ܙܘܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܘ ܐ (z w ˀ)
3 terms

Compare Arabic زَاوِيَة (zāwiya) and Hebrew זָוִית (zavít).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [zɑːwiːθɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [zɑːwiːtɑː]

Noun

ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (zāwīṯā) f sg (plural ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zāwyāṯē))

1. corner, edge

   Synonym: ܩܘܼܪܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qurnīṯā)

2. (geometry) angle
3. point of view

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zāwīṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (zāwīṯī)		ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (zāwīṯan)
	construct	ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ (zāwīṯ)	2nd person	ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (zāwīṯūḵ)	ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (zāwīṯāḵ)	ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāwīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zāwīṯā)	3rd person	ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (zāwīṯēh)	ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (zāwīṯāh)	ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (zāwīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (zāwyāṯī)		ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (zāwyāṯan)
	construct	ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂̈ (zāwyāṯ)	2nd person	ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zāwyāṯūḵ)	ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zāwyāṯāḵ)	ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāwyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zāwyāṯē)	3rd person	ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zāwyāṯūh)	ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zāwyāṯōh)	ܙܵܘܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zāwyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܵܠܨܵܝܬܵܐ (zāwīṯā ālṣāytā, “critical angle”)
• ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܚܲܪܝܼܦܬܵܐ (zāwīṯā ḥarīptā, “acute angle”)
• ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܛܝܼܚܬܵܐ (zāwīṯā šṭīḥtā, “straight angle”)
• ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܵܗܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zāwīṯā šāhīṯā, “obtuse angle”)
• ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܬܪܝܼܨܵܐ (zāwīṯā trīṣā, “right angle”)

 

Proper noun

ܙܵܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (zāwīṯā) f

1. Zawita (an Assyrian town in northern Iraq)

Descendants

• → Arabic: زاوِيْتَة (zāwiyta)

Classical Syriac

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Etymology

Compare Arabic زَاوِيَة (zāwiya) and Hebrew זָוִית (zāwîṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɑˈwi.θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zɑwˈjɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܙܘܝܬܐ • (zāwīṯā) f (plural ܙܘܝܬܐ)

1. corner
   • Peshitta, 1 Peter 2, 6.

     ܐܡܝܪ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܗܐ ܣܐܡ ܐܢܐ ܒܨܗܝܘܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܒܚܝܪܬܐ ܘܝܩܝܪܬܐ ܒܪܝܫ ܙܘܝܬܐ

     ʾămīr [h]ū ḡêr ba-ḵəṯāḇā ḏə-hā sāʾem [ʾĕ]nā ḇə-ṣēhyōn kēp̄ā ḇəḥīrtā wə-yaqqīrtā ḇə-rêš zāwīṯā

     For it is said in the Scripture: "Behold, I place in Zion a stone, chosen and precious, at the head of the corner"

2. (figuratively) corner or clime of earth; quarter of heaven
3. (geometry) angle
4. small temple, chapel

Inflection

    declension of ܙܘܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܘܝ	ܙܘܝܢ
construct	ܙܘܝܬ	ܙܘܝܬ
emphatic	ܙܘܝܬܐ	ܙܘܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܘܝܬܝ	ܙܘܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܘܝܬܟ	ܙܘܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܘܝܬܟܝ	ܙܘܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܘܝܬܗ	ܙܘܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܘܝܬܗ	ܙܘܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܘܝܬܢ	ܙܘܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܘܝܬܟܘܢ	ܙܘܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܘܝܬܟܝܢ	ܙܘܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܘܝܬܗܘܢ	ܙܘܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܘܝܬܗܝܢ	ܙܘܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “zwy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-02-17
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 85b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 113a
• 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. 372b