ܐܪܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic אַרְעָא (ʾarʿā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔarṣ́-; compare Arabic أَرْض (ʔarḍ), Hebrew אֶרֶץ (ʾéreṣ /⁠'érets⁠/) and Akkadian 𒆠 (erṣetum).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܐܲܪܥܵܐ • (arˁāf (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (arˁāṯā))

  1. land, earth
  2. field
    Synonym: ܚܲܩܠܵܐ (ḥaqlā)
  3. ground, floor
    Synonym: ܪܸܨܦܵܐ (riṣpā)
  4. (chiefly in the plural) land, territory, terrain
    Synonyms: ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (aṯrā), ܩܠܹܝܡܵܐ (qlēmā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܪܥܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܐܲܪܲܥ (arraˁ) 1st person ܐܲܪܥܝܼ (arˁī) ܐܲܪܥܲܢ (arˁan)
construct ܐܲܪܲܥ (arraˁ) 2nd person ܐܲܪܥܘܼܟ݂ (arˁōḵ) ܐܲܪܥܵܟ݂ܝ (arˁāḵ) ܐܲܪܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arˁawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܪܥܵܐ (arˁā) 3rd person ܐܲܪܥܹܗ (arˁēh) ܐܲܪܥܵܗ̇ (arˁāh) ܐܲܪܥܗܘܿܢ (arˁhōn)
plural absolute ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܢ (arˁān) 1st person ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܝܼ (arˁāṯī) ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܲܢ (arˁāṯan)
construct ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ (arˁāṯ) 2nd person ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (arˁāṯōḵ) ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (arˁāṯāḵ) ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arˁāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (arˁāṯā) 3rd person ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܹܗ (arˁāṯēh) ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (arˁāṯāh) ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (arˁāṯhōn)

Derived terms

Proper noun

ܐܲܪܥܵܐ • (arˁāf

  1. Earth (the third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live)
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Genesis 1:1:
      ܒܪܵܫܝܼܬ݂ ܒܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܝܵܬ݂ ܫ̈ܡܲܝܵܐ ܘܝܵܬ݂ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ
      brāšīṯ brē lēh allāhā yāṯ šmayyā w-yāṯ arˁā
      In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth

Coordinate terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔarṣ́-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔarʕɑ]

Noun

ܐܪܥܐ • (ʔarʕāf (plural ܐܪܥܬܐ (ʔarʕāṯā))

  1. land, soil, earth
  2. field
  3. ground, floor
  4. (architecture) ground floor, first floor
  5. bottom
  6. country, region

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܪܥܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܪܥ 1st person ܐܪܥܝ ܐܪܥܢ
construct ܐܪܥ 2nd person ܐܪܥܟ ܐܪܥܟܝ ܐܪܥܟܘܢ ܐܪܥܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܪܥܐ 3rd person ܐܪܥܗ ܐܪܥܗ ܐܪܥܗܘܢ ܐܪܥܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܪܥܢ 1st person ܐܪܥܬܝ ܐܪܥܬܢ
construct ܐܪܥܬ 2nd person ܐܪܥܬܟ ܐܪܥܬܟܝ ܐܪܥܬܟܘܢ ܐܪܥܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܪܥܬܐ 3rd person ܐܪܥܬܗ ܐܪܥܬܗ ܐܪܥܬܗܘܢ ܐܪܥܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

  • ܐܪܥܢ
  • ܐܪܥܢܝ

See also

Proper noun

ܐܪܥܐ • (ʔarʕāf

  1. Earth

References

  • ˀrˁ”, 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 20b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 30a
  • 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 104a–b