ܚܙܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܙ ܐ (ḥ z ˀ)
10 terms

Compare Hebrew חָזוֹן (khazón).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xɪz.wɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܙܘܵܐ • (ḥizwā) m sg (plural ܚܸܙܘܹ̈ܐ (ḥizwē))

1. eyesight, the sense of sight
2. vision, prophecy (religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance)
3. vision (ideal or a goal toward which one aspires)
4. (in the plural) miracles

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܸܙܘܵܐ (ḥizwā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܸܙܘܝܼ (ḥizwī)		ܚܸܙܘܲܢ (ḥizwan)
	construct	ܚܙܲܘ (ḥzaw)	2nd person	ܚܸܙܘܘܼܟ݂ (ḥizwūḵ)	ܚܸܙܘܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥizwāḵ)	ܚܸܙܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥizwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܙܘܵܐ (ḥizwā)	3rd person	ܚܸܙܘܹܗ (ḥizwēh)	ܚܸܙܘܵܗ̇ (ḥizwāh)	ܚܸܙܘܗܘܿܢ (ḥizwhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܸܙܘܝܼ̈ (ḥizwī)		ܚܸܙܘܲܢ̈ (ḥizwan)
	construct	ܚܸܙܘܲܝ̈ (ḥizway)	2nd person	ܚܸܙܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥizwūḵ)	ܚܸܙܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥizwāḵ)	ܚܸܙܘܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥizwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܙܘܹ̈ܐ (ḥizwē)	3rd person	ܚܸܙܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥizwūh)	ܚܸܙܘ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥizwōh)	ܚܸܙܘܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥizwhōn)

Hypernyms

• ܪܸܓ݂ܫܵܐ (riḡšā)

Derived terms

• ܚܲܪܝܼܦ ܚܸܙܘܵܐ (ḥarīp ḥizwā, “eagle-eyed, sharp-eyed”)
• ܚܸܙܘܵܝܵܐ (ḥizwāyā, “visual”)
• ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܐ (ḥizwānā, “show, spectacle”)
• ܦܪܵܣܚܸܙܘܵܐ (prāsḥizwā, “television”)
• ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ ܚܸܙܘܵܐ (qarīḇ ḥizwā, “short-sighted, near-sighted”)

 

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܙ-ܐ (ḥ-z-ʾ) related to seeing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛzwɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɛzwe(ʔ)], [ħɛzwɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܙܘܐ • (ḥezwā) m (plural ܚܙܘܢܐ or ܚܙܘܐ)

1. sight, vision
2. prophecy
3. appearance, form, figure, aspect
4. likeness, resemblance
5. spectacle
6. (in the plural) miracles

Usage notes

The plural ܚܙܘܢܐ (ḥezwānēʾ) is usually used for the sense of "miracles" while the plural ܚܙܘܐ (ḥezwēʾ) is used for other senses.

Inflection

    declension of ܚܙܘܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܙܘ	ܚܙܘܢܝܢ ,ܚܙܘܝܢ
construct	ܚܙܘ	ܚܙܘܢܝ ,ܚܙܘܝ
emphatic	ܚܙܘܐ	ܚܙܘܢܐ ,ܚܙܘܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܙܘܝ	ܚܙܘܢܝ ,ܚܙܘܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܙܘܟ	ܚܙܘܢܝܟ ,ܚܙܘܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܙܘܟܝ	ܚܙܘܢܝܟܝ ,ܚܙܘܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܙܘܗ	ܚܙܘܢܘܗܝ ,ܚܙܘܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܙܘܗ	ܚܙܘܢܝܗ ,ܚܙܘܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܙܘܢ	ܚܙܘܢܝܢ ,ܚܙܘܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܙܘܟܘܢ	ܚܙܘܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܚܙܘܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܙܘܟܝܢ	ܚܙܘܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܚܙܘܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܙܘܗܘܢ	ܚܙܘܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܚܙܘܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܙܘܗܝܢ	ܚܙܘܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܚܙܘܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥzw”, 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, p. 101a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 136a-b
• 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, p. 436b