ܪܥܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܥ ܐ (r ˁ ˀ)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic רָעֲיָא (rāʿyā), active participle of the verb ܪܵܥܹܐ (rāˁē), with the archaic Aramaic definition “to herd”; compare Arabic رَاعٍ (rāʕin), Hebrew רֹעֶה (ro'é) and Akkadian 𒉺𒇻 (rē'ûm).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [raːʕjaː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [rajːjaː]

Noun

ܪܵܥܝܵܐ • (rāˁyām (plural ܪ̈ܵܥܝܹܐ (rāˁyē) or ܪܵܥܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (rāˁawwāṯā), feminine ܪܵܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (rāˁīṯā))

  1. shepherd
    Synonyms: ܫܝܼܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (šīḇānā), ܡܲܪܥܝܵܢܵܐ (marˁyānā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܵܥܝܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܪܵܥܹܐ (rāˁē) 1st person ܪܵܥܝܝܼ (rāˁyī) ܪܵܥܝܲܢ (rāˁyan)
construct ܪܵܥܹܐ (rāˁē) 2nd person ܪܵܥܝܘܼܟ݂ (rāˁyōḵ) ܪܵܥܝܵܟ݂ܝ (rāˁyāḵ) ܪܵܥܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāˁyawḵōn)
emphatic ܪܵܥܝܵܐ (rāˁyā) 3rd person ܪܵܥܝܹܗ (rāˁyēh) ܪܵܥܝܵܗ̇ (rāˁyāh) ܪܵܥܝܗܘܿܢ (rāˁihōn)
plural absolute ܪ̈ܵܥܝܝܼܢ (rāˁyīn) 1st person ܪ̈ܵܥܝܝܼ (rāˁyī) ܪ̈ܵܥܝܲܢ (rāˁyan)
construct ܪ̈ܵܥܝܲܝ (rāˁyay) 2nd person ܪ̈ܵܥܝܘܼܟ݂ (rāˁyōḵ) ܪ̈ܵܥܝܵܟ݂ܝ (rāˁyāḵ) ܪ̈ܵܥܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāˁyawḵōn)
emphatic ܪ̈ܵܥܝܹܐ (rāˁyē) 3rd person ܪ̈ܵܥܝܘܼܗܝ (rāˁyūh) ܪ̈ܵܥܝܘܼܗ̇ (rāˁyōh) ܪ̈ܵܥܝܲܝܗܘܿܢ (rāˁyayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܪܵܥܝܵܝܵܐ (rāˁyāyā)
  • ܪܵܥܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (rāˁyūṯā)
  • ܪܵܥܝܵܐ ܐܲܠܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (rāˁyā almānāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ ܥ ܐ related to grazing, from Proto-Semitic *rʿy. Compare Arabic رِعْيٌ (riʕyun) and Hebrew רְעִי (rəʿī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɛʕjɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [r(ə)ʕajjɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܪܥܝܐ • (reʿyām (plural ܪܥܝܐ)

  1. pasturing, shepherding, herding
  2. pasture, flock, herd
  3. food, fodder
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܥܝܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܥܐ 1st person ܪܥܝܝ ܪܥܝܢ
construct ܪܥܐ 2nd person ܪܥܝܟ ܪܥܝܟܝ ܪܥܝܟܘܢ ܪܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܥܝܐ 3rd person ܪܥܝܗ ܪܥܝܗ ܪܥܝܗܘܢ ܪܥܝܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܥܝܢ 1st person ܪܥܝ ܪܥܝܢ
construct ܪܥܝ 2nd person ܪܥܝܟ ܪܥܝܟܝ ܪܥܝܟܘܢ ܪܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܥܝܐ 3rd person ܪܥܘܗܝ ܪܥܝܗ ܪܥܝܗܘܢ ܪܥܝܗܝܢ
Descendants
  • Old Armenian: ռայք (ṙaykʻ)

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ ܥ ܐ related to grazing, from Proto-Semitic *rʿy. Compare Arabic رَاعٍ (rāʕin) and Hebrew רוֹעֶה (rōʿe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɑʕjɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rɑʕajje], [rɑʕawwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܪܥܝܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܪܥܘܬܐ or ܪܥܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܥܝܬܐ)

  1. shepherd
  2. (Christianity) pastor, bishop
Inflection

Irregular inflection with a stem ending in Yodh.

Inflection of ܪܥܝܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܥܐ 1st person ܪܥܝܝ ܪܥܝܢ
construct ܪܥܐ 2nd person ܪܥܝܟ ܪܥܝܟܝ ܪܥܝܟܘܢ ܪܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܪܥܝܗ ܪܥܝܗ ܪܥܝܗܘܢ ܪܥܝܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܥܘܢ ,ܪܥܝܢ 1st person ܪܥܘܬܝ ,ܪܥܝ ܪܥܘܬܢ ,ܪܥܝܢ
construct ܪܥܘܬ ,ܪܥܝ 2nd person ܪܥܘܬܟ ,ܪܥܝܟ ܪܥܘܬܟܝ ,ܪܥܝܟܝ ܪܥܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܪܥܝܟܘܢ ܪܥܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܪܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܥܘܬܐ , 3rd person ܪܥܘܬܗ ,ܪܥܘܗܝ ܪܥܘܬܗ ,ܪܥܝܗ ܪܥܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܪܥܝܗܘܢ ܪܥܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܪܥܝܗܝܢ

References

  • rˁy”, 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 349b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 545b–546a
  • 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 1479b–1480a