ܙܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܙܝ̈ܬܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic זַיְתָא (zaytā); compare Arabic زَيْت (zayt, “oil”), Hebrew זַיִת (záyit, “olive”) and Ugaritic 𐎇𐎚𐎎 (ztm).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [zajtɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [zeːθa], [zeʔθa]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [zeːtɑː]

Noun

ܙܲܝܬܵܐ • (zaytā) m sg (plural ܙܲܝ̈ܬܹܐ (zaytē))

  1. olive (tree and fruit)
  2. olive oil

Inflection
Inflection of ܙܲܝܬܵܐ (zaytā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܙܲܝܬܝܼ
(zaytī)		 ܙܲܝܬܲܢ
(zaytan)
construct ܙܹܝܬ݂
(zēṯ)		 2nd person ܙܲܝܬܘܼܟ݂
(zaytūḵ)		 ܙܲܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ
(zaytāḵ)		 ܙܲܝܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(zaytāwḵōn)
emphatic ܙܲܝܬܵܐ
(zaytā)		 3rd person ܙܲܝܬܹܗ
(zaytēh)		 ܙܲܝܬܵܗ̇
(zaytāh)		 ܙܲܝܬܗܘܿܢ
(zaythōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܙܲܝܬܝܼ̈
(zaytī)		 ܙܲܝܬܲܢ̈
(zaytan)
construct ܙܲܝܬܲܝ̈
(zaytay)		 2nd person ܙܲܝܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(zaytūḵ)		 ܙܲܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(zaytāḵ)		 ܙܲܝܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(zaytāwḵōn)
emphatic ܙܲܝ̈ܬܹܐ
(zaytē)		 3rd person ܙܲܝܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(zaytūh)		 ܙܲܝ̈ܬܘܿܗ̇
(zaytōh)		 ܙܲܝܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(zaythōn)

Derived terms
  • ܙܲܝܬܘܿܢܵܐ (zaytōnā, “little olive tree”)
  • ܛܘܼܪܵܐ ܕܙܲܝ̈ܬܹܐ (ṭūrā d-zaytē, “the Mount of Olives”)
  • ܡܸܫܚܵܐ ܕܙܲܝ̈ܬܹܐ (mišḥā d-zaytē, “olive oil”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic زَيْت (zayt) and Hebrew זַיִת (záyiṯ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [zajtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [zajte(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܙܝܬܐ • (zaytā) m (plural ܙܝܬܐ)

  1. olive (tree and fruit)
  2. olive oil
  3. (in the plural) olive grove or garden

Inflection
    inflection of ܙܝܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܙܝܬ ܙܝܬܝܢ
construct ܙܝܬ ܙܝܬܝ
emphatic ܙܝܬܐ ܙܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܙܝܬܝ ܙܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܙܝܬܟ ܙܝܬܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܙܝܬܟܝ ܙܝܬܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܙܝܬܗ ܙܝܬܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܙܝܬܗ ܙܝܬܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܙܝܬܢ ܙܝܬܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܙܝܬܟܘܢ ܙܝܬܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܙܝܬܟܝܢ ܙܝܬܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܙܝܬܗܘܢ ܙܝܬܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܙܝܬܗܝܢ ܙܝܬܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms
  • ܒܝܬ ܙܝܬܐ
  • ܙܝܬܐ ܕܒܪܐ
  • ܙܝܬܐ ܛܒܐ
  • ܙܝܬܐ ܕܫܝܢܐ
  • ܡܝ ܙܝܬܐ

References
  • “zyt”, 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. 87b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 115b
  • 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. 379b
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