ܪܙܩܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Arabic رِزْق (rizq), from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭩𐭪 (rōzīg, sustenance, daily bread), from which ܪܘܙܝܩܐ (rōzīqā) also derives. Compare Persian روزی (rôzi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɛz.qɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ˈrɛz.qe] (plural)

Noun

ܪܙܩܐ • (rezqām (plural ܪܙܩܐ)

  1. subsistence, ration, supply, daily allowance

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܙܩܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܙܩ 1st person ܪܙܩܝ ܪܙܩܢ
construct ܪܙܩ 2nd person ܪܙܩܟ ܪܙܩܟܝ ܪܙܩܟܘܢ ܪܙܩܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܙܩܐ 3rd person ܪܙܩܗ ܪܙܩܗ ܪܙܩܗܘܢ ܪܙܩܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܙܩܝܢ 1st person ܪܙܩܝ ܪܙܩܝܢ
construct ܪܙܩܝ 2nd person ܪܙܩܝܟ ܪܙܩܝܟܝ ܪܙܩܝܟܘܢ ܪܙܩܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܙܩܐ 3rd person ܪܙܩܘܗܝ ܪܙܩܝܗ ܪܙܩܝܗܘܢ ܪܙܩܝܗܝܢ

References

  • rzq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 1 January 2017
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 343a
  • 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 1455a