Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܪ ܥ ܐ (r ˁ ˀ)
3 terms

Compare Hebrew רַעֲיוֹן (ra'ayón).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [rɪʕ.jɑːnɑː]

Noun edit

ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ (riˁyānām sg (plural ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܹܐ (riˁyānē))

  1. idea, notion, thought
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ.īṯ lī riˁyānā ṭāḇā.I have a good idea.
  2. opinion, view, point of view
    ܟܠ ܚܲܕ݇ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ.kul ḥa īṯ lēh riˁyānā d-nafšēh.Everyone has their own opinion.

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܪ-ܥ-ܐ (r-ʿ-ʾ) related to thinking.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [rɛʕjɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rɛʕjɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܪܥܝܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܪܥܝܢܐ)

  1. mind, conscience, intellect
  2. mindset, mentality, doctrine
  3. thinking, thought, idea, conception
  4. conduct
  5. feeling, opinion, will
  6. choice, vote, deliberation
  7. sentence, maxim
  8. sense, meaning

Inflection edit

References edit

  • rˁyn”, 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. 350a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 546a
  • 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. 1480b