ܪܚܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic رَحَى (raḥā) and Hebrew רֵחַיִם (rēḥáyim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [raħjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [r(ə)ħawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܚܝܐ • (raḥyā) f (plural ܪܚܘܬܐ)

1. mill, millstone (especially nether millstone)
2. (anatomy) molar

Inflection

    declension of ܪܚܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܚܐ	ܪܚܘܢ
construct	ܪܚܐ	ܪܚܘܬ
emphatic	ܪܚܝܐ	ܪܚܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܚܝܝ	ܪܚܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܚܝܟ	ܪܚܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܚܝܟܝ	ܪܚܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܚܝܗ	ܪܚܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܚܝܗ	ܪܚܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܚܝܢ	ܪܚܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܚܝܟܘܢ	ܪܚܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܚܝܟܝܢ	ܪܚܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܚܝܗܘܢ	ܪܚܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܚܝܗܝܢ	ܪܚܘܬܗܝܢ

See also

• ܟܟܐ
• ܥܪܫܐ

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [raħħɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [raħħɑje(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܚܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܚܝܐ)

1. miller

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܚܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܚܝ	ܪܚܝܝܢ
construct	ܪܚܝ	ܪܚܝܝ
emphatic	ܪܚܝܐ	ܪܚܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܚܝܝ	ܪܚܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܚܝܟ	ܪܚܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܚܝܟܝ	ܪܚܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܚܝܗ	ܪܚܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܚܝܗ	ܪܚܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܚܝܢ	ܪܚܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܚܝܟܘܢ	ܪܚܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܚܝܟܝܢ	ܪܚܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܚܝܗܘܢ	ܪܚܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܚܝܗܝܢ	ܪܚܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rḥy”, 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. 343a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 537a
• 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. 1455a-b