ܪܗܛܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܪܗܲܛ (rhaṭ, “to run”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rahtˤɑ], [rɛhtˤɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rahtˤe], [rɛhtˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܪܲܗܛܵܐ or ܪܸܗܛܵܐ • (rahṭa or rehṭā) m

1. running, race
2. course, impulse, coordination towards, direction, manner, articulation, running of things
3. study, industry, labour
4. striving of a person, modus vivendi

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܗܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܗܛ	ܪܗܛܝܢ
construct	ܪܗܛ	ܪܗܛܝ
emphatic	ܪܗܛܐ	ܪܗܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܗܛܝ	ܪܗܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܗܛܟ	ܪܗܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܗܛܟܝ	ܪܗܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܗܛܗ	ܪܗܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܗܛܗ	ܪܗܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܗܛܢ	ܪܗܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܗܛܟܘܢ	ܪܗܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܗܛܟܝܢ	ܪܗܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܗܛܗܘܢ	ܪܗܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܗܛܗܝܢ	ܪܗܛܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: رَهَط (rahaṭ, “tribe, band, family, group, troop, cohort, squad”)

References

• “rhṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 716b