ܪܝܫܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Modified from ܪܝܫܐ (rēšā, “head; ruler”), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [re(j)ʃɑnɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [re(j)ʃɑne], [re(j)ʃɑnawwɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܪܝܫܢܐ • (rēšānā) m (plural ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ (rēšānawwāṯā) or ܪܝܫܢܐ (rēšānē), singular feminine counterpart ܪܝܫܢܝܬܐ)
- ruler, leader, chief, president
- magistrate, prefect
- noble, prince
- (Christianity) pontiff
- (military) captain, general
Inflection
declension of ܪܝܫܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܪܝܫܢ | ܪܝܫܢܘܢ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܪܝܫܢ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬ ,ܪܝܫܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܪܝܫܢܐ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ ,ܪܝܫܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܪܝܫܢܝ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܝ ,ܪܝܫܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܪܝܫܢܟ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܪܝܫܢܟܝ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟܝ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܪܝܫܢܗ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗ ,ܪܝܫܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܪܝܫܢܗ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܪܝܫܢܢ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܢ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܪܝܫܢܟܘܢ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܪܝܫܢܟܝܢ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܪܝܫܢܗܘܢ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܪܝܫܢܗܝܢ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܗܝܢ |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [re(j)ʃɑne]
Noun
ܪܝܫܢܐ • (rēšānē)
- emphatic plural of ܪܝܫܐ (rēšā)
References
- “ryšn”, 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 346a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 540b
- 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, page 1466a