ܙܪܘܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܪ ܥ (z r ˁ)
6 terms

Active noun of ܙܵܪܹܥ (zārēˁ, to sow); compare Arabic زَارِع (zāriʕ) and Hebrew זוֹרֵעַ (zoréa').

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [zɑːroːʕɑː]

Noun

ܙܵܪܘܿܥܵܐ • (zārōˁām (plural ܙܵܪ̈ܘܿܥܹܹܐ (zārōˁēyē), feminine ܙܵܪܘܿܥܬܵܐ (zārōˁtā))

  1. sower
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Luke 8:5:
      ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܹܗ ܚܲܕ݇ ܙܵܪܘܿܥܵܐ ܠܸܙܪܵܥܵܐ ܒܵܙܲܪ̈ܥܘܼܗܝ. ܘܟܲܕ݂ ܒܸܙܪܵܥܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܕܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܡܲܪܙܵܐ ܕܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ، ܘܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܕܝܼܫܵܐ، ܘܠܩܝܼܛ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܸܠܘܼܗܝ ܛܲܝܪܹܐ ܕܫ̈ܡܲܝܵܐ.
      plīṭ lēh ḥa zārōˁā lizrāˁā bāzarˁūh. w-kaḏ bizrāˁā ìwā, īṯ wā d-npīl lēh ˁal marzā d-urḥā, w-pīš lēh dīšā, w-lqīṭ lhōn ilūh ṭayrē d-šmayyā.
      A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it.

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܵܪܘܿܥܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܙܵܪܘܿܥ (zārōˁ) 1st person ܙܵܪܘܿܥܝܼ (zārōˁī) ܙܵܪܘܿܥܲܢ (zārōˁan)
construct ܙܵܪܘܿܥ (zārōˁ) 2nd person ܙܵܪܘܿܥܘܼܟ݂ (zārōˁōḵ) ܙܵܪܘܿܥܵܟ݂ܝ (zārōˁāḵ) ܙܵܪܘܿܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zārōˁawḵōn)
emphatic ܙܵܪܘܿܥܵܐ (zārōˁā) 3rd person ܙܵܪܘܿܥܹܗ (zārōˁēh) ܙܵܪܘܿܥܵܗ̇ (zārōˁāh) ܙܵܪܘܿܥܗܘܿܢ (zārōˁhōn)
plural absolute ܙܵܪ̈ܘܿܥܝܼܢ (zārōˁīn) 1st person ܙܵܪ̈ܘܿܥܝܼ (zārōˁī) ܙܵܪ̈ܘܿܥܲܢ (zārōˁan)
construct ܙܵܪ̈ܘܿܥܲܝ (zārōˁay) 2nd person ܙܵܪ̈ܘܿܥܘܼܟ݂ (zārōˁōḵ) ܙܵܪ̈ܘܿܥܵܟ݂ܝ (zārōˁāḵ) ܙܵܪ̈ܘܿܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zārōˁawḵōn)
emphatic ܙܵܪ̈ܘܿܥܹܐ (zārōˁē) 3rd person ܙܵܪ̈ܘܿܥܘܼܗܝ (zārōˁūh) ܙܵܪ̈ܘܿܥܘܼܗ̇ (zārōˁōh) ܙܵܪ̈ܘܿܥܲܝܗܘܿܢ (zārōˁayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܙ ܪ ܥ related to sowing. Compare Arabic زَارِع (zāriʕ) and Hebrew זוֹרֵעַ (zôrēaʿ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɑroʕɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [zɑroʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܙܪܘܥܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܙܪܘܥܐ)

  1. sower

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܪܘܥܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܪܘܥ 1st person ܙܪܘܥܝ ܙܪܘܥܢ
construct ܙܪܘܥ 2nd person ܙܪܘܥܟ ܙܪܘܥܟܝ ܙܪܘܥܟܘܢ ܙܪܘܥܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܪܘܥܐ 3rd person ܙܪܘܥܗ ܙܪܘܥܗ ܙܪܘܥܗܘܢ ܙܪܘܥܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܪܘܥܝܢ 1st person ܙܪܘܥܝ ܙܪܘܥܝܢ
construct ܙܪܘܥܝ 2nd person ܙܪܘܥܝܟ ܙܪܘܥܝܟܝ ܙܪܘܥܝܟܘܢ ܙܪܘܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܪܘܥܐ 3rd person ܙܪܘܥܘܗܝ ܙܪܘܥܝܗ ܙܪܘܥܝܗܘܢ ܙܪܘܥܝܗܝܢ

References

  • zrwˁ”, 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, page 92b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 120b
  • 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, →ISBN, page 397b