ܐܪܙܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Inherited from Aramaic אַרְזָא (ʾarzā); compare also borrowed into Arabic أَرْز (ʔarz), Hebrew אֶרֶז (ʾérez), Ugaritic 𐎀𐎗𐎇 (ảrz).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔarzɑː]
Noun
ܐܲܪܙܵܐ • (arzā) m (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܙܹܐ (arzē))
- cedar
- c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Psalms 92:12:
- ܙܲܕܝܼܩܵܐ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܕܸܩܠܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܒܲܪܛܸܢ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܐܲܪܙܵܐ ܕܒܠܸܒ݂ܢܵܢ ܒܸܬ ܪܵܒ݂ܹܐ.
- zadīqā ayḵ diqlā bit mbarṭin, ayḵ arzā d-b-liḇnān bit rāḇē.
- The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܲܪܸܙ (arriz) | 1st person | ܐܲܪܙܝܼ (arzī) | ܐܲܪܙܲܢ (arzan) | |||
| construct | ܐܲܪܸܙ (arriz) | 2nd person | ܐܲܪܙܘܼܟ݂ (arzōḵ) | ܐܲܪܙܵܟ݂ܝ (arzāḵ) | ܐܲܪܙܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arzawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܲܪܙܵܐ (arzā) | 3rd person | ܐܲܪܙܹܗ (arzēh) | ܐܲܪܙܵܗ̇ (arzāh) | ܐܲܪܙܗܘܿܢ (arzhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐܲܪ̈ܙܝܼܢ (arzīn) | 1st person | ܐܲܪ̈ܙܝܼ (arzī) | ܐܲܪ̈ܙܲܢ (arzan) | |||
| construct | ܐܲܪ̈ܙܲܝ (arzay) | 2nd person | ܐܲܪ̈ܙܘܼܟ݂ (arzōḵ) | ܐܲܪ̈ܙܵܟ݂ܝ (arzāḵ) | ܐܲܪ̈ܙܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arzawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܲܪ̈ܙܹܐ (arzē) | 3rd person | ܐܲܪ̈ܙܘܼܗܝ (arzūh) | ܐܲܪ̈ܙܘܼܗ̇ (arzōh) | ܐܲܪ̈ܙܲܝܗܘܿܢ (arzayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܐܲܪܙܵܝܵܐ (arzāyā)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Aramaic [Term?] (“mystery”), Old Persian *rāzah; compare Persian راز (râz), Hebrew רָז (raz) and Old Armenian երազ (eraz).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [rɑːzɑː]
Noun
ܐ݇ܪܵܙܵܐ • (rāzā) m (plural ܐ݇ܪ̈ܵܙܹܐ (rāzē))
- secret, mystery
- (religion) sacrament, rite
- (Christianity, usually in the plural) mass, liturgy
- Synonym: ܩܘܼܕܵܫܵܐ (quddāšā)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܐ݇ܪܵܙ (rāz) | 1st person | ܐ݇ܪܵܙܝܼ (rāzī) | ܐ݇ܪܵܙܲܢ (rāzan) | |||
| construct | ܐ݇ܪܵܙ (rāz) | 2nd person | ܐ݇ܪܵܙܘܼܟ݂ (rāzōḵ) | ܐ݇ܪܵܙܵܟ݂ܝ (rāzāḵ) | ܐ݇ܪܵܙܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāzawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐ݇ܪܵܙܵܐ (rāzā) | 3rd person | ܐ݇ܪܵܙܹܗ (rāzēh) | ܐ݇ܪܵܙܵܗ̇ (rāzāh) | ܐ݇ܪܵܙܗܘܿܢ (rāzhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐ݇ܪ̈ܵܙܝܼܢ (rāzīn) | 1st person | ܐ݇ܪ̈ܵܙܝܼ (rāzī) | ܐ݇ܪ̈ܵܙܲܢ (rāzan) | |||
| construct | ܐ݇ܪ̈ܵܙܲܝ (rāzay) | 2nd person | ܐ݇ܪ̈ܵܙܘܼܟ݂ (rāzōḵ) | ܐ݇ܪ̈ܵܙܵܟ݂ܝ (rāzāḵ) | ܐ݇ܪ̈ܵܙܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāzawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐ݇ܪ̈ܵܙܹܐ (rāzē) | 3rd person | ܐ݇ܪ̈ܵܙܘܼܗܝ (rāzūh) | ܐ݇ܪ̈ܵܙܘܼܗ̇ (rāzōh) | ܐ݇ܪ̈ܵܙܲܝܗܘܿܢ (rāzayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܒܐ݇ܪܵܙܵܐ (b-rāzā)
- ܐ݇ܪܵܙܵܢܵܝܵܐ (rāzānāyā)
- ܟܘܼܢܵܫ ܐ݇ܪ̈ܵܙܹܐ (kūnāš rāzē)
- ܢܵܛܲܪ ܐ݇ܪ̈ܵܙܹܐ (nāṭar rāzē)
See also
- ܛܸܫܘܵܐ (ṭišwā)
Classical Syriac
FWOTD – 27 November 2015
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic أَرْز (ʔarz), Hebrew אֶרֶז (ʾérez), Ugaritic 𐎀𐎗𐎇 (ảrz), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic אַרְזָא (ʾarzā), Jewish Palestinian Aramaic ארזא (/*ʾarzā/), Christian Palestinian Aramaic ܐܪܙܐ (/*ʾarzā/), Imperial Aramaic 𐡀𐡓𐡆𐡀 (ʾrzʾ), all meaning cedar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔarzɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔarze] (plural)
Noun
ܐܪܙܐ • (ʾarzā) m (plural ܐܪܙܐ (ʾarzē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܪܙ | 1st person | ܐܪܙܝ | ܐܪܙܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܪܙ | 2nd person | ܐܪܙܟ | ܐܪܙܟܝ | ܐܪܙܟܘܢ | ܐܪܙܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܪܙܐ | 3rd person | ܐܪܙܗ | ܐܪܙܗ | ܐܪܙܗܘܢ | ܐܪܙܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܐܪܙܝܢ | 1st person | ܐܪܙܝ | ܐܪܙܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܪܙܝ | 2nd person | ܐܪܙܝܟ | ܐܪܙܝܟܝ | ܐܪܙܝܟܘܢ | ܐܪܙܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܪܙܐ | 3rd person | ܐܪܙܘܗܝ | ܐܪܙܝܗ | ܐܪܙܝܗܘܢ | ܐܪܙܝܗܝܢ | ||
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Imperial Aramaic 𐡀𐡓𐡆𐡀 (ʾrzʾ, “mystery”), Old Persian *𐎼𐎠𐏀 (*rāza-). Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (lʾc /rāz/), Persian راز (râz), Hebrew רָז (rāz), Old Armenian երազ (eraz).
Alternative forms
- ܪܙܐ (rāzā), ܪܐܙܐ (rāzā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [(ʔə)rɑzɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [(ʔə)rɑze] (plural)
Noun
ܐܪܙܐ • (ʾərāzā) m (plural ܐܪܙܐ (ʾərāzē))
- secret, mystery
- anything having a secret or mystical meaning; type, figure, sign, symbol, likeness
- allegory
- agreement, council
- (religion) sacrament, rite
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܪܙ | 1st person | ܐܪܙܝ | ܐܪܙܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܪܙ | 2nd person | ܐܪܙܟ | ܐܪܙܟܝ | ܐܪܙܟܘܢ | ܐܪܙܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܪܙܐ | 3rd person | ܐܪܙܗ | ܐܪܙܗ | ܐܪܙܗܘܢ | ܐܪܙܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܐܪܙܝܢ | 1st person | ܐܪܙܝ | ܐܪܙܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܪܙܝ | 2nd person | ܐܪܙܝܟ | ܐܪܙܝܟܝ | ܐܪܙܝܟܘܢ | ܐܪܙܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܪܙܐ | 3rd person | ܐܪܙܘܗܝ | ܐܪܙܝܗ | ܐܪܙܝܗܘܢ | ܐܪܙܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “ˀrz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “rz”, 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 342b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 28a
- 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, →ISBN, pages 1424a–b