ܟܪܘܙܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܙ (k-r-z) related to declaring. Compare Hebrew כָּרוֹז (kārôz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑrozɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɑroze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܘܙܐ • (kārōzāʾ) m (plural ܟܪܘܙܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܪܘܙܬܐ)

1. herald, crier
2. proclaimer, harbinger, forerunner
3. preacher
4. eloquent speech

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܪܘܙܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܪܘܙ		1st person	ܟܪܘܙܝ		ܟܪܘܙܢ
	construct	ܟܪܘܙ		2nd person	ܟܪܘܙܟ	ܟܪܘܙܟܝ	ܟܪܘܙܟܘܢ	ܟܪܘܙܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܘܙܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܘܙܗ	ܟܪܘܙܗ	ܟܪܘܙܗܘܢ	ܟܪܘܙܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܪܘܙܝܢ		1st person	ܟܪܘܙܝ		ܟܪܘܙܝܢ
	construct	ܟܪܘܙܝ		2nd person	ܟܪܘܙܝܟ	ܟܪܘܙܝܟܝ	ܟܪܘܙܝܟܘܢ	ܟܪܘܙܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܘܙܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܘܙܘܗܝ	ܟܪܘܙܝܗ	ܟܪܘܙܝܗܘܢ	ܟܪܘܙܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: քարոզ (kʻaroz) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κῆρυξ (kêrux).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑrozɑ(ʔ)], [karrozɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɑroze(ʔ)], [karroze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܘܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܪܘܙܐ)

1. pearly shell, mother-of-pearl

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܪܘܙܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܪܘܙ		1st person	ܟܪܘܙܝ		ܟܪܘܙܢ
	construct	ܟܪܘܙ		2nd person	ܟܪܘܙܟ	ܟܪܘܙܟܝ	ܟܪܘܙܟܘܢ	ܟܪܘܙܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܘܙܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܘܙܗ	ܟܪܘܙܗ	ܟܪܘܙܗܘܢ	ܟܪܘܙܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܪܘܙܝܢ		1st person	ܟܪܘܙܝ		ܟܪܘܙܝܢ
	construct	ܟܪܘܙܝ		2nd person	ܟܪܘܙܝܟ	ܟܪܘܙܝܟܝ	ܟܪܘܙܝܟܘܢ	ܟܪܘܙܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܘܙܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܘܙܘܗܝ	ܟܪܘܙܝܗ	ܟܪܘܙܝܗܘܢ	ܟܪܘܙܝܗܝܢ

References

• “krwz”, 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. 162a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 225a
• 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. 647b