Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Emphatic state of אוֹרָיָא, derived from the verb אוֹרִי, analysable as the aph‘el (אַפְעֵל) verbal pattern of יְרִי. Ultimately derived from Proto-West Semitic *waraw- (to throw, cast, lead, guide). Cognate with Hebrew תּוֹרָה (torá).

Proper noun edit

אוֹרַיְתָא (ʾōrayṯāf

  1. Torah

Descendants edit