ܡܪܥܝܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܪ-ܥ-ܐ (r-ʿ-ʾ) related to grazing, from Proto-Semitic *r-ʿ-y. Compare Arabic مَرْعًى (marʿā) and Hebrew מִרְעֶה (mirʿê).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [marʕiθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [marʕ(ə)jɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܡܪܥܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܪܥܝܬܐ)
- pasturing, grazing
- pasture
- flock, herd
- assembly, congregation, subjects
- (Christianity) diocese
- province
Inflection
declension of ܡܪܥܝܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܪܥܝ | ܡܪܥܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܪܥܝܬ | ܡܪܥܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܡܪܥܝܬܐ | ܡܪܥܝܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܪܥܝܬܝ | ܡܪܥܝܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܪܥܝܬܟ | ܡܪܥܝܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܪܥܝܬܟܝ | ܡܪܥܝܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܪܥܝܬܗ | ܡܪܥܝܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܪܥܝܬܗ | ܡܪܥܝܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܪܥܝܬܢ | ܡܪܥܝܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܪܥܝܬܟܘܢ | ܡܪܥܝܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܪܥܝܬܟܝܢ | ܡܪܥܝܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܪܥܝܬܗܘܢ | ܡܪܥܝܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܪܥܝܬܗܝܢ | ܡܪܥܝܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “mrˁy”, 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. 349b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 303a
- 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. 837a-b