ܙܩܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒍣𒆤 (/⁠ziqtu⁠/, “stringer, barb, point”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɛqq(ə)θɑ(ʔ)], [zɛqtɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [zɛqq(ə)θe(ʔ)], [zɛqte(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܩܬܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܙܩܬܐ)

1. goad, spur, sting
2. switch, staff, rod
3. bow (of an instrument), pick, plectrum

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܩܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܩܬ	ܙܩܬܝܢ
construct	ܙܩܬ	ܙܩܬܝ
emphatic	ܙܩܬܐ	ܙܩܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܩܬܝ	ܙܩܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܩܬܟ	ܙܩܬܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܩܬܟܝ	ܙܩܬܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܩܬܗ	ܙܩܬܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܩܬܗ	ܙܩܬܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܩܬܢ	ܙܩܬܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܩܬܟܘܢ	ܙܩܬܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܩܬܟܝܢ	ܙܩܬܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܩܬܗܘܢ	ܙܩܬܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܩܬܗܝܢ	ܙܩܬܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܙܩܬ

Etymology 2

From the root ܙ-ܩ-ܬ (z-q-t) related to proding, itself derived from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)qɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [z(ə)qɑθe(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܩܬܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܙܩܬܐ)

1. (physiology) spasm, tetanus, stiffness, rigor

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܩܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܩܬ	ܙܩܬܝܢ
construct	ܙܩܬ	ܙܩܬܝ
emphatic	ܙܩܬܐ	ܙܩܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܩܬܝ	ܙܩܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܩܬܟ	ܙܩܬܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܩܬܟܝ	ܙܩܬܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܩܬܗ	ܙܩܬܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܩܬܗ	ܙܩܬܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܩܬܢ	ܙܩܬܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܩܬܟܘܢ	ܙܩܬܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܩܬܟܝܢ	ܙܩܬܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܩܬܗܘܢ	ܙܩܬܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܩܬܗܝܢ	ܙܩܬܝܗܝܢ

References

• “zqt”, 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. 91b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 120a
• 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. 395b