ܘܙܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܙ ܪ (w z r)
1 term

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [wazziːrɑː]

Noun

ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܐ • (wazīrā) m sg (plural ܘܲܙܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (wazīrē), feminine ܘܲܙܝܼܪܬܵܐ (wazīrtā))

1. minister, cabinet minister
2. vizier, vicegerent

Inflection

Inflection of ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܐ (wazīrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܘܲܙܝܼܪܝܼ (wazīrī)		ܘܲܙܝܼܪܲܢ (wazīran)
	construct	ܘܲܙܝܼܪ (wazīr)	2nd person	ܘܲܙܝܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (wazīrūḵ)	ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (wazīrāḵ)	ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (wazīrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܐ (wazīrā)	3rd person	ܘܲܙܝܼܪܹܗ (wazīrēh)	ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܗ̇ (wazīrāh)	ܘܲܙܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ (wazīrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܝܼ (wazīrī)		ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܲܢ (wazīran)
	construct	ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (wazīray)	2nd person	ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (wazīrūḵ)	ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (wazīrāḵ)	ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (wazīrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܘܲܙܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (wazīrē)	3rd person	ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (wazīrūh)	ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (wazīrōh)	ܘܲܙܝܼܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (wazīrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܘܲܙܝܼܪܘܼܬܵܐ (wazīrūtā, “ministry, office, government department”)
• ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ (wazīrā rabbā, “town clerk”, literally “great minister”)
• ܪܹܝܫ ܘܲܙܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (rēš wazīrē, “prime minister”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Arabic وَزِير (wazīr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wazzirɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [wazzire] (plural)

Noun

ܘܙܝܪܐ • (wazzīrā) m (plural ܘܙܝܪܐ (wazzīrē))

1. vizier, minister, vicegerent

Inflection

    inflection of ܘܙܝܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܘܙܝܪ	ܘܙܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܘܙܝܪ	ܘܙܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܘܙܝܪܐ	ܘܙܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܘܙܝܪܝ	ܘܙܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܘܙܝܪܟ	ܘܙܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܘܙܝܪܟܝ	ܘܙܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܘܙܝܪܗ	ܘܙܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܘܙܝܪܗ	ܘܙܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܘܙܝܪܢ	ܘܙܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܘܙܝܪܟܘܢ	ܘܙܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܘܙܝܪܟܝܢ	ܘܙܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܘܙܝܪܗܘܢ	ܘܙܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܘܙܝܪܗܝܢ	ܘܙܝܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “wzyr”, 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 81b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 107b
• 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, page 357b