ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

ܦܐܬܐ ܕܒܢܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ ― Building facade made out of glass

From Aramaic זְגוּגִיתָא (zḡūḡīṯā), from Akkadian 𒍝𒅗𒅗𒌈 (/⁠zakukītu⁠/), from 𒍪𒆪𒌑 (/⁠zukû⁠/, “a kind of frit used in glass-making”, literally “clarity, clear, clean, refined or pure substance”); compare Arabic زُجَاجَة (zujāja) and Hebrew זְגוּגִית (zgugít).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [zɣoːɣiːθɑ]

Noun

ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (zḡōḡīṯā) f (plural ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zḡōḡyāṯē))

1. glass
2. (by extension) glass vessel; bottle; flask

   Synonym: ܫܝܼܫܬܵܐ (šīštā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zḡōḡīṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (zḡōḡīṯī)		ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (zḡōḡīṯan)
	construct	ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ (zḡōḡīṯ)	2nd person	ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (zḡōḡīṯūḵ)	ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (zḡōḡīṯāḵ)	ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zḡōḡīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zḡōḡīṯā)	3rd person	ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (zḡōḡīṯēh)	ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (zḡōḡīṯāh)	ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (zḡōḡīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (zḡōḡyāṯī)		ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (zḡōḡyāṯan)
	construct	ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂̈ (zḡōḡyāṯ)	2nd person	ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zḡōḡyāṯūḵ)	ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zḡōḡyāṯāḵ)	ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zḡōḡyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zḡōḡyāṯē)	3rd person	ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zḡōḡyāṯūh)	ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (zḡōḡyāṯōh)	ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zḡōḡyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܵܝܵܐ (zḡōḡāyā, “glassy, made of glass”)
• ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܵܬ ܥܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ (zḡōḡyāt ˁaynē, “eyeglasses”)
• ܙܲܓܵܓ݂ܵܐ (zaggāḡā, “glassmaker, glazier”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒍝𒅗𒅗𒌈 (/⁠zakakatu⁠/, “glass, glaze, gloss”), Arabic زُجَاجَة (zujāja), and Hebrew זְגוּגִית (zəḡûḡîṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)ɣuɣiθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [z(ə)ɣuɣjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ • (zgūgītā) f (plural ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ)

1. glass (substance)
2. (by extension) any vessel made of glass
3. (pathology) eye disease

Inflection

    declension of ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܓܘܓܝ	ܙܓܘܓܝܢ
construct	ܙܓܘܓܝܬ	ܙܓܘܓܝܬ
emphatic	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܝ	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟ	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܝ	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗ	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗ	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܢ	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܘܢ	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܝܢ	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗܘܢ	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗܝܢ	ܙܓܘܓܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “zgwgy”, 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 84a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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 364b-365a