ܪܝܫܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms
  • ܪܫܐ‎

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *raʾš-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [re(j)ʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [re(j)ʃe(ʔ)], [re(j)ʃɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܝܫܐ • (rēšā) m (plural ܪܝܫܢܐ‎ or ܪܝܫܐ)

  1. (anatomy) head, poll
  2. single person
  3. summit, top, tip, point, edge, end
  4. beginning, front, starting point
  5. first, best, chief, principal, superior
  6. preeminence, superiority
  7. ruler, prefect, magistrate
  8. division of a discourse; heading, chapter, treatise
  9. (orthography) initial letter
  10. capital city
  11. region
  12. (military) army, detachment, corps, military unit
  13. first fruits
  14. topic
  15. line
  16. poison, venom

Usage notes

The plural ܪܝܫܢܐ‎ (rêšānēʾ) is used for the sense of "magistrates" while the plural ܪܝܫܐ‎ (rêšēʾ) is used for all other senses.

Inflection
    declension of ܪܝܫܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܪܝܫ ܪܝܫܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܫܝܢ
construct ܪܝܫ ܪܝܫܢܝ ,ܪܝܫܝ
emphatic ܪܝܫܐ ܪܝܫܢܐ ,ܪܝܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܪܝܫܝ ܪܝܫܢܝ ,ܪܝܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܪܝܫܟ ܪܝܫܢܝܟ ,ܪܝܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܪܝܫܟܝ ܪܝܫܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܝܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܪܝܫܗ ܪܝܫܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܝܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܪܝܫܗ ܪܝܫܢܝܗ ,ܪܝܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܪܝܫܢ ܪܝܫܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܪܝܫܟܘܢ ܪܝܫܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܝܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܪܝܫܟܝܢ ܪܝܫܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܝܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܪܝܫܗܘܢ ܪܝܫܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܪܝܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܪܝܫܗܝܢ ܪܝܫܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܝܫܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “ryš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 345b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 539b-540a
  • 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, pp. 1462b-1463a
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