ܙ ܘ ܓ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Denominal root from ܙܵܘܓܵܐ (zāwgā, “pair, couple”), from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos, “pair”); cognate with Arabic ز و ج (z w j), Hebrew ז ו ג.

Root

ܙ ܘ ܓ • (z w g)

1. forming words pertaining to pairing, coupling or marriage

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܙܵܘܹܓ݂ (zāwēḡ, “to pair, couple, double, geminate”)
• ܙܲܘܸܓ݂ (zawwiḡ, “to get married, marry”)
• ܡܲܙܘܸܓ݂ (mazwiḡ, “to marry off”)

Nouns

• ܙܵܘܓܵܐ (zāwgā, “pair, couple”)

  ܒܲܪ ܙܵܘܓܵܐ (bar zāwgā, “spouse, partner”)

• ܙܘܼܘܵܓ݂ܵܐ (zuwwāḡā, “marriage, wedlock”)
• ܡܙܵܘܓ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ (mzāwḡūtā, “matrimony”)
• ܡܸܬܬܲܙܘܓ݂ܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mittazwḡānūtā, “syzygy”)

Adjectives

• ܡܙܵܘܓ݂ܵܐ (mzāwḡā, “married”)
• ܙܘܼܘܵܓ݂ܵܝܵܐ (zūwāḡāyā, “marital”)
• ܡܸܙܕܵܘܓ݂ܵܢܵܐ (mizdāwḡānā, “marriageable”)

Adverbs

• ܙܵܘܓܹ̈ܐ ܙܵܘܓܹ̈ܐ (zāwgē zāwgē, “two together”)
• ܙܵܘܓܹ̈ܐ ܘܦܵܪܹ̈ܐ (zāwgē w-pārē, “in pairs and individually”)
• ܡܙܵܘܓ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ (mzāwḡāˀīt, “coupled, in pairs”)