ܪܘܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rawjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [r(ə)wajjɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܝܐ)

1. sharp razor

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܘܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܘܐ		1st person	ܪܘܝܝ		ܪܘܝܢ
	construct	ܪܘܐ		2nd person	ܪܘܝܟ	ܪܘܝܟܝ	ܪܘܝܟܘܢ	ܪܘܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܘܝܐ		3rd person	ܪܘܝܗ	ܪܘܝܗ	ܪܘܝܗܘܢ	ܪܘܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܘܝܢ		1st person	ܪܘܝ		ܪܘܝܢ
	construct	ܪܘܝ		2nd person	ܪܘܝܟ	ܪܘܝܟܝ	ܪܘܝܟܘܢ	ܪܘܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܘܝܐ		3rd person	ܪܘܘܗܝ	ܪܘܝܗ	ܪܘܝܗܘܢ	ܪܘܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܘ-ܐ (r-w-ʾ) related to drinking. Compare Hebrew רָווּי (rāwûy).

Alternative forms

• ܐܪܘܝܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rawwɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rawwɑje(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܪܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܘܝܬܐ)

1. drunk, drunken, intoxicated, inebriated
2. (possibly) inebriating
3. thirsty
4. inflamed, aroused, enthusiastic
5. ardent

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܘܝܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܪܘܝ	ܪܘܝܐ	ܪܘܝܝܢ	ܪܘܝܢ
construct	ܪܘܝ	ܪܘܝܬ	ܪܘܝܝ	ܪܘܝܬ
emphatic	ܪܘܝܐ	ܪܘܝܬܐ	ܪܘܝܐ	ܪܘܝܬܐ

Noun

ܪܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܘܝܬܐ)

1. drunk, drunkard, alcoholic

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܘܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܘܝ		1st person	ܪܘܝܝ		ܪܘܝܢ
	construct	ܪܘܝ		2nd person	ܪܘܝܟ	ܪܘܝܟܝ	ܪܘܝܟܘܢ	ܪܘܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܘܝܐ		3rd person	ܪܘܝܗ	ܪܘܝܗ	ܪܘܝܗܘܢ	ܪܘܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܘܝܝܢ		1st person	ܪܘܝܝ		ܪܘܝܝܢ
	construct	ܪܘܝܝ		2nd person	ܪܘܝܝܟ	ܪܘܝܝܟܝ	ܪܘܝܝܟܘܢ	ܪܘܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܘܝܐ		3rd person	ܪܘܝܘܗܝ	ܪܘܝܝܗ	ܪܘܝܝܗܘܢ	ܪܘܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rwy”, 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. 341a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 534b
• 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. 1448a