ܐܪܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܣܦܝܪ ܐܪܥܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic אַרְעָא (ʾarʿā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔarṣ́-; compare Arabic أَرْض (ʔarḍ), Hebrew אֶרֶץ (ʾéreṣ /⁠'érets⁠/) and Akkadian 𒆠 (erṣetum).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔarʕaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔarʔa], [ʔara]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔɑrrɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܪܥܵܐ • (arˁā) f (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (arˁāṯā))

1. land, earth
2. field

   Synonym: ܚܲܩܠܵܐ (ḥaqlā)

3. ground, floor

   Synonym: ܪܸܨܦܵܐ (riṣpā)

4. (chiefly in the plural) land, territory, terrain

   Synonyms: ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (aṯrā), ܩܠܹܝܡܵܐ (qlēmā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܪܥܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܲܪܲܥ (arraˁ)		1st person	ܐܲܪܥܝܼ (arˁī)		ܐܲܪܥܲܢ (arˁan)
	construct	ܐܲܪܲܥ (arraˁ)		2nd person	ܐܲܪܥܘܼܟ݂ (arˁōḵ)	ܐܲܪܥܵܟ݂ܝ (arˁāḵ)	ܐܲܪܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arˁawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܪܥܵܐ (arˁā)		3rd person	ܐܲܪܥܹܗ (arˁēh)	ܐܲܪܥܵܗ̇ (arˁāh)	ܐܲܪܥܗܘܿܢ (arˁhōn)
plural	absolute	ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܢ (arˁān)		1st person	ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܝܼ (arˁāṯī)		ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܲܢ (arˁāṯan)
	construct	ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ (arˁāṯ)		2nd person	ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (arˁāṯōḵ)	ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (arˁāṯāḵ)	ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arˁāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (arˁāṯā)		3rd person	ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܹܗ (arˁāṯēh)	ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (arˁāṯāh)	ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (arˁāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܲܪܥܵܝܵܐ (arˁāyā)
• ܐܲܪܥܵܢܵܝܵܐ (arˁānāyā)
• ܐܲܪܥܬܵܐ (arˁtā, “layer of stagnant algae on the surface of water”)

Proper noun

ܐܲܪܥܵܐ • (arˁā) f

1. Earth (the third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live)
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Genesis 1:1:

     ܒܪܵܫܝܼܬ݂ ܒܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܝܵܬ݂ ܫ̈ܡܲܝܵܐ ܘܝܵܬ݂ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ

     brāšīṯ brē lēh allāhā yāṯ šmayyā w-yāṯ arˁā

     In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth

Coordinate terms

• planets of the Solar System: ܢܵܒ݂ܘܿ (nāḇō) · ܥܸܫܬܵܪ (ˁištār) · ܐܲܪܥܵܐ (arˁā) · ܢܸܪܓܲܠ (nirgal) · ܒܹܝܠ (bēl) · ܟܹܐܘܵܢ (kēˀwān) · ܐܘܼܪܵܢܘܿܣ (ūrānōs) · ܢܸܦܛܘܼܢܘܿܣ (nipṭūnōs) · ܦܠܘܼܛܘܿܢ (plūṭōn) ^[edit]

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔarṣ́-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔarʕɑ]

Noun

ܐܪܥܐ • (ʔarʕā) f (plural ܐܪܥܬܐ (ʔarʕāṯā))

1. land, soil, earth
2. field
3. ground, floor
4. (architecture) ground floor, first floor
5. bottom
6. country, region

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܪܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܪܥ		1st person	ܐܪܥܝ		ܐܪܥܢ
	construct	ܐܪܥ		2nd person	ܐܪܥܟ	ܐܪܥܟܝ	ܐܪܥܟܘܢ	ܐܪܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܥܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܥܗ	ܐܪܥܗ	ܐܪܥܗܘܢ	ܐܪܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܪܥܢ		1st person	ܐܪܥܬܝ		ܐܪܥܬܢ
	construct	ܐܪܥܬ		2nd person	ܐܪܥܬܟ	ܐܪܥܬܟܝ	ܐܪܥܬܟܘܢ	ܐܪܥܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܥܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܥܬܗ	ܐܪܥܬܗ	ܐܪܥܬܗܘܢ	ܐܪܥܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܪܥܢ
• ܐܪܥܢܝ

See also

• ܐܕܡܬܐ
• ܐܬܪܐ
• ܚܩܠܐ
• ܥܦܪܐ
• ܦܢܝܬܐ

Proper noun

ܐܪܥܐ • (ʔarʕā) f

1. Earth

References

• “ˀrˁ”, 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 20b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 30a
• 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, →ISBN, pages 104a–b