ܕܪܥܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
Compare Arabic ذِرَاع (ḏirāʕ); Hebrew זְרוֹעַ (zərṓaʿ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܕܪܥܐ • (dərāʿāʾ) m (plural ܕܪܥܐ)
- (anatomy) arm, upper arm; elbow; shoulder
- forequarter
- cubit, ell
- sleeve
- armrest, side brace
- first guest
Usage notes edit
This word is masculine, despite the tendency in Semitic languages for body parts that come in pairs to be feminine.
Inflection edit
inflection of ܕܪܥܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܕܪܥ | ܕܪܥܝܢ |
| construct | ܕܪܥ | ܕܪܥܝ |
| emphatic | ܕܪܥܐ | ܕܪܥܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܕܪܥܝ | ܕܪܥܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܕܪܥܟ | ܕܪܥܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܕܪܥܟܝ | ܕܪܥܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܕܪܥܗ | ܕܪܥܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܕܪܥܗ | ܕܪܥܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܕܪܥܢ | ܕܪܥܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܕܪܥܟܘܢ | ܕܪܥܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܕܪܥܟܝܢ | ܕܪܥܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܕܪܥܗܘܢ | ܕܪܥܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܕܪܥܗܝܢ | ܕܪܥܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “drˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-12
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 71a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 98a
- 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. 324b