ܪܝܫܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Modified from ܪܝܫܐ (rēšā, “head; ruler”), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [re(j)ʃɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [re(j)ʃɑne], [re(j)ʃɑnawwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܪܝܫܢܐ • (rēšānā) m (plural ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ (rēšānawwāṯā) or ܪܝܫܢܐ (rēšānē), singular feminine counterpart ܪܝܫܢܝܬܐ)

1. ruler, leader, chief, president
2. magistrate, prefect
3. noble, prince
4. (Christianity) pontiff
5. (military) captain, general

Inflection

    declension of ܪܝܫܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܝܫܢ	ܪܝܫܢܘܢ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܢ
construct	ܪܝܫܢ	ܪܝܫܢܘܬ ,ܪܝܫܢܝ
emphatic	ܪܝܫܢܐ	ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ ,ܪܝܫܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܝܫܢܝ	ܪܝܫܢܘܬܝ ,ܪܝܫܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܝܫܢܟ	ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܝܫܢܟܝ	ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟܝ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܝܫܢܗ	ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗ ,ܪܝܫܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܝܫܢܗ	ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܝܫܢܢ	ܪܝܫܢܘܬܢ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܝܫܢܟܘܢ	ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܝܫܢܟܝܢ	ܪܝܫܢܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܝܫܢܗܘܢ	ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܝܫܢܗܝܢ	ܪܝܫܢܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܪܝܫܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [re(j)ʃɑne]

Noun

ܪܝܫܢܐ • (rēšānē)

1. emphatic plural of ܪܝܫܐ (rēšā)

References

• “ryšn”, 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, page 346a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 540b
• 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, page 1466a