ܙܝܙܢܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Sumerian 𒍩 (zizān, wheat; emmer wheat).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zizɑnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [zizɑne] (plural)

Noun

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ܙܝܙܢܐ (zīzānām (plural ܙܝܙܢܐ (zīzānē))

  1. weed, tare, darnel
  2. (figuratively) wicked man

Usage notes

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This word is usually found in the plural.

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Arabic: زِيزَان (zīzān)
  • Ancient Greek: ζιζάνιον (zizánion) (see there for further descendants)

References

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  • zyzn”, 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 87b
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen[1] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 133–134
  • Löw, Immanuel (1896) “Bemerkungen zu ‚Schwally’s Idioticon‘”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes[2] (in German), volume 10, page 137
  • Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden[3] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 723–729
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 115a
  • 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, page 378a