Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [r(ə)ɣɛʃtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rɛɣʃɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܪܓܫܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܪܓܫܬܐ)

  1. rustling noise
  2. sense, sensation, sensibility, perception, cognizance
  3. movement
  4. knowledge

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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