Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܪ ܓ ܫ (r g š)
3 terms

Derived from the verb ܪܵܓ݂ܹܫ (rāḡēš, to feel); compare Hebrew רֶגֶשׁ (régesh).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [rɪɣʃɑː]

Noun edit

ܪܸܓ݂ܫܵܐ (riḡšām sg (plural ܪܸ̈ܓ݂ܫܹܐ (riḡšē))

  1. sense
  2. sensation, feeling
  3. perception through the senses

Inflection edit

Hyponyms edit

Derived terms edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܪ-ܓ-ܫ (r-ɡ-š) related to feeling. Compare Hebrew רֶגֶשׁ (réḡeš).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [rɛɣʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rɛɣʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܪܓܫܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܪܓܫܐ)

  1. uproar
  2. sound
  3. sense, faculty

Inflection edit

References edit

  • rgš”, 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. 338a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 529a-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. 1436a