ܪܘܚܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *rūḥ- (“to blow, breathe; spirit”). Cognate with Arabic رُوح (rūḥ) and Hebrew רוּחַ (rûaḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ruħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA: [ruħe(ʔ)], [ruħɑθɑ(ʔ)], [ruħɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܚܐ f (emphatic plural ܪܘܚܢܐ ,ܪܘܚܬܐ ,ܪܘܚܐ)

1. spirit, specter/spectre, ghost, demon
2. life, breath
3. wind, vapor/vapour
4. (geography) cardinal direction
5. flatulence
6. smell, odor/odour
7. pain

Inflection

    declension of ܪܘܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܘܚ	ܪܘܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܢ ,ܪܘܚܝܢ
construct	ܪܘܚ	ܪܘܚܢܝ ,ܪܘܚܬ ,ܪܘܚܝ
emphatic	ܪܘܚܐ	ܪܘܚܢܐ ,ܪܘܚܬܐ ,ܪܘܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܘܚܝ	ܪܘܚܢܝ ,ܪܘܚܬܝ ,ܪܘܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܘܚܟ	ܪܘܚܢܝܟ ,ܪܘܚܬܟ ,ܪܘܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܘܚܟܝ	ܪܘܚܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܘܚܬܟܝ ,ܪܘܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܘܚܗ	ܪܘܚܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܘܚܬܗ ,ܪܘܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܘܚܗ	ܪܘܚܢܝܗ ,ܪܘܚܬܗ ,ܪܘܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܘܚܢ	ܪܘܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܬܢ ,ܪܘܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܘܚܟܘܢ	ܪܘܚܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܘܚܬܟܘܢ ,ܪܘܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܘܚܟܝܢ	ܪܘܚܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܬܟܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܘܚܗܘܢ	ܪܘܚܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܬܗܘܢ ,ܪܘܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܘܚܗܝܢ	ܪܘܚܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܬܗܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܝܗܝܢ

Usage notes

Though this word is feminine, ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ (rūḥāʾ də-quḏšāʾ, “Holy Spirit”) is masculine.

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܘ-ܚ (IPA: /r-w-ħ/) related to expanding.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [r(ə)wɑħɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܪܘܚܐ m (uncountable)

1. joy
2. (grammar, orthography) name of a vowel mark equivalent to /o/

Inflection

    declension of ܪܘܚܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܪܘܚ
construct	ܪܘܚ
emphatic	ܪܘܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܘܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܘܚܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܘܚܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܘܚܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܘܚܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܘܚܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܘܚܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܘܚܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܘܚܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܘܚܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܪ-ܘ-ܚ (IPA: /r-w-ħ/) related to expanding.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [rawħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA: [rawħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܚܐ m (emphatic plural ܪܘܚܐ)

1. space, interstice

Inflection

    declension of ܪܘܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܘܚ	ܪܘܚܝܢ
construct	ܪܘܚ	ܪܘܚܝ
emphatic	ܪܘܚܐ	ܪܘܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܘܚܝ	ܪܘܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܘܚܟ	ܪܘܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܘܚܟܝ	ܪܘܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܘܚܗ	ܪܘܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܘܚܗ	ܪܘܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܘܚܢ	ܪܘܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܘܚܟܘܢ	ܪܘܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܘܚܟܝܢ	ܪܘܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܘܚܗܘܢ	ܪܘܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܘܚܗܝܢ	ܪܘܚܝܗܝܢ

References

• "rwx" in the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
• Louis Costaz, Syriac-English Dictionary, 1963, p. 341a-b
• Jessie Payne Smith, A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of Robert Payne Smith, 1902, pp. 533b-534a
• Michael Sokoloff, A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, 2009, pp. 1445b-1446a