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. type of rice

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܘܼܙܵܐ

number	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			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

Root
ܪ ܘ ܙ
1 term

Alternative forms

• ܐܪܘܙܐ (ʔarwāzā)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܪܘܙܐ • (rəwāzā) m (plural ܪܘܙܐ (rəwāzē))

1. exultation, rejoicing, merrymaking, joy

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܘܙܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܘܙ		1st person	ܪܘܙܝ		ܪܘܙܢ
	construct	ܪܘܙ		2nd person	ܪܘܙܟ	ܪܘܙܟܝ	ܪܘܙܟܘܢ	ܪܘܙܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܘܙܐ		3rd person	ܪܘܙܗ	ܪܘܙܗ	ܪܘܙܗܘܢ	ܪܘܙܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܘܙܝܢ		1st person	ܪܘܙܝ		ܪܘܙܝܢ
	construct	ܪܘܙܝ		2nd person	ܪܘܙܝܟ	ܪܘܙܝܟܝ	ܪܘܙܝܟܘܢ	ܪܘܙܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܘܙܐ		3rd person	ܪܘܙܘܗܝ	ܪܘܙܝܗ	ܪܘܙܝܗܘܢ	ܪܘܙܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Ultimately from an eastern source; compare Middle Persian blnc (/⁠brinǰ⁠/), Sanskrit व्रीहि (vrīhí).

Alternative forms

• ܐܘܪܘܙܐ (ʔuruzzā), ܪܐܙܐ (rāzā ~ razzā), ܪܙܐ (rāzā ~ razzā), ܒܪܢܓ (barrang)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈru(z).zɑ]

Noun

ܪܘܙܐ • (rūzā) m(uncountable)

Rice fields

1. rice

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܘܙܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܘܙ		1st person	ܪܘܙܝ		ܪܘܙܢ
	construct	ܪܘܙ		2nd person	ܪܘܙܟ	ܪܘܙܟܝ	ܪܘܙܟܘܢ	ܪܘܙܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܘܙܐ		3rd person	ܪܘܙܗ	ܪܘܙܗ	ܪܘܙܗܘܢ	ܪܘܙܗܝܢ

References

• “rwz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-07
• “ˀwrz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “wrwnz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28)‎^[1], Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 168
• 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
• Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎^[2] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 730
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[3] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 358
• Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) “ܪ‍ܐܙܐ”, in Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 314a
• 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