ܙܥܘܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܥ ܩ (z ˁ q)
1 term

Etymology

From the verb ܙܵܥܹܩ (zāˁēq, “to shout, to call out”). The sense of “telephone” or “loudspeaker” is a semantic loan from Arabic هَاتِف (hātif).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [zɑːʕoːqɑː]

Noun

ܙܵܥܘܿܩܵܐ • (zāˁōqā) m sg (plural ܙܵܥܘܿܩܹ̈ܐ (zāˁōqē))

1. shouting, calling loudly
2. loudspeaker

   Synonym: ܪܵܡܩܵܠܵܐ (rāmqālā)

3. telephone

   Synonym: ܚܘܼܛܵܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ (ḥūṭāmallālā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܵܥܘܿܩܵܐ (zāˁōqā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܵܥܘܿܩܝܼ (zāˁōqī)		ܙܵܥܘܿܩܲܢ (zāˁōqan)
	construct	ܙܵܥܘܿܩ (zāˁōq)	2nd person	ܙܵܥܘܿܩܘܼܟ݂ (zāˁōqūḵ)	ܙܵܥܘܿܩܵܟ݂ܝ (zāˁōqāḵ)	ܙܵܥܘܿܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāˁōqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܥܘܿܩܵܐ (zāˁōqā)	3rd person	ܙܵܥܘܿܩܹܗ (zāˁōqēh)	ܙܵܥܘܿܩܵܗ̇ (zāˁōqāh)	ܙܵܥܘܿܩܗܘܿܢ (zāˁōqhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܵܥܘܿܩܝܼ̈ (zāˁōqī)		ܙܵܥܘܿܩܲܢ̈ (zāˁōqan)
	construct	ܙܵܥܘܿܩܲܝ̈ (zāˁōqay)	2nd person	ܙܵܥܘܿܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zāˁōqūḵ)	ܙܵܥܘܿܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zāˁōqāḵ)	ܙܵܥܘܿܩܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zāˁōqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܥܘܿܩܹ̈ܐ (zāˁōqē)	3rd person	ܙܵܥܘܿܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zāˁōqūh)	ܙܵܥܘܿܩ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zāˁōqōh)	ܙܵܥܘܿܩܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zāˁōqhōn)