ܙ ܡ ܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Semi-denomnial root from ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (zaḇnā, “time”) and its older variant of Aramaic זִמְנָא (zimnā), itself either from Old Persian *jamānā or Akkadian simānu. Therefore compare Arabic ز م ن (z m n) and Hebrew ז־מ־ן (z-m-n).

Root

ܙ ܡ ܢ • (z m n)

1. forming words pertaining to time
2. forming words pertaining to inviting

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܙܲܡܸܢ (zammin, “to invite”)
  • Verbal Noun: ܙܘܼܡܵܢܵܐ (zummānā)
  • Instance Noun: ܙܲܡܲܢܬܵܐ (zammantā)
  • Active Participle: ܡܙܲܡܢܵܢܵܐ (mzamnānā)
  • Passive Participle: ܡܙܘܼܡܢܵܐ (mzumnā)
  • Classical Passive Participle: ܡܙܲܡܢܵܐ (mzamnā)

Nouns

• ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (zaḇnā, “time”)
• ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zaḇnānāyūṯā, “temporality”)
• ܙܡܝܼܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zmīnūṯā, “availability”)
• ܗܲܙܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (hazmānūṯā, “summons”)
• ܡܸܬܬܲܙܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mittazmānūṯā, “conjunction”)

Adjectives

• ܙܡܝܼܢܵܐ (zmīnā, “available”)
• ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܢܵܝܵܐ (zaḇnānāyā, “temporary”)

Adverbs

• ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (zaḇnānāˀīṯ, “temporarily”)