# ܙܒܢܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology 1

From a variant of Aramaic זִמְנָא (zimnā), itself either from Old Persian *jamānā or Akkadian 𒋛𒈠𒉡 (si-ma-nu /⁠simānu⁠/) with the meaning of time as an abstract concept from Persian influence; compare Hebrew זְמַן (z'mán), Arabic زَمَان (zamān) and Persian زمان (zamân).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [zaw.nɑː]
* (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [zo.nɑː]
* (Urmia) IPA: [zav.nɑː]
* (Tyari) IPA: [zaw.nɑː]

#### Noun

ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ • (zaḇnā) m sg (plural ܙܲܒ݂ܢܹ̈ܐ (zaḇnē))
* (uncountable) time (inevitable passing of events)
    ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ ܟܲܕ݂ ܡܲܒܣܸܡ ܚܲܕ݇.zaḇnā kē ˁāḇēr qalūlā kaḏ mabsim ḥa.Time passes fast when you have fun.
* (countable) a time, epoch, era, age, season
    ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܦܩܝܼܥܵܐ ܒܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܟܒ݂ܘܼܫܝܵܐ.pīš lēh pqīˁā b-zaḇnā dkḇušyā.It was bombed during the time of the occupation.
    ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܥܪܵܐ ܠܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܐܸܡܦܪܵܛܘܿܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐhāḏē kē dāˁrā l-zaḇnā d-imprāṭōrūṯāThis dates back to the time of the empire.
* (grammar) a tense (verb form distinguishing time)
    ’ܟܬ݂ܝܼܒ ܠܝܼ‘ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ.‘kṯīb lī’ ìlāh milṯā b-zaḇnā daˁḇar.‘ܟܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ ܠܝܼ (kṯīḇ lī, “I wrote”)’ is a verb in the past tense.

##### Synonyms

* (time): ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ (ˁiddānā)
* (measurement): ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ (miṯḥā)

##### Hyponyms

* ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܩܵܐܹܡ (zaḇnā dqāˀēm, “present tense”)
* ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ (zaḇnā daˁḇar, “past tense”)
* ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܬܝܼܕ݂ (zaḇnā daˁtīḏ, “future tense”)

##### Derived terms

* ܒܟܠ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (b-kul zaḇnā, “always, at all times”)
* ܒܲܪ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (bar zaḇnā, “contemporary”)
* ܙܒ݂ܲܢ݇ܬܵܐ (zḇattā, “time, occurrence”)
* ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (zaḇnānāˀīṯ, “temporarily”)
* ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zaḇnānāyūṯā, “temporality”)
* ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܢܵܝܵܐ (zaḇnānāyā, “temporary”)
* ܟܵܐܹܠ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (kāˀēl zaḇnā, “to time”)
* ܡ̣ܢ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (min zaḇnā, “long ago”)
* ܡܲܫܘܹܐ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (mašwē zaḇnā, “to synchronize”)

### Etymology 2

From ܙܵܒ݂ܹܢ (zāḇēn, “to buy, purchase”)

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [zɪw.nɑː]
* (Urmia) IPA: [zɪv.nɑː]

#### Noun

ܙܸܒ݂ܢܵܐ • (ziḇnā) m sg (plural ܙܸܒ݂ܢܹ̈ܐ (ziḇnē))
* purchase

##### See also

* ܙܘܼܒܵܢܵܐ (zubbānā, “sale”)

## Classical Syriac
### Etymology 1

From Old Persian *jamānā, from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [zavnɑ] (in the singular)
* IPA: [zavne] (in the plural)

#### Noun

ܙܒܢܐ • (zaḇnā) c (plural ܙܒܢܐ (zaḇnē))
* time
* temporality, ephemerality
* caducity, fragility
* epoch, era, age
* occasion, moment, instance
* season
* (grammar) tense

##### Usage notes

Usually, the sense of "moment" or "instance" is feminine while all other senses are masculine.

##### See also

* ܙܒܢܬܐ

### Etymology 2

From the root ܙ ܒ ܢ related to purchasing.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [z(ə)vɑnɑ], [zɛvnɑ] (in the singular)
* IPA: [z(ə)vɑne], [zɛvne] (in the plural)

#### Noun

ܙܒܢܐ • (zəḇānā, zeḇnā) m (plural ܙܒܢܐ (zəḇānē, zeḇnē))
* purchasing, purchase
* merchandise

##### See also

* ܙܘܒܢܐ (zubbānā)

### References

* “zbn$^2$”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
* “zbn”, 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 83b
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 109b–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 363a–b