Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

 
ܢܨܒܬܐ ܕܪܘܙܐ
 
ܪܘܙܐ

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Etymology edit

Ultimately from an eastern source possibly via Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza); compare Arabic رُزّ (ruzz), Hebrew אֹרֶז (órez), and also Middle Persian blnc, Sanskrit व्रीहि (vrīhí).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈruz.zɑː]

Noun edit

ܪܘܼܙܵܐ (ruzzām

  1. rice

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Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the root ܪ-ܘ-ܙ (r-w-z) related to exulting.

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [r(ə.)ˈwɑ.zɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [r(ə.)ˈwɑ.ze] (plural)

Noun edit

ܪܘܙܐ (rəwāzām (plural ܪܘܙܐ)

  1. exultation, rejoicing, merrymaking, joy
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Etymology 2 edit

Ultimately from an eastern source; compare Middle Persian blnc, Sanskrit व्रीहि (vrīhí). Also compare Arabic رُزّ (ruzz). The spelling ܐܘܪܘܙܐ (ʾwrwzʾ) is from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza).

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܪܘܙܐ (rūzā) m (uncountable)

  1. rice
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References edit

  • rwz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-07
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 341a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 533a
  • 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, page 1444b