ܙܠܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܠ ܓ (z l g)
1 term

ܙܠܓܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic זֵלְגָּא (zelgā)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈzɪl.ɣɑː]

Noun

ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ • (zilḡā) m sg (plural ܙܸܠܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zilḡē))

1. ray; radiance, brilliance, shine

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ (zilḡā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܸܠܓ݂ܝܼ (zilḡī)		ܙܸܠܓ݂ܲܢ (zilḡan)
	construct	ܙܸܠܓ݂ (zilḡ)	2nd person	ܙܸܠܓ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (zilḡūḵ)	ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (zilḡāḵ)	ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zilḡāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ (zilḡā)	3rd person	ܙܸܠܓ݂ܹܗ (zilḡēh)	ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܗ̇ (zilḡāh)	ܙܸܠܓ݂ܗܘܿܢ (zilḡhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܸܠܓ݂ܝܼ̈ (zilḡī)		ܙܸܠܓ݂ܲܢ̈ (zilḡan)
	construct	ܙܸܠܓ݂ܲܝ̈ (zilḡay)	2nd person	ܙܸܠܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zilḡūḵ)	ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zilḡāḵ)	ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zilḡāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܸܠܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zilḡē)	3rd person	ܙܸܠܓ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zilḡūh)	ܙܸܠܓ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zilḡōh)	ܙܸܠܓ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zilḡhōn)

Holonyms

• ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ ܟܵܬ݂ܘܿܕܵܝܵܐ (zilḡā kāṯōdāyā, “cathode ray”)
• ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܡܲܠܵܝܵܐ (zilḡā gāmallāyā, “gamma ray”)
• ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ ܣܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (zilḡā sīnāyā, “X-ray”)

Derived terms

• ܙܲܠܸܓ݂ (zalliḡ, “to radiate”)
• ܙܘܼܠܵܓ݂ܵܐ (zullāḡā, “radiation”)
• ܙܘܼܠܵܓ݂ܵܝܵܐ (zūlāḡāyā, “radioactive”)
• ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (zilḡānāyā, “radial”)
• ܐܵܣܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (āsyūtā zilḡānāytā, “radiology”)
• ܨܘܼܪܲܬ ܙܸܠܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ṣūrat zilḡē, “radiograph”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܙ-ܠ-ܓ (z-l-ɡ), related to shining.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɛl.ɡɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈzɛl.ɡe] (plural), IPA^(key): [ˈzɛl.ɣe] (plural, Eastern Syriac)

Noun

ܙܠܓܐ • (zelgā) m (plural ܙܠܓܐ)

1. (of light) shine, brilliance, radiance; ray
2. (of fire) glow, brightness
3. (astronomy, in the plural) meteors
4. (figuratively) splendor/splendour
5. (figuratively) comment, gloss

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܠܓܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܠܓ	ܙܠܓܝܢ
construct	ܙܠܓ	ܙܠܓܝ
emphatic	ܙܠܓܐ	ܙܠܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܠܓܝ	ܙܠܓܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܠܓܟ	ܙܠܓܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܠܓܟܝ	ܙܠܓܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܠܓܗ	ܙܠܓܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܠܓܗ	ܙܠܓܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܠܓܢ	ܙܠܓܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܠܓܟܘܢ	ܙܠܓܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܠܓܟܝܢ	ܙܠܓܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܠܓܗܘܢ	ܙܠܓܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܠܓܗܝܢ	ܙܠܓܝܗܝܢ

References

• “zlg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-10-17
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 88b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 116b
• 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 381b