ܪܓܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܓ ܫ (r g š)
6 terms

Derived from the verb ܪܵܓ݂ܹܫ (rāḡēš, “to feel”); compare Hebrew רֶגֶשׁ (régesh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [rɪɣʃɑː]

Noun

ܪܸܓ݂ܫܵܐ • (riḡšā) m sg (plural ܪܸ̈ܓ݂ܫܹܐ (riḡšē))

1. sense
2. sensation, feeling
3. perception through the senses

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܸܓ݂ܫܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܪܸܓ݂ܫܝܼ (riḡšī)		ܪܸܓ݂ܫܲܢ (riḡšan)
	construct	ܪܓ݂ܸܫ (rḡiš)		2nd person	ܪܸܓ݂ܫܘܼܟ݂ (riḡšūḵ)	ܪܸܓ݂ܫܵܟ݂ܝ (riḡšāḵ)	ܪܸܓ݂ܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (riḡšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܸܓ݂ܫܵܐ (riḡšā)		3rd person	ܪܸܓ݂ܫܹܗ (riḡšēh)	ܪܸܓ݂ܫܘܿܗ̇ (riḡšōh)	ܪܸܓ݂ܫܗܘܿܢ (riḡšhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܪܸ̈ܓ݂ܫܝܼ (riḡšī)		ܪܸ̈ܓ݂ܫܲܢ (riḡšan)
	construct	ܪܸ̈ܓ݂ܫܲܝ (riḡšay)		2nd person	ܪܸ̈ܓ݂ܫܘܼܟ݂ (riḡšūḵ)	ܪܸ̈ܓ݂ܫܵܟ݂ܝ (riḡšāḵ)	ܪܸ̈ܓ݂ܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (riḡšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܸ̈ܓ݂ܫܹܐ (riḡšē)		3rd person	ܪܸ̈ܓ݂ܫܘܼܗܝ (riḡšūh)	ܪܸ̈ܓ݂ܫܘܿܗ̇ (riḡšōh)	ܪܸ̈ܓ݂ܫܗܘܿܢ (riḡšhōn)

Hyponyms

• ܓܸܫܬܵܐ (gištā, “touch”)
• ܚܸܙܘܵܐ (ḥizwā, “sight”)
• ܛܲܥܡܵܐ (ṭaˁmā, “taste”)
• ܪܹܝܚܵܐ (rēḥā, “smell”)
• ܫܸܡܥܵܐ (šimˁā, “hearing”)

Derived terms

• ܪܓ݂ܸܫܬܵܐ (rḡištā, “sense organ”)
• ܓܠܝܼܙ ܪܸܓ݂ܫܵܐ (glīz riḡšā, “unconscious, numb, torpid”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܪ-ܓ-ܫ (r-ɡ-š) related to feeling. Compare Hebrew רֶגֶשׁ (réḡeš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛɣʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rɛɣʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܓܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܓܫܐ)

1. uproar
2. sound
3. sense, faculty

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܓܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܓܫ		1st person	ܪܓܫܝ		ܪܓܫܢ
	construct	ܪܓܫ		2nd person	ܪܓܫܟ	ܪܓܫܟܝ	ܪܓܫܟܘܢ	ܪܓܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܓܫܐ		3rd person	ܪܓܫܗ	ܪܓܫܗ	ܪܓܫܗܘܢ	ܪܓܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܓܫܝܢ		1st person	ܪܓܫܝ		ܪܓܫܝܢ
	construct	ܪܓܫܝ		2nd person	ܪܓܫܝܟ	ܪܓܫܝܟܝ	ܪܓܫܝܟܘܢ	ܪܓܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܓܫܐ		3rd person	ܪܓܫܘܗܝ	ܪܓܫܝܗ	ܪܓܫܝܗܘܢ	ܪܓܫܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rgš”, 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. 338a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 529a-b
• 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. 1436a