ܙܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܙ-ܘ-ܪ (z-w-r) related to holding.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [z(ə)wɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [z(ə)wɑre(ʔ)], [z(ə)wɑrɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܙܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܘܪܬܐ or ܙܘܪܐ)

  1. fist
  2. (anatomy) palm, hollow of the hand
    Synonym: ܟܦܐ
  3. fistful, handful
  4. blow, slap
  5. hand, power
  6. cudgel, club

Inflection
    declension of ܙܘܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܙܘܪ ܙܘܪܢ ,ܙܘܪܝܢ
construct ܙܘܪ ܙܘܪܬ ,ܙܘܪܝ
emphatic ܙܘܪܐ ܙܘܪܬܐ ,ܙܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܙܘܪܝ ܙܘܪܬܝ ,ܙܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܙܘܪܟ ܙܘܪܬܟ ,ܙܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܙܘܪܟܝ ܙܘܪܬܟܝ ,ܙܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܙܘܪܗ ܙܘܪܬܗ ,ܙܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܙܘܪܗ ܙܘܪܬܗ ,ܙܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܙܘܪܢ ܙܘܪܬܢ ,ܙܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܙܘܪܟܘܢ ܙܘܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܙܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܙܘܪܟܝܢ ܙܘܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܙܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܙܘܪܗܘܢ ܙܘܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܙܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܙܘܪܗܝܢ ܙܘܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܙܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “zwr”, 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. 87a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 114b
  • 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, pp. 375b-376a
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