ܚܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܙ ܐ (ḥ z ˀ)
10 terms

From Aramaic חֲזָא (ḥăzā); cognate to Hebrew חָזָה (khazá, “to forecast”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xaːzeː]

Verb

ܚܵܙܹܐ • (ḥāzē) (present participle ܚܙܵܝܵܐ (ḥzāyā), past participle ܚܸܙܝܵܐ (ḥizyā))

1. to see (to perceive with the eyes)

   ܦܘܼܫ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ، ܒܸܬ ܚܵܙܹܝܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܡܚܵܪ! ― pūš bšaynā, bit ḥāzēn lūḵ mḥār! ― Goodbye! I will see you tomorrow!

   ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܚܸܫܟܵܢܵܐ ܬܲܡܵܐ، ܘܠܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܗܸܟ̃ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ. ― wē lēh rābā ḥiškānā tammā, w-lē ìwā biḥzāyā hič mindī. ― It was very dark there, and he could not see anything.

   ܚܙܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܡܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܪܵܝܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ. ― ḥzē lan mā ìwā brāyā gāw d-awa baytā. ― We saw what was happening in that house.

   ܟܹܐ ܚܵܙܹܝܢ ܠܵܗ̇ ܟܠ ܝܘܿܡ ܓܵܘ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ. ― kē ḥāzēn lāh kul yōm gāw maḵtḇā. ― I see her every day at the office.

   ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܗ̇ܘ ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ ܟܸܠܝܵܐ ܬܲܡܵܐ ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ؟ ― biḥzāyā ìwet awa yālā kilyā tammā bnafšēh? ― Do you see that boy standing over there by himself?

   • Matthew 5:16:

     ܫܒ݂ܘܿܩܘܼܢ ܒܲܗܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܒܲܗܪܸܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܝܼ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܛܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܘܫܲܒܚܝܼ ܠܒܵܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܕܒܫܡܲܝܵܐ.

     šḇōqūn bahrāwḵōn hādḵā bahrin qam bnaynāšā d-ḥāzī pulḥānāwḵōn ṭāḇē w-šabḥī l-bābāwḵōn d-b-šmayyā.

     Let your light so shine before men, they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

2. to look, view [+ ܒ- (object)]

   ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܝܘܸܬ ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܒܝܼܝܼ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ؟ ― qāmōdī ìwet biḥzāyā bīyī hādḵā? ― Why are you looking at me like that?

3. (figurative) to understand, realize

   ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܡܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ؟ ― biḥzāyā ìwet mā ìwen mārā? ― Do you understand what I am saying?

4. (dialectal) to find, discover

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܚܵܙܹܐ (ḥāzē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܚܙܹܐ ܠܝܼ (ḥzē lī)	ܚܙܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ḥzē lūḵ)	ܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ (ḥzē lēh)	ܚܙܹܐ ܠܲܢ (ḥzē lan)	ܚܙܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥzē lāwḵōn)	ܚܙܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ḥzē lhōn)
	f		ܚܙܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥzē lāḵ)	ܚܙܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (ḥzē lāh)
non-past	m	ܚܵܙܹܝܢ (ḥāzēn)	ܚܵܙܹܝܬ (ḥāzēt)	ܚܵܙܹܐ (ḥāzē)	ܚܵܙܲܚ (ḥāzaḥ)	ܚܵܙܹܝܬܘܿܢ (ḥāzētōn)	ܚܵܙܝܼ (ḥāzī)
	f	ܚܵܙܝܵܢ (ḥāzyān)	ܚܵܙܝܵܬܝ (ḥāzyāt)	ܚܵܙܝܵܐ (ḥāzyā)
imperative	m		ܚܙܝܼ (ḥzī)			ܚܙܹܝܡܘܼܢ (ḥzēmūn)
	f		ܚܙܹܐ (ḥzē)

Synonyms

• (see): ܪܵܗܹܐ (rāhē)
• (look at): ܚܵܐܹܪ (ḥāˀēr)
• (find): ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰̰ܸܚ (mač̰iḥ), ܡܲܟ݂ܝܸܢ (maḵyin)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܙ-ܐ (ḥ-z-ʾ) related to seeing. Compare Hebrew חָזָה (ḥāzâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)zɑ(ʔ)]

Verb

ܚܙܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. to see