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
Noun
ܪܵܥܝܵܐ • (rāˁyā) m (plural ܪ̈ܵܥܝܹܐ (rāˁyē) or ܪܵܥܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (rāˁawwāṯā), feminine ܪܵܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (rāˁīṯā))
Inflection
| 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 • (reʿyā) m (plural ܪܥܝܐ)
Inflection
| 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 needed) m (plural ܪܥܘܬܐ or ܪܥܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܥܝܬܐ)
Inflection
Irregular inflection with a stem ending in Yodh.
| 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