ܙܪܥܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܙ-ܪ-ܥ (z-r-ʿ) related to sowing, from Proto-Semitic [Term?]. Compare Akkadian 𒆰 (zērum), Arabic زَرْع (zarʕ), and Hebrew זֶרַע (zéraʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zarʕɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [zarʕe(ʔ)], [zarʕɑθɑ(ʔ)], [zarʕ(ə)jɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܪܥܝܬܐ or ܙܪܥܬܐ or ܙܪܥܐ)

1. seed, grain
2. semen, sperm
3. sowing
4. field
5. young or immature offspring; egg, nestling
6. family, offspring, race
7. (in the plural) descendants
8. lineage, bloodline

Usage notes

The plural ܙܪܥܬܐ (zarʿāṯāʾ) is used for the sense of "field", the plural ܙܪܥܝܬܐ (zarʿəjāṯāʾ) is used for the sense of "descendant", and the plural ܙܪܥܐ (zarʿēʾ) is used for other senses.

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܪܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܪܥ		1st person	ܙܪܥܝ		ܙܪܥܢ
	construct	ܙܪܥ		2nd person	ܙܪܥܟ	ܙܪܥܟܝ	ܙܪܥܟܘܢ	ܙܪܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܪܥܐ		3rd person	ܙܪܥܗ	ܙܪܥܗ	ܙܪܥܗܘܢ	ܙܪܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܪܥܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܢ		1st person	ܙܪܥܝܬܝ ,ܙܪܥܬܝ ,ܙܪܥܝ		ܙܪܥܝܬܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܢ
	construct	ܙܪܥܝܬ ,ܙܪܥܬ ,ܙܪܥܝ		2nd person	ܙܪܥܝܬܟ ,ܙܪܥܬܟ ,ܙܪܥܝܟ	ܙܪܥܝܬܟܝ ,ܙܪܥܬܟܝ ,ܙܪܥܝܟܝ	ܙܪܥܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܟܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܟܘܢ	ܙܪܥܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܟܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܪܥܝܬܐ ,ܙܪܥܬܐ ,ܙܪܥܐ		3rd person	ܙܪܥܝܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܘܗܝ	ܙܪܥܝܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܬܗ ,ܙܪܥܝܗ	ܙܪܥܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܗܘܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܗܘܢ	ܙܪܥܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܬܗܝܢ ,ܙܪܥܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܙܪܥܐ
• ܒܙܪܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܙ-ܪ-ܥ (z-r-ʿ) related to sowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)rɑʕɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܙܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. sowing
2. dispersion

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܪܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܪܥ		1st person	ܙܪܥܝ		ܙܪܥܢ
	construct	ܙܪܥ		2nd person	ܙܪܥܟ	ܙܪܥܟܝ	ܙܪܥܟܘܢ	ܙܪܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܪܥܐ		3rd person	ܙܪܥܗ	ܙܪܥܗ	ܙܪܥܗܘܢ	ܙܪܥܗܝܢ

References

• “zrˁ”, 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. 92b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 121a-b
• 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. 400a