Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic رِزْق (rizq), from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭩𐭪 (rōzīg, sustenance, daily bread), from which ܪܘܙܝܩܐ (rōzīqā) also derives. Compare Persian روزی (rôzi).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɛz.qɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ˈrɛz.qe] (plural)

Noun edit

ܪܙܩܐ (rezqām (plural ܪܙܩܐ)

  1. subsistence, ration, supply, daily allowance

Inflection edit

References edit

  • rzq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-01-01
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 343a
  • 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. 1455a