ܙܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܙܝ̈ܬܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic זַיְתָא (zaytā); compare Arabic زَيْت (zayt, “oil”), Hebrew זַיִת (záyit, “olive”) and Ugaritic 𐎇𐎚𐎎 (ztm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zajtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [zeːθa], [zeʔθa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [zeːtɑː]

Noun

ܙܲܝܬܵܐ • (zaytā) m sg (plural ܙܲܝ̈ܬܹܐ (zaytē))

1. olive (tree and fruit)
2. olive oil

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܲܝܬܵܐ (zaytā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܲܝܬܝܼ (zaytī)		ܙܲܝܬܲܢ (zaytan)
	construct	ܙܹܝܬ݂ (zēṯ)	2nd person	ܙܲܝܬܘܼܟ݂ (zaytūḵ)	ܙܲܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ (zaytāḵ)	ܙܲܝܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zaytāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܲܝܬܵܐ (zaytā)	3rd person	ܙܲܝܬܹܗ (zaytēh)	ܙܲܝܬܵܗ̇ (zaytāh)	ܙܲܝܬܗܘܿܢ (zaythōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܲܝܬܝܼ̈ (zaytī)		ܙܲܝܬܲܢ̈ (zaytan)
	construct	ܙܲܝܬܲܝ̈ (zaytay)	2nd person	ܙܲܝܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zaytūḵ)	ܙܲܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zaytāḵ)	ܙܲܝܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zaytāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܲܝ̈ܬܹܐ (zaytē)	3rd person	ܙܲܝܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zaytūh)	ܙܲܝ̈ܬܘܿܗ̇ (zaytōh)	ܙܲܝܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zaythōn)

Derived terms

• ܙܲܝܬܘܿܢܵܐ (zaytōnā, “little olive tree”)
• ܛܘܼܪܵܐ ܕܙܲܝ̈ܬܹܐ (ṭūrā d-zaytē, “the Mount of Olives”)
• ܡܸܫܚܵܐ ܕܙܲܝ̈ܬܹܐ (mišḥā d-zaytē, “olive oil”)

 

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic زَيْت (zayt) and Hebrew זַיִת (záyiṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zajtɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [zajte(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܝܬܐ • (zaytā) m (plural ܙܝܬܐ)

1. olive (tree and fruit)
2. olive oil
3. (in the plural) olive grove or garden

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܝܬ	ܙܝܬܝܢ
construct	ܙܝܬ	ܙܝܬܝ
emphatic	ܙܝܬܐ	ܙܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܝܬܝ	ܙܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܝܬܟ	ܙܝܬܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܝܬܟܝ	ܙܝܬܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܝܬܗ	ܙܝܬܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܝܬܗ	ܙܝܬܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܝܬܢ	ܙܝܬܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܝܬܟܘܢ	ܙܝܬܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܝܬܟܝܢ	ܙܝܬܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܝܬܗܘܢ	ܙܝܬܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܝܬܗܝܢ	ܙܝܬܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܙܝܬܐ
• ܙܝܬܐ ܕܒܪܐ
• ܙܝܬܐ ܛܒܐ
• ܙܝܬܐ ܕܫܝܢܐ
• ܡܝ ܙܝܬܐ

References

• “zyt”, 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, p. 87b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 115b
• 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, p. 379b