ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Modified from ܪܝܫܢܐ (rêšānāʾ, “ruler, president”), from ܪܝܫܐ (rêšāʾ, “head; ruler”), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [re(j)ʃɑnuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [re(j)ʃɑnwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ)
- control, authority, power, primacy
- direction, reign, governorship, magistracy, presidency
- (ecclesiastical) pontificate, episcopacy, abbacy
- dignity, principle
Inflection
declension of ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܪܝܫܢܘ | ܪܝܫܢܘܢ |
| construct | ܪܝܫܢܘܬ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܝ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟܝ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܢ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟܘܢ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟܝܢ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗܘܢ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗܝܢ | ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗܝܢ |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [re(j)ʃɑnawwɑθɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed)
- emphatic plural of ܪܝܫܢܐ
References
- “ryšnw”, 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. 346a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 1466a