ܪܘܚܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Semitic *rūḥ-.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈru.ħɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈru.xɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈru.ħo]
Noun edit
ܪܘܚܐ • (rūḥā) f (plural ܪܘܚܐ (rūḥē) or ܪܘܚܬܐ (rūḥāṯā) or ܪܘܚܢܐ (rūḥānē))
- spirit, specter/spectre, ghost, demon
- life, breath
- wind, vapor/vapour
- (geography) cardinal direction
- flatulence
- smell, odor/odour
- pain
Usage notes edit
Though this word is feminine, ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ (rūḥā ḏə-quḏšā, “Holy Spirit”), as well as evil spirits, are usually masculine in later Syriac.
Inflection edit
declension of ܪܘܚܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܪܘܚ | ܪܘܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܢ ,ܪܘܚܝܢ |
| construct | ܪܘܚ | ܪܘܚܢܝ ,ܪܘܚܬ ,ܪܘܚܝ |
| emphatic | ܪܘܚܐ | ܪܘܚܢܐ ,ܪܘܚܬܐ ,ܪܘܚܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܪܘܚܝ | ܪܘܚܢܝ ,ܪܘܚܬܝ ,ܪܘܚܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܪܘܚܟ | ܪܘܚܢܝܟ ,ܪܘܚܬܟ ,ܪܘܚܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܪܘܚܟܝ | ܪܘܚܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܘܚܬܟܝ ,ܪܘܚܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܪܘܚܗ | ܪܘܚܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܘܚܬܗ ,ܪܘܚܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܪܘܚܗ | ܪܘܚܢܝܗ ,ܪܘܚܬܗ ,ܪܘܚܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܪܘܚܢ | ܪܘܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܬܢ ,ܪܘܚܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܪܘܚܟܘܢ | ܪܘܚܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܘܚܬܟܘܢ ,ܪܘܚܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܪܘܚܟܝܢ | ܪܘܚܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܬܟܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܪܘܚܗܘܢ | ܪܘܚܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܬܗܘܢ ,ܪܘܚܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܪܘܚܗܝܢ | ܪܘܚܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܬܗܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2 edit
From the root ܪ-ܘ-ܚ (r-w-ḥ), related to expanding.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [r(ə.)ˈwɑ.ħɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈrwɑ.xɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈrwo.ħo]
Noun edit
ܪܘܚܐ • (rəwāḥā) m (uncountable)
- joy
- (grammar, orthography) name of a vowel mark equivalent to /o/
Inflection edit
declension of ܪܘܚܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܪܘܚ |
| construct | ܪܘܚ |
| emphatic | ܪܘܚܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܪܘܚܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܪܘܚܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܪܘܚܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܪܘܚܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܪܘܚܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܪܘܚܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܪܘܚܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܪܘܚܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܪܘܚܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܪܘܚܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3 edit
From the root ܪ-ܘ-ܚ (r-w-ḥ), related to expanding.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈraw.ħɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈrɑw.xɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈrɑw.ħo]
Noun edit
ܪܘܚܐ • (rawḥā) m (plural ܪܘܚܐ (rawḥē))
Inflection edit
inflection of ܪܘܚܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܪܘܚ | ܪܘܚܝܢ |
| construct | ܪܘܚ | ܪܘܚܝ |
| emphatic | ܪܘܚܐ | ܪܘܚܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܪܘܚܝ | ܪܘܚܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܪܘܚܟ | ܪܘܚܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܪܘܚܟܝ | ܪܘܚܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܪܘܚܗ | ܪܘܚܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܪܘܚܗ | ܪܘܚܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܪܘܚܢ | ܪܘܚܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܪܘܚܟܘܢ | ܪܘܚܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܪܘܚܟܝܢ | ܪܘܚܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܪܘܚܗܘܢ | ܪܘܚܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܪܘܚܗܝܢ | ܪܘܚܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “rwḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-05-29
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 341a-b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 533b-534a
- 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, pages 1445b-1446a