ܘܙܝܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܙ ܪ (w z r)
2 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܐ (wazīrām 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

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Arabic وَزِير (wazīr).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܘܙܝܪܐ (wazzīrām (plural ܘܙܝܪܐ (wazzīrē))

  1. vizier, minister, vicegerent

Inflection

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