ܪܥܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܥ ܐ (r ˁ ˀ)
3 terms

Compare Hebrew רַעֲיוֹן (ra'ayón).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [rɪʕ.jɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ • (riˁyānā) m sg (plural ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܹܐ (riˁyānē))

1. idea, notion, thought

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ. ― īṯ lī riˁyānā ṭāḇā. ― I have a good idea.

2. opinion, view, point of view

   ܟܠ ܚܲܕ݇ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ. ― kul ḥa īṯ lēh riˁyānā d-nafšēh. ― Everyone has their own opinion.

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܪܸܥܝܵܢܝܼ (riˁyānī)		ܪܸܥܝܵܢܲܢ (riˁyānan)
	construct	ܪܸܥܝܵܢ (riˁyān)		2nd person	ܪܸܥܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (riˁyānūḵ)	ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (riˁyānāḵ)	ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (riˁyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ (riˁyānā)		3rd person	ܪܸܥܝܵܢܹܗ (riˁyānēh)	ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (riˁyānāh)	ܪܸܥܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (riˁyānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܝܼ (riˁyānī)		ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܲܢ (riˁyānan)
	construct	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܲܝ (riˁyānay)		2nd person	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (riˁyānūḵ)	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (riˁyānāḵ)	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (riˁyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܹܐ (riˁyānē)		3rd person	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܘܼܗܝ (riˁyānūh)	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (riˁyānōh)	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (riˁyānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ (bar riˁyānā)
• ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (riˁyānāyā)
• ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (riˁyānāˀīṯ)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܪ-ܥ-ܐ (r-ʿ-ʾ) related to thinking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛʕjɑnɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [rɛʕjɑne(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܪܥܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܥܝܢܐ)

1. mind, conscience, intellect
2. mindset, mentality, doctrine
3. thinking, thought, idea, conception
4. conduct
5. feeling, opinion, will
6. choice, vote, deliberation
7. sentence, maxim
8. sense, meaning

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܥܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܥܝܢ		1st person	ܪܥܝܢܝ		ܪܥܝܢܢ
	construct	ܪܥܝܢ		2nd person	ܪܥܝܢܟ	ܪܥܝܢܟܝ	ܪܥܝܢܟܘܢ	ܪܥܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܥܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܪܥܝܢܗ	ܪܥܝܢܗ	ܪܥܝܢܗܘܢ	ܪܥܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܥܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܪܥܝܢܝ		ܪܥܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܪܥܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܪܥܝܢܝܟ	ܪܥܝܢܝܟܝ	ܪܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܪܥܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܥܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܪܥܝܢܘܗܝ	ܪܥܝܢܝܗ	ܪܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܪܥܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rˁyn”, 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. 350a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 1480b