ܙܝܩܐ

See also: ܪܝܩܐ‎ and ܕܝܩܐ‎

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒍣𒄿𒄣 (/zîqu, zīqīqu/, “breeze, blast of air; storm, wind; ghost”), where also 𒄑𒍣𒋡 (/zâqu/, “to blow”). Also Jewish Aramaic זִיקָא‎ (zīqā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ziːqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ziːqe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܙܝܩܐ • (zīqā) m (plural ܙܝܩܐ (zīqē))

  1. gust, gale, strong wind
  2. comet, shooting star, meteor
  3. a type of demon

Inflection
    declension of ܙܝܩܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܙܝܩ ܙܝܩܝܢ
construct ܙܝܩ ܙܝܩܝ
emphatic ܙܝܩܐ ܙܝܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܙܝܩܝ ܙܝܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܙܝܩܟ ܙܝܩܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܙܝܩܟܝ ܙܝܩܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܙܝܩܗ ܙܝܩܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܙܝܩܗ ܙܝܩܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܙܝܩܢ ܙܝܩܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܙܝܩܟܘܢ ܙܝܩܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܙܝܩܟܝܢ ܙܝܩܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܙܝܩܗܘܢ ܙܝܩܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܙܝܩܗܝܢ ܙܝܩܝܗܝܢ

Descendants
  • → Arabic: زِيق‎ (zīq)
  • → Old Armenian: սիք (sikʿ), սիւք (siwkʿ), սիգ (sig), սիկ (sik) (possibly)

References
  • “zyq2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 115a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2002) A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic periods, Ramat Gan: Bar Ilan University, page 411a
  • Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 45
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