ܙܠܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܠ ܡ (z l m)
2 terms

Verbal noun of ܙܵܠܹܡ (zālēm, “to slant, slope”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zəlɑːmɑː]

Noun

ܙܠܵܡܵܐ • (zlāmā) m

1. crookedness
2. crooked writing
3. (grammar, orthography) any one of two vowel marks:
   1. ܙܠܵܡܵܐ ܩܸܫܝܵܐ (zlāmā qišyā): equivalent to /eː/
   2. ܙܠܵܡܵܐ ܦܫܝܼܩܵܐ (zlāmā pšīqā): equivalent to /ɪ/

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܠܵܡܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܠܵܡ (zlām)		1st person	ܙܠܵܡܝܼ (zlāmī)		ܙܠܵܡܲܢ (zlāman)
	construct	ܙܠܵܡ (zlām)		2nd person	ܙܠܵܡܘܼܟ݂ (zlāmōḵ)	ܙܠܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ (zlāmāḵ)	ܙܠܵܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zlāmawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܠܵܡܵܐ (zlāmā)		3rd person	ܙܠܵܡܹܗ (zlāmēh)	ܙܠܵܡܵܗ̇ (zlāmāh)	ܙܠܵܡܗܘܿܢ (zlāmhōn)
plural	absolute	ܙܠܵܡܝܼ̈ܢ (zlāmīn)		1st person	ܙܠܵܡܝܼ̈ (zlāmī)		ܙܠܵܡܲܢ̈ (zlāman)
	construct	ܙܠܵܡܲܝ̈ (zlāmay)		2nd person	ܙܠܵܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zlāmōḵ)	ܙܠܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zlāmāḵ)	ܙܠܵܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zlāmawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܠܵܡܹ̈ܐ (zlāmē)		3rd person	ܙܠܵܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zlāmūh)	ܙܠܵܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (zlāmōh)	ܙܠܵܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (zlāmayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܙ ܠ ܡ
3 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)lɑmɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [z(ə)lɑme] (plural)

Noun

ܙܠܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܠܡܐ)

1. crookedness
2. strabismus
3. crooked writing
4. fault, error
5. (grammar, orthography) name of a vowel mark equivalent to /ɛ/ or /e/

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܠܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܠܡ		1st person	ܙܠܡܝ		ܙܠܡܢ
	construct	ܙܠܡ		2nd person	ܙܠܡܟ	ܙܠܡܟܝ	ܙܠܡܟܘܢ	ܙܠܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܠܡܐ		3rd person	ܙܠܡܗ	ܙܠܡܗ	ܙܠܡܗܘܢ	ܙܠܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܠܡܝܢ		1st person	ܙܠܡܝ		ܙܠܡܝܢ
	construct	ܙܠܡܝ		2nd person	ܙܠܡܝܟ	ܙܠܡܝܟܝ	ܙܠܡܝܟܘܢ	ܙܠܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܠܡܐ		3rd person	ܙܠܡܘܗܝ	ܙܠܡܝܗ	ܙܠܡܝܗܘܢ	ܙܠܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܙܠܡܐ ܩܫܝܐ
• ܙܠܡܐ ܦܫܝܩܐ

Etymology 2

Root
ܙ ܠ ܡ
3 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɛlmɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zɛlme] (plural)

Noun

ܙܠܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. twisting, winding
2. distortion, perversity, defect
3. vice, anger
4. opposition

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܠܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܠܡ		1st person	ܙܠܡܝ		ܙܠܡܢ
	construct	ܙܠܡ		2nd person	ܙܠܡܟ	ܙܠܡܟܝ	ܙܠܡܟܘܢ	ܙܠܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܠܡܐ		3rd person	ܙܠܡܗ	ܙܠܡܗ	ܙܠܡܗܘܢ	ܙܠܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܠܡܝܢ		1st person	ܙܠܡܝ		ܙܠܡܝܢ
	construct	ܙܠܡܝ		2nd person	ܙܠܡܝܟ	ܙܠܡܝܟܝ	ܙܠܡܝܟܘܢ	ܙܠܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܠܡܐ		3rd person	ܙܠܡܘܗܝ	ܙܠܡܝܗ	ܙܠܡܝܗܘܢ	ܙܠܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “zlm”, 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 89a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 117a
• 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, →ISBN, page 384a