ܟܪܘܙܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܙ (k-r-z) related to declaring. Compare Hebrew כָּרוֹז (kārôz).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɑrozɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kɑroze(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܟܪܘܙܐ • (kārōzāʾ) m (plural ܟܪܘܙܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܪܘܙܬܐ)
- herald, crier
- proclaimer, harbinger, forerunner
- preacher
- eloquent speech
Inflection
inflection of ܟܪܘܙܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܪܘܙ | ܟܪܘܙܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܪܘܙ | ܟܪܘܙܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܪܘܙܐ | ܟܪܘܙܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܪܘܙܝ | ܟܪܘܙܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܪܘܙܟ | ܟܪܘܙܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܪܘܙܟܝ | ܟܪܘܙܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܪܘܙܗ | ܟܪܘܙܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܪܘܙܗ | ܟܪܘܙܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܪܘܙܢ | ܟܪܘܙܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܪܘܙܟܘܢ | ܟܪܘܙܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܪܘܙܟܝܢ | ܟܪܘܙܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܪܘܙܗܘܢ | ܟܪܘܙܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܪܘܙܗܝܢ | ܟܪܘܙܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ
Descendants
- → Old Armenian: քարոզ (kʿaroz) (see there for further descendants)
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek κῆρυξ (kêrux).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɑrozɑ(ʔ)], [karrozɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kɑroze(ʔ)], [karroze(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܟܪܘܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܪܘܙܐ)
- pearly shell, mother-of-pearl
Inflection
inflection of ܟܪܘܙܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܪܘܙ | ܟܪܘܙܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܪܘܙ | ܟܪܘܙܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܪܘܙܐ | ܟܪܘܙܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܪܘܙܝ | ܟܪܘܙܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܪܘܙܟ | ܟܪܘܙܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܪܘܙܟܝ | ܟܪܘܙܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܪܘܙܗ | ܟܪܘܙܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܪܘܙܗ | ܟܪܘܙܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܪܘܙܢ | ܟܪܘܙܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܪܘܙܟܘܢ | ܟܪܘܙܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܪܘܙܟܝܢ | ܟܪܘܙܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܪܘܙܗܘܢ | ܟܪܘܙܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܪܘܙܗܝܢ | ܟܪܘܙܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “krwz”, 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, p. 162a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 225a
- 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, p. 647b