ܙܗܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܙ-ܗ-ܪ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)hɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [z(ə)hɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܙܗܪܐ • (zəhārā) m (plural ܙܗܪܐ (zəhārē))

1. caution, wariness, circumspection

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܗܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܗܪ	ܙܗܪܝܢ
construct	ܙܗܪ	ܙܗܪܝ
emphatic	ܙܗܪܐ	ܙܗܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܗܪܝ	ܙܗܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܗܪܟ	ܙܗܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܗܪܟܝ	ܙܗܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܗܪܗ	ܙܗܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܗܪܗ	ܙܗܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܗܪܢ	ܙܗܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܗܪܟܘܢ	ܙܗܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܗܪܟܝܢ	ܙܗܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܗܪܗܘܢ	ܙܗܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܗܪܗܝܢ	ܙܗܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܙ-ܗ-ܪ
1 term

Compare Arabic زَهْر (zahr) and Hebrew זֹהַר (zṓhar), and a variant conserved in Classical Syriac ܨܗܪܘܐ (ṣəharwā, ṣəhērwā, ṣəhārwā, “hemlock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zahrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zahre] (plural)

Noun

ܙܗܪܐ • (zahrā) m (plural ܙܗܪܐ (zahrē))

1. light, brightness, brilliance, flashing, splendour
2. (botany) fully-bloomed flower

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܗܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܗܪ	ܙܗܪܝܢ
construct	ܙܗܪ	ܙܗܪܝ
emphatic	ܙܗܪܐ	ܙܗܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܗܪܝ	ܙܗܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܗܪܟ	ܙܗܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܗܪܟܝ	ܙܗܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܗܪܗ	ܙܗܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܗܪܗ	ܙܗܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܗܪܢ	ܙܗܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܗܪܟܘܢ	ܙܗܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܗܪܟܝܢ	ܙܗܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܗܪܗܘܢ	ܙܗܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܗܪܗܝܢ	ܙܗܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Middle Persian [script needed] (zʾhl /⁠zahr⁠/). Compare Persian زهر (zahr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zahrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zahre] (plural)

Noun

ܙܗܪܐ • (zahrā) m (plural ܙܗܪܐ (zahrē))

1. poison, venom

   Synonym: ܣܡܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܗܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܗܪ	ܙܗܪܝܢ
construct	ܙܗܪ	ܙܗܪܝ
emphatic	ܙܗܪܐ	ܙܗܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܗܪܝ	ܙܗܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܗܪܟ	ܙܗܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܗܪܟܝ	ܙܗܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܗܪܗ	ܙܗܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܗܪܗ	ܙܗܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܗܪܢ	ܙܗܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܗܪܟܘܢ	ܙܗܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܗܪܟܝܢ	ܙܗܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܗܪܗܘܢ	ܙܗܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܗܪܗܝܢ	ܙܗܪܝܗܝܢ

Further reading

• “zhr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “zhr³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “zhr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “zhr⁴”, 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 85
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 111b
• 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 368b