ܙܒܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ܙ ܡ ܢ (z m n) |
| 4 terms |
From a variant of Aramaic זִמְנָא (zimnā), itself either from Old Persian *jamānā or Akkadian simānu. The meaning of time as an abstract concept is from Persian influence. Compare Hebrew זְמַן (z'mán), Arabic زَمَان (zamān) and Persian زمان (zamân).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ • (zaḇnā) m sg (plural ܙܲܒ݂ܢܹ̈ܐ (zaḇnē))
- (uncountable) time (inevitable passing of events)
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ ܟܲܕ݂ ܡܲܒܣܸܡ ܚܲܕ݇. ― zaḇnā kē ˁāḇēr qalūlā kaḏ mabsim ḥa. ― Time passes fast when you have fun.
- (countable) a time, epoch, era, age, season
- ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܦܩܝܼܥܵܐ ܒܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܟܒ݂ܘܼܫܝܵܐ. ― pīš lēh pqīˁā b-zaḇnā dkḇušyā. ― It was bombed during the time of the occupation.
- ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܥܪܵܐ ܠܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܐܸܡܦܪܵܛܘܿܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ― hāḏē kē dāˁrā l-zaḇnā d-imprāṭōrūṯā ― This dates back to the time of the empire.
- (grammar) a tense (verb form distinguishing time)
- ’ܟܬ݂ܝܼܒ ܠܝܼ‘ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ. ― ‘kṯīb lī’ ìlēh milṯā b-zaḇnā daˁḇar. ― ‘ܟܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ ܠܝܼ (kṯīḇ lī, “I wrote”)’ is a verb in the past tense.
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܝܼ (zaḇnī) |
ܙܲܒ݂ܢܲܢ (zaḇnan) | ||
| construct | ܙܒ݂ܲܢ (zḇan) |
2nd person | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܘܼܟ݂ (zaḇnūḵ) |
ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܟ݂ܝ (zaḇnāḵ) |
ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zaḇnāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (zaḇnā) |
3rd person | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܹܗ (zaḇnēh) |
ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܗ̇ (zaḇnāh) |
ܙܲܒ݂ܢܗܘܿܢ (zaḇnhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܝܼ̈ (zaḇnī) |
ܙܲܒ݂ܢܲܢ̈ (zaḇnan) | ||
| construct | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܲܝ̈ (zaḇnay) |
2nd person | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zaḇnūḵ) |
ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zaḇnāḵ) |
ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zaḇnāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܹ̈ܐ (zaḇnē) |
3rd person | ܙܲܒ݂ܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zaḇnūh) |
ܙܲܒ݂ܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zaḇnōh) |
ܙܲܒ݂ܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zaḇnhōn) | ||
Hyponyms
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܩܵܐܹܡ (zaḇnā dqāˀēm, “present tense”)
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ (zaḇnā daˁḇar, “past tense”)
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܬܝܼܕ݂ (zaḇnā daˁtīḏ, “future tense”)
Derived terms
- ܒܟܠ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (b-kul zaḇnā, “always, at all times”)
- ܒܲܪ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (bar zaḇnā, “contemporary”)
- ܙܒ݂ܲܢ݇ܬܵܐ (zḇattā, “time, occurrence”)
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (zaḇnānāˀīṯ, “temporarily”)
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zaḇnānāyūṯā, “temporality”)
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܢܵܝܵܐ (zaḇnānāyā, “temporary”)
- ܟܵܐܹܠ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (kāˀēl zaḇnā, “to time”)
- ܡ̣ܢ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (min zaḇnā, “long ago”)
- ܡܲܫܘܹܐ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (mašwē zaḇnā, “to synchronize”)
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܝܼ (ziḇnī) |
ܙܸܒ݂ܢܲܢ (ziḇnan) | ||
| construct | ܙܒ݂ܸܢ (zḇin) |
2nd person | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܘܼܟ݂ (ziḇnūḵ) |
ܙܸܒ݂ܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ziḇnāḵ) |
ܙܸܒ݂ܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ziḇnāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܵܐ (ziḇnā) |
3rd person | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܹܗ (ziḇnēh) |
ܙܸܒ݂ܢܵܗ̇ (ziḇnāh) |
ܙܸܒ݂ܢܗܘܿܢ (ziḇnhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܝܼ̈ (ziḇnī) |
ܙܸܒ݂ܢܲܢ̈ (ziḇnan) | ||
| construct | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܲܝ̈ (ziḇnay) |
2nd person | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ziḇnūḵ) |
ܙܸܒ݂ܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ziḇnāḵ) |
ܙܸܒ݂ܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ziḇnāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܹ̈ܐ (ziḇnē) |
3rd person | ܙܸܒ݂ܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ziḇnūh) |
ܙܸܒ݂ܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ziḇnōh) |
ܙܸܒ݂ܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ziḇnhōn) | ||
See also
- ܙܘܼܒܵܢܵܐ (zubbānā, “sale”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Old Persian *jamānā, from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zavnɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [zavne] (plural)
Noun
ܙܒܢܐ • (zaḇnā) c (plural ܙܒܢܐ (zaḇnē))
Usage notes
Usually, the sense of "moment" or "instance" is feminine while all other senses are masculine.
Inflection
inflection of ܙܒܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܒܢ | ܙܒܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܒܢ | ܙܒܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܙܒܢܐ | ܙܒܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܒܢܝ | ܙܒܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܒܢܟ | ܙܒܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܒܢܟܝ | ܙܒܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܒܢܗ | ܙܒܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܒܢܗ | ܙܒܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܒܢܢ | ܙܒܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܒܢܟܘܢ | ܙܒܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܒܢܟܝܢ | ܙܒܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܒܢܗܘܢ | ܙܒܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܒܢܗܝܢ | ܙܒܢܝܗܝܢ |
See also
- ܙܒܢܬܐ
Etymology 2
From the root ܙ-ܒ-ܢ (z-b-n) related to purchasing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [z(ə)vɑnɑ], [zɛvnɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [z(ə)vɑne], [zɛvne] (plural)
Inflection
inflection of ܙܒܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܒܢ | ܙܒܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܒܢ | ܙܒܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܙܒܢܐ | ܙܒܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܒܢܝ | ܙܒܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܒܢܟ | ܙܒܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܒܢܟܝ | ܙܒܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܒܢܗ | ܙܒܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܒܢܗ | ܙܒܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܒܢܢ | ܙܒܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܒܢܟܘܢ | ܙܒܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܒܢܟܝܢ | ܙܒܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܒܢܗܘܢ | ܙܒܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܒܢܗܝܢ | ܙܒܢܝܗܝܢ |
See also
- ܙܘܒܢܐ (zubbānā)
References
- “zbn2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “zbn”, 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 83b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 109b–110a
- 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, pages 363a–b
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