ܙܪܥܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܙ ܪ ܥ (z r ˁ) |
| 6 terms |
Inherited from Aramaic זַרְעָא (zarʿā), from Proto-Semitic *zarʕ- (“seed”); cognate with Akkadian 𒆰 (zērum, “seed”), Arabic زَرْع (zarʕ, “seed”) and Hebrew זֶרַע (zéra').
Pronunciation
Noun
ܙܲܪܥܵܐ • (zarˁā) m (plural ܙܲܪ̈ܥܹܐ (zarˁē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܪܲܥ (zraˁ) | 1st person | ܙܲܪܥܝܼ (zarˁī) | ܙܲܪܥܲܢ (zarˁan) | |||
| construct | ܙܪܲܥ (zraˁ) | 2nd person | ܙܲܪܥܘܼܟ݂ (zarˁōḵ) | ܙܲܪܥܵܟ݂ܝ (zarˁāḵ) | ܙܲܪܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zarˁawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܲܪܥܵܐ (zarˁā) | 3rd person | ܙܲܪܥܹܗ (zarˁēh) | ܙܲܪܥܵܗ̇ (zarˁāh) | ܙܲܪܥܗܘܿܢ (zarˁhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܙܲܪ̈ܥܝܼܢ (zarˁīn) | 1st person | ܙܲܪ̈ܥܝܼ (zarˁī) | ܙܲܪ̈ܥܲܢ (zarˁan) | |||
| construct | ܙܲܪ̈ܥܲܝ (zarˁay) | 2nd person | ܙܲܪ̈ܥܘܼܟ݂ (zarˁōḵ) | ܙܲܪ̈ܥܵܟ݂ܝ (zarˁāḵ) | ܙܲܪ̈ܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zarˁawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܲܪ̈ܥܹܐ (zarˁē) | 3rd person | ܙܲܪ̈ܥܘܼܗܝ (zarˁūh) | ܙܲܪ̈ܥܘܼܗ̇ (zarˁōh) | ܙܲܪ̈ܥܲܝܗܘܿܢ (zarˁayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܒܲܪ ܙܲܪܥܵܐ (bar zarˁā)
- ܒܵܙܲܪܥܵܐ (bāzarˁā)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܙ ܪ ܥ related to sowing, from Proto-Semitic [Term?]. Compare Akkadian 𒆰 (zērum), Arabic زَرْع (zarʕ), and Hebrew זֶרַע (zéraʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zarʕɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [zarʕe], [zarʕɑθɑ], [zarʕ(ə)jɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܙܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܪܥܝܬܐ or ܙܪܥܬܐ or ܙܪܥܐ)
- seed, grain
- semen, sperm
- sowing
- field
- young or immature offspring; egg, nestling
- family, offspring, race
- (in the plural) descendants
- lineage, bloodline
Usage notes
The plural ܙܪܥܬܐ (zarʿāṯā) is used for the sense of "field", the plural ܙܪܥܝܬܐ (zarʿəjāṯā) is used for the sense of "descendant", and the plural ܙܪܥܐ (zarʿē) is used for other senses.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܪܥ | 1st person | ܙܪܥܝ | ܙܪܥܢ | |||
| construct | ܙܪܥ | 2nd person | ܙܪܥܟ | ܙܪܥܟܝ | ܙܪܥܟܘܢ | ܙܪܥܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܙܪܥܐ | 3rd person | ܙܪܥܗ | ܙܪܥܗ | ܙܪܥܗܘܢ | ܙܪܥܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܙܪܥܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܢ | 1st person | ܙܪܥܝܬܝ ,ܙܪܥܬܝ ,ܙܪܥܝ | ܙܪܥܝܬܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܙܪܥܝܬ ,ܙܪܥܬ ,ܙܪܥܝ | 2nd person | ܙܪܥܝܬܟ ,ܙܪܥܬܟ ,ܙܪܥܝܟ | ܙܪܥܝܬܟܝ ,ܙܪܥܬܟܝ ,ܙܪܥܝܟܝ | ܙܪܥܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܟܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܟܘܢ | ܙܪܥܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܟܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܙܪܥܝܬܐ ,ܙܪܥܬܐ ,ܙܪܥܐ | 3rd person | ܙܪܥܝܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܘܗܝ | ܙܪܥܝܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܝܗ | ܙܪܥܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܗܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܗܘܢ | ܙܪܥܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܗܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܗܝܢ | ||
Derived terms
- ܒܝܬ ܙܪܥܐ
- ܒܙܪܐ
Etymology 2
From the root ܙ ܪ ܥ related to sowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [z(ə)rɑʕɑ]
Noun
ܙܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܪܥ | 1st person | ܙܪܥܝ | ܙܪܥܢ | |||
| construct | ܙܪܥ | 2nd person | ܙܪܥܟ | ܙܪܥܟܝ | ܙܪܥܟܘܢ | ܙܪܥܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܙܪܥܐ | 3rd person | ܙܪܥܗ | ܙܪܥܗ | ܙܪܥܗܘܢ | ܙܪܥܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “zrˁ”, 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, pages 121a–b
- 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 400a