ܙܪܥܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the root ܙ-ܪ-ܥ (z-r-ʿ) related to sowing, from Proto-Semitic [Term?]. Compare Akkadian 𒆰 (zērum), Arabic زَرْع (zarʕ), and Hebrew זֶרַע (zéraʿ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܙܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܪܥܝܬܐ or ܙܪܥܬܐ or ܙܪܥܐ)
- seed, grain
- semen, sperm
- sowing
- field
- young or immature offspring; egg, nestling
- family, offspring, race
- (in the plural) descendants
- lineage, bloodline
Usage notes edit
The plural ܙܪܥܬܐ (zarʿāṯāʾ) is used for the sense of "field", the plural ܙܪܥܝܬܐ (zarʿəjāṯāʾ) is used for the sense of "descendant", and the plural ܙܪܥܐ (zarʿēʾ) is used for other senses.
Inflection edit
declension of ܙܪܥܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܙܪܥ | ܙܪܥܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܢ |
construct | ܙܪܥ | ܙܪܥܝܬ ,ܙܪܥܬ ,ܙܪܥܝ |
emphatic | ܙܪܥܐ | ܙܪܥܝܬܐ ,ܙܪܥܬܐ ,ܙܪܥܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܪܥܝ | ܙܪܥܝܬܝ ,ܙܪܥܬܝ ,ܙܪܥܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܪܥܟ | ܙܪܥܝܬܟ ,ܙܪܥܬܟ ,ܙܪܥܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܪܥܟܝ | ܙܪܥܝܬܟܝ ,ܙܪܥܬܟܝ ,ܙܪܥܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܪܥܗ | ܙܪܥܝܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܪܥܗ | ܙܪܥܝܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܪܥܢ | ܙܪܥܝܬܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܪܥܟܘܢ | ܙܪܥܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܟܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܪܥܟܝܢ | ܙܪܥܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܟܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܪܥܗܘܢ | ܙܪܥܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܗܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܪܥܗܝܢ | ܙܪܥܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܗܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From the root ܙ-ܪ-ܥ (z-r-ʿ) related to sowing.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܙܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)
Inflection edit
declension of ܙܪܥܐ
state | singular (uncountable) |
---|---|
absolute | ܙܪܥ |
construct | ܙܪܥ |
emphatic | ܙܪܥܐ |
possessive forms | |
1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܪܥܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܪܥܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܪܥܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܪܥܗ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܪܥܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܪܥܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܪܥܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܪܥܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܪܥܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܪܥܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “zrˁ”, 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. 92b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 121a-b
- 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. 400a