ܪܘܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܢܨܒܬܐ ܕܪܘܙܐ

ܪܘܙܐ

Alternative forms

• ܪܸܙܵܐ (rizzā)

Etymology

Ultimately from an eastern source possibly via Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza); compare Arabic رُزّ (ruzz), Hebrew אֹרֶז (órez), and also Middle Persian blnc, Sanskrit व्रीहि (vrīhí).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈruz.zɑː]

Noun

ܪܘܼܙܵܐ • (ruzzā) m (plural ܪ̈ܘܼܙܵܢܹܐ (rūzānē))

1. (uncountable) rice
2. (in the plural) different types of rice

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܘܼܙܵܐ (ruzzā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܘܼܙܝܼ (ruzzī)		ܪܘܼܙܲܢ (ruzzan)
	construct	ܪܘܼܙ (rūz)	2nd person	ܪܘܼܙܘܼܟ݂ (ruzzūḵ)	ܪܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ (ruzzāḵ)	ܪܘܼܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ruzzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܘܼܙܵܐ (ruzzā)	3rd person	ܪܘܼܙܹܗ (ruzzēh)	ܪܘܼܙܵܗ̇ (ruzzāh)	ܪܘܼܙܗܘܿܢ (ruzzhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܘ-ܙ (r-w-z) related to exulting.

Alternative forms

• ܐܪܘܙܐ (ʾarwāzā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [r(ə.)ˈwɑ.zɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [r(ə.)ˈwɑ.ze] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܙܐ • (rəwāzā) m (plural ܪܘܙܐ)

1. exultation, rejoicing, merrymaking, joy

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܘܙܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܘܙ	ܪܘܙܝܢ
construct	ܪܘܙ	ܪܘܙܝ
emphatic	ܪܘܙܐ	ܪܘܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܘܙܝ	ܪܘܙܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܘܙܟ	ܪܘܙܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܘܙܟܝ	ܪܘܙܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܘܙܗ	ܪܘܙܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܘܙܗ	ܪܘܙܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܘܙܢ	ܪܘܙܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܘܙܟܘܢ	ܪܘܙܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܘܙܟܝܢ	ܪܘܙܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܘܙܗܘܢ	ܪܘܙܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܘܙܗܝܢ	ܪܘܙܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Ultimately from an eastern source; compare Middle Persian blnc, Sanskrit व्रीहि (vrīhí). Also compare Arabic رُزّ (ruzz). The spelling ܐܘܪܘܙܐ (ʾwrwzʾ) is from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza).

Alternative forms

• ܐܘܪܘܙܐ (ʾwrwzʾ)
• ܪܐܙܐ (rʾzʾ)
• ܪܙܐ (rzʾ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈru(z).zɑ]

Noun

ܪܘܙܐ • (rūzā) m (uncountable)

1. rice

Inflection

    declension of ܪܘܙܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܪܘܙ
construct	ܪܘܙ
emphatic	ܪܘܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܘܙܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܘܙܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܘܙܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܘܙܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܘܙܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܘܙܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܘܙܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܘܙܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܘܙܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܘܙܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܒܪܢܓ (barrang)

References

• “rwz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-07
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 341a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 533a
• 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 1444b