ܘܙܝܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܘ ܙ ܪ (w z r) |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [wazziːrɑː]
Noun
ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܐ • (wazīrā) m sg (plural ܘܲܙܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (wazīrē), feminine ܘܲܙܝܼܪܬܵܐ (wazīrtā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܘܲܙܝܼܪ (wazīr) | 1st person | ܘܲܙܝܼܪܝܼ (wazīrī) | ܘܲܙܝܼܪܲܢ (wazīran) | |||
| construct | ܘܲܙܝܼܪ (wazīr) | 2nd person | ܘܲܙܝܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (wazīrōḵ) | ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (wazīrāḵ) | ܘܲܙܝܼܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (wazīrawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܐ (wazīrā) | 3rd person | ܘܲܙܝܼܪܹܗ (wazīrēh) | ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܗ̇ (wazīrāh) | ܘܲܙܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ (wazīrhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܝܼܢ (wazīrīn) | 1st person | ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܝܼ (wazīrī) | ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܲܢ (wazīran) | |||
| construct | ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (wazīray) | 2nd person | ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (wazīrōḵ) | ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (wazīrāḵ) | ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (wazīrawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܘܲܙܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (wazīrē) | 3rd person | ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (wazīrūh) | ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (wazīrōh) | ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (wazīrayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܘܲܙܝܼܪܘܼܬܵܐ (wazīrūtā, “ministry, office, government department”)
- ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ (wazīrā rabbā, “town clerk”, literally “great minister”)
- ܪܹܝܫ ܘܲܙܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (rēš wazīrē, “prime minister”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wazzirɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [wazzire] (plural)
Noun
ܘܙܝܪܐ • (wazzīrā) m (plural ܘܙܝܪܐ (wazzīrē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܘܙܝܪ | 1st person | ܘܙܝܪܝ | ܘܙܝܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܘܙܝܪ | 2nd person | ܘܙܝܪܟ | ܘܙܝܪܟܝ | ܘܙܝܪܟܘܢ | ܘܙܝܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܘܙܝܪܐ | 3rd person | ܘܙܝܪܗ | ܘܙܝܪܗ | ܘܙܝܪܗܘܢ | ܘܙܝܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܘܙܝܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܘܙܝܪܝ | ܘܙܝܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܘܙܝܪܝ | 2nd person | ܘܙܝܪܝܟ | ܘܙܝܪܝܟܝ | ܘܙܝܪܝܟܘܢ | ܘܙܝܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܘܙܝܪܐ | 3rd person | ܘܙܝܪܘܗܝ | ܘܙܝܪܝܗ | ܘܙܝܪܝܗܘܢ | ܘܙܝܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “wzyr”, 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 81b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 107b
- 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, page 357b