ܙܘܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic זוּזָא (zūzā, “coin, money; drachma”), from Akkadian 𒍪𒊻 (/⁠zūzu⁠/, “half, half measure; half shekel”); compare Hebrew זוּז (zuz, “one quarter of a shekel”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [zuːzaː] (singular)

  IPA^(key): [zuːzeː] (plural)

Noun

ܙܘܼܙܵܐ • (zūzā) m (plural ܙ̈ܘܼܙܹܐ (zūzē))

1. coin
   • Luke 15:8:

     ܝܲܢ ܐܲܝܢܝܼ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܕܗܵܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܥܸܣܪܵܐ ܙ̈ܘܼܙܹܐ ܘܛܲܠܩܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܵܝܗܝ، ܠܹܐ ܡܲܠܗܝܼܵܐ ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܘܟܵܢܫܵܐ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܘܛܲܥܝܵܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܹܗ ܒܚܦܝܼܛܘܼܬܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܕܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܐ ܠܹܗ؟

     yan aynī baḵtā d-hāwē lāh ˁisrā zūzē w-ṭalqā ḥa minnāyh, lē malhīyā šrāḡā w-kānšā baytā w-ṭaˁyā bāṯrēh b-ḥpīṭūtā hal d-mačḥā lēh?

     Either what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?

2. (in the plural) money
3. (numismatics) zuz, drachma, dirhem
4. dram (weight)
5. dipper, ladle

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܘܼܙܵܐ (zūzā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܘܼܙܝܼ (zūzī)		ܙܘܼܙܲܢ (zūzan)
	construct	ܙܘܼܙ (zūz)	2nd person	ܙܘܼܙܘܼܟ݂ (zūzūḵ)	ܙܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ (zūzāḵ)	ܙܘܼܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zūzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܘܼܙܵܐ (zūzā)	3rd person	ܙܘܼܙܹܗ (zūzēh)	ܙܘܼܙܵܗ̇ (zūzāh)	ܙܘܼܙܗܘܿܢ (zuzhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܘܼܙܝܼ̈ (zūzī)		ܙܘܼܙܲܢ̈ (zūzan)
	construct	ܙܘܼܙܲܝ̈ (zūzay)	2nd person	ܙܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zūzūḵ)	ܙܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zūzāḵ)	ܙܘܼܙܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zūzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙ̈ܘܼܙܹܐ (zūzē)	3rd person	ܙܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zūzūh)	ܙ̈ܘܼܙܘܿܗ̇ (zūzōh)	ܙܘܼܙܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zuzhōn)

Synonyms

• (coin): ܡܲܛܒܥܵܐ (maṭbˁā)
• (money): ܟܸܣܦܵܐ (kispā)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zuzɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zuze] (plural)

Etymology 1

From Aramaic זוּזָא (/⁠zūzā⁠/), from Akkadian 𒍪𒊻 (/⁠zūzu⁠/, “half, half measure; half shekel”). Compare Hebrew זוּז (zûz).

Noun

ܙܘܙܐ • (zūzā) m (plural ܙܘܙܐ (zūzē))

1. coin
2. (in the plural) money
3. (numismatics) zuz, drachma, dirhem
4. dram (weight)
5. dipper, ladle

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܘܙܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܘܙ	ܙܘܙܝܢ
construct	ܙܘܙ	ܙܘܙܝ
emphatic	ܙܘܙܐ	ܙܘܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܘܙܝ	ܙܘܙܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܘܙܟ	ܙܘܙܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܘܙܟܝ	ܙܘܙܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܘܙܗ	ܙܘܙܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܘܙܗ	ܙܘܙܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܘܙܢ	ܙܘܙܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܘܙܟܘܢ	ܙܘܙܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܘܙܟܝܢ	ܙܘܙܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܘܙܗܘܢ	ܙܘܙܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܘܙܗܝܢ	ܙܘܙܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Noun

ܙܘܙܐ • (zūzā) m (plural ܙܘܙܐ (zūzē))

1. kind of onion

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܘܙܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܘܙ	ܙܘܙܝܢ
construct	ܙܘܙ	ܙܘܙܝ
emphatic	ܙܘܙܐ	ܙܘܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܘܙܝ	ܙܘܙܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܘܙܟ	ܙܘܙܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܘܙܟܝ	ܙܘܙܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܘܙܗ	ܙܘܙܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܘܙܗ	ܙܘܙܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܘܙܢ	ܙܘܙܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܘܙܟܘܢ	ܙܘܙܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܘܙܟܝܢ	ܙܘܙܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܘܙܗܘܢ	ܙܘܙܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܘܙܗܝܢ	ܙܘܙܝܗܝܢ

References

• “zwz”, 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 86a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 112b
• 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 371a