ܪܗܛܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܪܗܲܛ (rhaṭ, “to run”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rahtˤɑ], [rɛhtˤɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rahtˤe], [rɛhtˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܪܲܗܛܵܐ or ܪܸܗܛܵܐ • (rahṭa or rehṭā) m

1. running, race
2. course, impulse, coordination towards, direction, manner, articulation, running of things
3. study, industry, labour
4. striving of a person, modus vivendi

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܗܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܗܛ		1st person	ܪܗܛܝ		ܪܗܛܢ
	construct	ܪܗܛ		2nd person	ܪܗܛܟ	ܪܗܛܟܝ	ܪܗܛܟܘܢ	ܪܗܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܗܛܐ		3rd person	ܪܗܛܗ	ܪܗܛܗ	ܪܗܛܗܘܢ	ܪܗܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܗܛܝܢ		1st person	ܪܗܛܝ		ܪܗܛܝܢ
	construct	ܪܗܛܝ		2nd person	ܪܗܛܝܟ	ܪܗܛܝܟܝ	ܪܗܛܝܟܘܢ	ܪܗܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܗܛܐ		3rd person	ܪܗܛܘܗܝ	ܪܗܛܝܗ	ܪܗܛܝܗܘܢ	ܪܗܛܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: رَهَط (rahaṭ, “tribe, band, family, group, troop, cohort, squad”)

References

• “rhṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 716b