ܪܥܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܥ ܐ (r ˁ ˀ)
4 terms

Compare Hebrew רַעֲיוֹן (ra'ayón).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [rɪʕ.jɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ • (riˁyānām sg (plural ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܹܐ (riˁyānē))

  1. idea, notion, thought
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ.īṯ lī riˁyānā ṭāḇā.I have a good idea.
  2. opinion, view, point of view
    ܟܠ ܚܲܕ݇ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ.
    kul ḥa īṯ lēh riˁyānā d-nafšēh.
    Everyone has their own opinion.

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܪܸܥܝܵܢ (riˁyān) 1st person ܪܸܥܝܵܢܝܼ (riˁyānī) ܪܸܥܝܵܢܲܢ (riˁyānan)
construct ܪܸܥܝܵܢ (riˁyān) 2nd person ܪܸܥܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (riˁyānōḵ) ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (riˁyānāḵ) ܪܸܥܝܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (riˁyānawḵōn)
emphatic ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ (riˁyānā) 3rd person ܪܸܥܝܵܢܹܗ (riˁyānēh) ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (riˁyānāh) ܪܸܥܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (riˁyānhōn)
plural absolute ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܝܼܢ (riˁyānīn) 1st person ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܝܼ (riˁyānī) ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܲܢ (riˁyānan)
construct ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܲܝ (riˁyānay) 2nd person ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (riˁyānōḵ) ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (riˁyānāḵ) ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (riˁyānawḵōn)
emphatic ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܹܐ (riˁyānē) 3rd person ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܘܼܗܝ (riˁyānūh) ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܘܼܗ̇ (riˁyānōh) ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܲܝܗܘܿܢ (riˁyānayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܒܲܪ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ (bar riˁyānā)
  • ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (riˁyānāyā)
  • ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (riˁyānāˀīṯ)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܥ ܐ
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɛʕjɑnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rɛʕjɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܪܥܝܢܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܪܥܝܢܐ)

  1. mind, conscience, intellect
  2. mindset, mentality, doctrine
  3. thinking, thought, idea, conception
  4. conduct
  5. feeling, opinion, will
  6. choice, vote, deliberation
  7. sentence, maxim
  8. sense, meaning

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܥܝܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܥܝܢ 1st person ܪܥܝܢܝ ܪܥܝܢܢ
construct ܪܥܝܢ 2nd person ܪܥܝܢܟ ܪܥܝܢܟܝ ܪܥܝܢܟܘܢ ܪܥܝܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܥܝܢܐ 3rd person ܪܥܝܢܗ ܪܥܝܢܗ ܪܥܝܢܗܘܢ ܪܥܝܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܥܝܢܝܢ 1st person ܪܥܝܢܝ ܪܥܝܢܝܢ
construct ܪܥܝܢܝ 2nd person ܪܥܝܢܝܟ ܪܥܝܢܝܟܝ ܪܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܪܥܝܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܥܝܢܐ 3rd person ܪܥܝܢܘܗܝ ܪܥܝܢܝܗ ܪܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ ܪܥܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

  • rˁyn”, 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 350a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 1480b