ܙܪܥܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

• IPA^(key): [zarʕɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [zarʕe(ʔ)], [zarʕɑθɑ(ʔ)], [zarʕ(ə)jɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܪܥܝܬܐ or ܙܪܥܬܐ or ܙܪܥܐ)

1. seed, grain
2. semen, sperm
3. sowing
4. field
5. young or immature offspring; egg, nestling
6. family, offspring, race
7. (in the plural) descendants
8. lineage, bloodline

Usage notes

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

    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

• ܒܝܬ ܙܪܥܐ
• ܒܙܪܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܙ-ܪ-ܥ (z-r-ʿ) related to sowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)rɑʕɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܙܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. sowing
2. dispersion

Inflection

    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

• “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