ܙܪܥܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܙ-ܪ-ܥ‎ (z-r-ʿ) related to sowing, from Proto-Semitic. Compare Akkadian 𒆰 (zēru [NUMUN]), Arabic زَرْع‎ (zarʿ), and Hebrew זֶרַע‎ (zéraʿ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [zarʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [zarʕe(ʔ)], [zarʕɑθɑ(ʔ)], [zarʕ(ə)jɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܙܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܪܥܝܬܐ‎ or ܙܪܥܬܐ‎ or ܙܪܥܐ)

  1. seed, grain
  2. sowing
  3. field
  4. young or immature offspring; egg, nestling
  5. family, offspring, race
  6. (in the plural) descendants
  7. lineage, bloodline
Usage notes

The plural ܙܪܥܬܐ‎ (zarʿāṯāʾ) is used for the sense of "field", the plural ܙܪܥܝܬܐ‎ (zarʿəjāṯāʾ) is used for the sense of "descendant", and the plural ܙܪܥܐ‎ (zarʿēʾ) is used for other senses.

Inflection
    declension of ܙܪܥܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܙܪܥ ܙܪܥܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܢ
construct ܙܪܥ ܙܪܥܝܬ ,ܙܪܥܬ ,ܙܪܥܝ
emphatic ܙܪܥܐ ܙܪܥܝܬܐ ,ܙܪܥܬܐ ,ܙܪܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܙܪܥܝ ܙܪܥܝܬܝ ,ܙܪܥܬܝ ,ܙܪܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܙܪܥܟ ܙܪܥܝܬܟ ,ܙܪܥܬܟ ,ܙܪܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܙܪܥܟܝ ܙܪܥܝܬܟܝ ,ܙܪܥܬܟܝ ,ܙܪܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܙܪܥܗ ܙܪܥܝܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܙܪܥܗ ܙܪܥܝܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܙܪܥܢ ܙܪܥܝܬܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܙܪܥܟܘܢ ܙܪܥܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܟܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܙܪܥܟܝܢ ܙܪܥܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܟܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܙܪܥܗܘܢ ܙܪܥܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܗܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܙܪܥܗܝܢ ܙܪܥܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܗܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܗܝܢ
Derived terms
  • ܒܝܬ ܙܪܥܐ‎

Etymology 2

From the root ܙ-ܪ-ܥ‎ (z-r-ʿ) related to sowing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [z(ə)rɑʕɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܙܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. sowing
  2. dispersion
Inflection
    declension of ܙܪܥܐ
state singular (uncountable)
absolute ܙܪܥ
construct ܙܪܥ
emphatic ܙܪܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܙܪܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܙܪܥܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܙܪܥܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܙܪܥܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܙܪܥܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܙܪܥܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܙܪܥܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܙܪܥܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܙܪܥܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) 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, p. 92b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 400a
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