ܟܪܘܙܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܙ (k-r-z) related to declaring. Compare Hebrew כָּרוֹז (kārôz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑrozɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɑroze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܘܙܐ • (kārōzāʾ) m (plural ܟܪܘܙܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܪܘܙܬܐ)

1. herald, crier
2. proclaimer, harbinger, forerunner
3. preacher
4. eloquent speech

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܪܘܙܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܪܘܙ	ܟܪܘܙܝܢ
construct	ܟܪܘܙ	ܟܪܘܙܝ
emphatic	ܟܪܘܙܐ	ܟܪܘܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܪܘܙܝ	ܟܪܘܙܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܪܘܙܟ	ܟܪܘܙܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܪܘܙܟܝ	ܟܪܘܙܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܪܘܙܗ	ܟܪܘܙܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܪܘܙܗ	ܟܪܘܙܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܪܘܙܢ	ܟܪܘܙܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܪܘܙܟܘܢ	ܟܪܘܙܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܪܘܙܟܝܢ	ܟܪܘܙܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܪܘܙܗܘܢ	ܟܪܘܙܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܪܘܙܗܝܢ	ܟܪܘܙܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: քարոզ (kʻaroz) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κῆρυξ (kêrux).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑrozɑ(ʔ)], [karrozɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɑroze(ʔ)], [karroze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܘܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܪܘܙܐ)

1. pearly shell, mother-of-pearl

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܪܘܙܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܪܘܙ	ܟܪܘܙܝܢ
construct	ܟܪܘܙ	ܟܪܘܙܝ
emphatic	ܟܪܘܙܐ	ܟܪܘܙܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܪܘܙܝ	ܟܪܘܙܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܪܘܙܟ	ܟܪܘܙܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܪܘܙܟܝ	ܟܪܘܙܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܪܘܙܗ	ܟܪܘܙܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܪܘܙܗ	ܟܪܘܙܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܪܘܙܢ	ܟܪܘܙܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܪܘܙܟܘܢ	ܟܪܘܙܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܪܘܙܟܝܢ	ܟܪܘܙܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܪܘܙܗܘܢ	ܟܪܘܙܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܪܘܙܗܝܢ	ܟܪܘܙܝܗܝܢ

References

• “krwz”, 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. 162a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 225a
• 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. 647b