ܪܝܫܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Modified from ܪܝܫܐ‎ (rêšāʾ, “head; ruler”), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš-.

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

Noun

ܪܝܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ‎ or ܪܝܫܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܝܫܢܝܬܐ‎)

  1. ruler, leader, chief, president
  2. magistrate, prefect
  3. noble, prince
  4. (Christianity) pontiff
  5. (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(ʔ)]

Noun

ܪܝܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. emphatic plural of ܪܝܫܐ‎

References
  • “ryšn”, 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. 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
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