ζιζάνιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Loaned through an Aramaic form attested as Jewish Babylonian Aramaic זזניא, זזנייא, Mishnaic Hebrew זזנין, Classical Syriac ܙܺܽܝܙܳܢܳܐ (zīzānā, ryegrass), from Sumerian 𒍣𒍝𒀭 (zizān, wheat). See also living Arabic زِوَان (ziwān) for the term’s semantic range.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ζῐζᾰ́νῐον • (zizánion) n (genitive ζῐζᾰνῐ́ου); second declension

  1. darnel, ryegrass (Lolium temulentum)
    Synonyms: αἶρα (aîra), θύαρος (thúaros)

Declension

Derived terms

  • ζῐζᾰνοσπορεύς (zizanosporeús)
  • ζῐζᾰνώδης (zizanṓdēs)
  • ζῐζᾰνῐοσπόρος (zizaniospóros)

Descendants

  • Greek: ζιζάνιο n (zizánio, weed)
  • Latin: zizanium, zizannium, zizania, zizannia

References

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