ܪܥܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܥ-ܐ related to grazing, from Proto-Semitic *rʿy. Compare Arabic رِعْيٌ (riʕyun) and Hebrew רְעִי (rəʿī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛʕjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [r(ə)ʕajjɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܥܝܐ • (reʿyā) m (plural ܪܥܝܐ)

1. pasturing, shepherding, herding
2. pasture, flock, herd
3. food, fodder

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܥܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܥܐ		1st person	ܪܥܝܝ		ܪܥܝܢ
	construct	ܪܥܐ		2nd person	ܪܥܝܟ	ܪܥܝܟܝ	ܪܥܝܟܘܢ	ܪܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܥܝܐ		3rd person	ܪܥܝܗ	ܪܥܝܗ	ܪܥܝܗܘܢ	ܪܥܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܥܝܢ		1st person	ܪܥܝ		ܪܥܝܢ
	construct	ܪܥܝ		2nd person	ܪܥܝܟ	ܪܥܝܟܝ	ܪܥܝܟܘܢ	ܪܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܥܝܐ		3rd person	ܪܥܘܗܝ	ܪܥܝܗ	ܪܥܝܗܘܢ	ܪܥܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: ռայք (ṙaykʻ)

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܥ-ܐ related to grazing, from Proto-Semitic *rʿy. Compare Arabic رَاعٍ (rāʕin) and Hebrew רוֹעֶה (rōʿe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɑʕjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rɑʕajje(ʔ)], [rɑʕawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܥܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܥܘܬܐ or ܪܥܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܥܝܬܐ)

1. shepherd
2. (Christianity) pastor, bishop

Inflection

Irregular inflection with a stem ending in Yodh.

Inflection of ܪܥܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܥܐ		1st person	ܪܥܝܝ		ܪܥܝܢ
	construct	ܪܥܐ		2nd person	ܪܥܝܟ	ܪܥܝܟܝ	ܪܥܝܟܘܢ	ܪܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܥܝܐ		3rd person	ܪܥܝܗ	ܪܥܝܗ	ܪܥܝܗܘܢ	ܪܥܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܥܘܢ ,ܪܥܝܢ		1st person	ܪܥܘܬܝ ,ܪܥܝ		ܪܥܘܬܢ ,ܪܥܝܢ
	construct	ܪܥܘܬ ,ܪܥܝ		2nd person	ܪܥܘܬܟ ,ܪܥܝܟ	ܪܥܘܬܟܝ ,ܪܥܝܟܝ	ܪܥܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܪܥܝܟܘܢ	ܪܥܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܪܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܥܘܬܐ ,ܪܥܝܐ		3rd person	ܪܥܘܬܗ ,ܪܥܘܗܝ	ܪܥܘܬܗ ,ܪܥܝܗ	ܪܥܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܪܥܝܗܘܢ	ܪܥܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܪܥܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rˁy”, 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. 349b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 545b-546a
• 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, pp. 1479b-1480a