*zir- v. “to love, desire” (biconsonantal-verb)
In the current attempt to disambiguate it from bêl- (“to befriend, love”), zir- refers to eros (love between sexes) and agappe (charity) under the first commandment to “love your God with all your heart, mind, soul, and body,” while bêl- refers to storge (affection) and philia (friendship) under the second commandment “thou shalt love they neighbor as thyself”.
inflections
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zira |
“loves” |
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zêri |
“loving” |
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zirra/mî zira |
“loved” |
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mî zêri |
“was loving” |
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rô zira |
“will love” |
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rô zêri |
“will be loving” |
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-m |
(suffix to forms above to indicate plurality) |