Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)nɑqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [z(ə)nɑqe(ʔ)] (plural)}}

Noun

ܙܢܩܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܙܢܩܐ)

1. (uncountable) archery
2. (uncountable) shooting, throwing, casting (especially of arrows)
3. (countable, astronomy) comet, meteor

Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܙ-ܢ-ܩ ‎(z-n-q) related to binding.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zanqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zanqe(ʔ)] (plural)}}

Noun

ܙܢܩܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܙܢܩܐ)

1. bit, bridle

Inflection

Etymology 3

From early Middle Persian [script needed] ‎(zanak). Compare Persian زنخ ‎(zanakh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zanqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zanqe(ʔ)] (plural)}}

Noun

ܙܢܩܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܙܢܩܐ)

1. (anatomy) chin

Inflection

See also

• ܕܩܢܐ
• ܟܠܙܘܙܐ

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zanqɑ(ʔ)], [zɑnqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zanqe(ʔ)], [zɑnqe(ʔ)] (plural)}}

Noun

ܙܢܩܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܙܢܩܐ)

1. long boot

Inflection

References

• “znq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 90a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 118b, 624b
• 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. 389b