ܪܝܫܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, Back-formation from from a plural form of ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā, “head”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [reːʃɑːnɑː]
Noun
ܪܹܝܫܵܢܵܐ • (rēšānā) m (plural ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܹܐ (rēšānē), feminine ܪܹܝܫܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (rēšānīṯā))
- (literary) ruler, leader, chief, president
- magistrate, prefect
- (Christianity) pontiff
- Synonym: ܟܘܼܡܪܵܐ (kumrā)
- (military) captain, general
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܪܹܝܫܵܢ (rēšān) | 1st person | ܪܹܝܫܵܢܝܼ (rēšānī) | ܪܹܝܫܵܢܲܢ (rēšānan) | |||
| construct | ܪܹܝܫܵܢ (rēšān) | 2nd person | ܪܹܝܫܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (rēšānōḵ) | ܪܹܝܫܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (rēšānāḵ) | ܪܹܝܫܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rēšānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܪܹܝܫܵܢܵܐ (rēšānā) | 3rd person | ܪܹܝܫܵܢܹܗ (rēšānēh) | ܪܹܝܫܵܢܵܗ̇ (rēšānāh) | ܪܹܝܫܵܢܗܘܿܢ (rēšānhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܝܼܢ (rēšānīn) | 1st person | ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܝܼ (rēšānī) | ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܲܢ (rēšānan) | |||
| construct | ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܲܝ (rēšānay) | 2nd person | ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (rēšānōḵ) | ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (rēšānāḵ) | ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rēšānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܹܐ (rēšānē) | 3rd person | ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܘܼܗܝ (rēšānūh) | ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܘܼܗ̇ (rēšānōh) | ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܲܝܗܘܿܢ (rēšānayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun ܪܹܝܫܵܢܵܐ
- ܪܹܝܫܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (rēšānūṯā)
- ܪܹܝܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (rēšānāyā)
Terms derived from the noun ܪܹܝܫܵܐ
- ܪܹܝܫ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (rēš aḇāhāṯā, “founding patriarch”)
- ܪܹܝܫ ܐܸܡ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (rēš imwāṯā, “chief of nations”)
- ܪܹܝܫ ܓܵܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (rēš gālūṯā, “exilarch”)
- ܪܹܝܫ ܘܲܙܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (rēš wazīrē, “prime minister”)
- ܪܹܝܫ ܟܢܘܼܫܬܵܐ (rēš knuštā, “head of the synagogue”)
- ܪܹܝܫ ܟܵܗܢܹ̈ܐ (rēš kāhnē, “high priest”)
- ܪܹܝܫ ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ (rēš mawtḇā, “clerical patriarch”)
- ܪܹܝܫ ܦܘܼܪܢܵܣܵܐ (rēš purnāsā, “diocese”)
- ܪܹܝܫ ܩܘܼܛܢܵܐ (rēš quṭnā, “president”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Modified from ܪܝܫܐ (rēšā, “head; ruler”), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [re(j)ʃɑnɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [re(j)ʃɑne], [re(j)ʃɑnawwɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܪܝܫܢܐ • (rēšānā) m (plural ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ (rēšānawwāṯā) or ܪܝܫܢܐ (rēšānē), singular feminine counterpart ܪܝܫܢܝܬܐ)
- ruler, leader, chief, president
- magistrate, prefect
- noble, prince
- (Christianity) pontiff
- (military) captain, general
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܪܝܫܢ | 1st person | ܪܝܫܢܝ | ܪܝܫܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܪܝܫܢ | 2nd person | ܪܝܫܢܟ | ܪܝܫܢܟܝ | ܪܝܫܢܟܘܢ | ܪܝܫܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܪܝܫܢܗ | ܪܝܫܢܗ | ܪܝܫܢܗܘܢ | ܪܝܫܢܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܪܝܫܢܘܢ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܝ ,ܪܝܫܢܝ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܢ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܪܝܫܢܘܬ ,ܪܝܫܢܝ | 2nd person | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܟ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟܝ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܟܝ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܟܘܢ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ , | 3rd person | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗ ,ܪܝܫܢܘܗܝ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܗ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܗܘܢ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [re(j)ʃɑne]
Noun
ܪܝܫܢܐ • (rēšānē)
References
- “ryšn”, 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 346a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 540b
- 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 1466a