	ܙܪܥܗܘܢ	ܙܪܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܪܥܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܢ	1st person	ܙܪܥܝܬܝ ,ܙܪܥܬܝ ,ܙܪܥܝ	ܙܪܥܝܬܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܢ
construct	ܙܪܥܝܬ ,ܙܪܥܬ ,ܙܪܥܝ	2nd person	ܙܪܥܝܬܟ ,ܙܪܥܬܟ ,ܙܪܥܝܟ	ܙܪܥܝܬܟܝ ,ܙܪܥܬܟܝ ,ܙܪܥܝܟܝ	ܙܪܥܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܟܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܟܘܢ	ܙܪܥܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܟܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic	ܙܪܥܝܬܐ ,ܙܪܥܬܐ ,ܙܪܥܐ	3rd person	ܙܪܥܝܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܘܗܝ	ܙܪܥܝܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܝܗ	ܙܪܥܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܗܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܗܘܢ	ܙܪܥܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܗܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܙܪܥܐ
• ܒܙܪܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܙ ܪ ܥ related to sowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)rɑʕɑ]

Noun

ܙܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. sowing
2. dispersion

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܪܥܐ

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular	plural
m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܪܥ	1st person	ܙܪܥܝ	ܙܪܥܢ
construct	ܙܪܥ	2nd person	ܙܪܥܟ	ܙܪܥܟܝ	ܙܪܥܟܘܢ	ܙܪܥܟܝܢ
emphatic	ܙܪܥܐ	3rd person	ܙܪܥܗ	ܙܪܥܗ	ܙܪܥܗܘܢ	ܙܪܥܗܝܢ

References

• “zrˁ”, 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 92b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 121a–b
• 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 400a