ܪܬܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܬ-ܬ (r-t-t) related to trembling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rattiθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rattiθe(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܪܬܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܬܝܬܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܬܝܬܬܐ)

1. trembling

Inflection

    declension of ܪܬܝܬܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܬܝܬ	ܪܬܝܬܝܢ
construct	ܪܬܝܬ	ܪܬܝܬܝ
emphatic	ܪܬܝܬܐ	ܪܬܝܬܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܬܝܬܐ	ܪܬܝܬܢ
construct	ܪܬܝܬܬ	ܪܬܝܬܬ
emphatic	ܪܬܝܬܬܐ	ܪܬܝܬܬܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܬ-ܬ (r-t-t) related to trembling. Compare Hebrew רְתֵת (rəṯēṯ).

Alternative forms

• ܐܪܬܝܬܐ
• ܪܬܐܝܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [r(ə)θe(j)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [r(ə)θe(j)θe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܬܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܪܬܝܬܐ)

1. trembling
2. fear
3. (in the plural) tremors, seismic shocks

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܬܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܬܝܬ	ܪܬܝܬܝܢ
construct	ܪܬܝܬ	ܪܬܝܬܝ
emphatic	ܪܬܝܬܐ	ܪܬܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܬܝܬܝ	ܪܬܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܬܝܬܟ	ܪܬܝܬܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܬܝܬܟܝ	ܪܬܝܬܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܬܝܬܗ	ܪܬܝܬܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܬܝܬܗ	ܪܬܝܬܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܬܝܬܢ	ܪܬܝܬܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܬܝܬܟܘܢ	ܪܬܝܬܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܬܝܬܟܝܢ	ܪܬܝܬܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܬܝܬܗܘܢ	ܪܬܝܬܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܬܝܬܗܝܢ	ܪܬܝܬܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rtyt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-19
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 354a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 552b
• 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. 1494b