"ܙܓܐ" meaning in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

See ܙܓܐ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [zaːɣaː] [Standard], [zaʔa] (note: Nineveh Plains), [zaj.jɑː] (note: Urmia) Forms: ܙܵܓ݂ܵܐ [canonical], zāḡā [romanization], ܙܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ [plural], ܙܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ [feminine], ܙܲܥܝܵܐ [alternative]
Etymology: From Aramaic זָגָא (zāḡā, “chick”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (zʾtk' /⁠zādag⁠/) or [script needed] (zhk' /⁠zahag⁠/); compare also Old Armenian ձագ (jag), Persian زاق (zâq), Mingrelian ძოკი (ʒoḳi), Georgian ზაქი (zaki). Cognate with Classical Syriac ܙܓܐ (zāggā). Etymology templates: {{inh|aii|arc|זָגָא|t=chick|tr=zāḡā}} Aramaic זָגָא (zāḡā, “chick”), {{der|aii|pal|tr=zʾtk'|ts=zādag}} Middle Persian [script needed] (zʾtk' /⁠zādag⁠/), {{cog|xcl|ձագ}} Old Armenian ձագ (jag), {{cog|fa|زاق|tr=zâq}} Persian زاق (zâq), {{cog|xmf|ძოკი}} Mingrelian ძოკი (ʒoḳi), {{cog|ka|ზაქი}} Georgian ზაქი (zaki), {{cog|syc|ܙܓܐ|tr=zāggā}} Classical Syriac ܙܓܐ (zāggā) Head templates: {{aii-noun|ܙܵܓ݂ܵܐ|m|f=ܙܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ|pl=ܙܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ}} ܙܵܓ݂ܵܐ • (zāḡā) m (plural ܙܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zāḡē), feminine ܙܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ (zāḡtā))
  1. offspring, young of an animal, especially chick Related terms: ܦܲܪܘܼܓ݂ܵܐ (parūḡā)
    Sense id: en-ܙܓܐ-aii-noun-MFFm9ydn Categories (other): Assyrian Neo-Aramaic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Classical Syriac entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Classical Syriac entries with incorrect language header: 79 4 12 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 87 3 7 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 2 6 2
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          "english": "The lion's young are curious about the world around them.",
          "roman": "zāḡē d-aryā hādōsē ìnā ˁal ˁālmā ḥāḏirwānhōn.",
          "text": "ܙܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܝܵܐ ܗܵܕܘܿܣܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܗܘܿܢ.",
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          "english": "Tell the daughter of Zion, “Behold, your King is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.”",
          "ref": "c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 21:5:",
          "roman": "mōrūn l-brātā d-ṣihyōn, “hā malkāḵ bētāyā ìlēh l-kislāḵ, makīḵā w-rḵīḇā ˁal ḥmārtā, w-ˁal jaˁšā zāḡē d-ḥmārtā”.",
          "text": "ܐ݇ܡܘܿܪܘܼܢ ܠܒܪܵܬܵܐ ܕܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ، «ܗܵܐ ܡܲܠܟܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܹܐ݇ܬܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܟܸܣܠܵܟ݂ܝ، ܡܲܟܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܘܪܟ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܡܵܪܬܵܐ، ܘܥܲܠ ܓ̰ܲܥܫܵܐ ܙܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܡܵܪܬܵܐ».",
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          "roman": "parūḡā",
          "word": "ܦܲܪܘܼܓ݂ܵܐ"
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      "ipa": "[zaʔa]",
      "note": "Nineveh Plains"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[zaj.jɑː]",
      "note": "Urmia"
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  ],
  "word": "ܙܓܐ"
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          "english": "The lion's young are curious about the world around them.",
          "roman": "zāḡē d-aryā hādōsē ìnā ˁal ˁālmā ḥāḏirwānhōn.",
          "text": "ܙܵܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܝܵܐ ܗܵܕܘܿܣܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܗܘܿܢ.",
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