ܪܘܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rawjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [r(ə)wajjɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܝܐ)

1. sharp razor

Inflection

Irregular inflection with a stem ending in Yodh.

    declension of ܪܘܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܘܐ	ܪܘܝܢ
construct	ܪܘܐ	ܪܘܝ
emphatic	ܪܘܝܐ	ܪܘܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܘܝܝ	ܪܘܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܘܝܟ	ܪܘܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܘܝܟܝ	ܪܘܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܘܝܗ	ܪܘܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܘܝܗ	ܪܘܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܘܝܢ	ܪܘܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܘܝܟܘܢ	ܪܘܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܘܝܟܝܢ	ܪܘܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܘܝܗܘܢ	ܪܘܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܘܝܗܝܢ	ܪܘܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܘ-ܐ (r-w-ʾ) related to drinking. Compare Hebrew רָווּי (rāwûy).

Alternative forms

• ܐܪܘܝܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rawwɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rawwɑje(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܪܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܘܝܬܐ)

1. drunk, drunken, intoxicated, inebriated
2. (possibly) inebriating
3. thirsty
4. inflamed, aroused, enthusiastic
5. ardent

Inflection

    declension of ܪܘܝܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܘܝ	ܪܘܝܝܢ
construct	ܪܘܝ	ܪܘܝܝ
emphatic	ܪܘܝܐ	ܪܘܝܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܘܝܐ	ܪܘܝܢ
construct	ܪܘܝܬ	ܪܘܝܬ
emphatic	ܪܘܝܬܐ	ܪܘܝܬܐ

Noun

ܪܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܘܝܬܐ)

1. drunk, drunkard, alcoholic

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܘܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܘܝ	ܪܘܝܝܢ
construct	ܪܘܝ	ܪܘܝܝ
emphatic	ܪܘܝܐ	ܪܘܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܘܝܝ	ܪܘܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܘܝܟ	ܪܘܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܘܝܟܝ	ܪܘܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܘܝܗ	ܪܘܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܘܝܗ	ܪܘܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܘܝܢ	ܪܘܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܘܝܟܘܢ	ܪܘܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܘܝܟܝܢ	ܪܘܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܘܝܗܘܢ	ܪܘܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܘܝܗܝܢ	ܪܘܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rwy”, 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. 341a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 534b
• 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. 1448a