ארעא
Aramaic edit
Alternative forms edit
- אַרְקָא (ʾarqā)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Semitic *ʔarṣ́-.
Noun edit
אַרְעָא • (ʾarʿā) f (plural אַרְעָתָא)
- land, soil, earth
- land, ground
- land, country
- Passover Haggadah:
- הָא לַחְמָא עַנְיָא דִּי אֲכָלוּ אַבְהָתָנָא בְּאַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם
- hā laḥmā ʿanyā dī ʾăḵā́lū ʾaḇhāṯānā bəʾarʿā ḏəmiṣráyim
- this is the poor bread that our ancestors ate in the Land of Egypt
- Passover Haggadah:
Inflection edit
| State | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Absolute | אַרַע | אַרְעָן |
| Construct | אַרַע | אַרְעָת |
| Determined | אַרְעָא | אַרְעָתָא |