ܪܘܚܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-West Semitic *rūḥ-.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܘܚܐ • (rūḥā) f (plural ܪܘܚܐ (rūḥē) or ܪܘܚܬܐ (rūḥāṯā) or ܪܘܚܢܐ (rūḥānē))

  1. spirit, specter/spectre, ghost, demon
  2. life, breath
  3. wind, vapor/vapour
  4. (geography) cardinal direction
  5. flatulence
  6. smell, odor/odour
  7. pain
Usage notes

Though this word is feminine, ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ (rūḥā ḏə-quḏšā, “Holy Spirit”), as well as evil spirits, are usually masculine in later Syriac.

Inflection
Inflection of ܪܘܚܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܘܚ 1st person ܪܘܚܝ ܪܘܚܢ
construct ܪܘܚ 2nd person ܪܘܚܟ ܪܘܚܟܝ ܪܘܚܟܘܢ ܪܘܚܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܘܚܐ 3rd person ܪܘܚܗ ܪܘܚܗ ܪܘܚܗܘܢ ܪܘܚܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܘܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܢ ,ܪܘܚܝܢ 1st person ܪܘܚܢܝ ,ܪܘܚܬܝ ,ܪܘܚܝ ܪܘܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܬܢ ,ܪܘܚܝܢ
construct ܪܘܚܢܝ ,ܪܘܚܬ ,ܪܘܚܝ 2nd person ܪܘܚܢܝܟ ,ܪܘܚܬܟ ,ܪܘܚܝܟ ܪܘܚܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܘܚܬܟܝ ,ܪܘܚܝܟܝ ܪܘܚܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܘܚܬܟܘܢ ,ܪܘܚܝܟܘܢ ܪܘܚܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܬܟܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܘܚܢܐ ,ܪܘܚܬܐ ,ܪܘܚܐ 3rd person ܪܘܚܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܘܚܬܗ ,ܪܘܚܘܗܝ ܪܘܚܢܝܗ ,ܪܘܚܬܗ ,ܪܘܚܝܗ ܪܘܚܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܬܗܘܢ ,ܪܘܚܝܗܘܢ ܪܘܚܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܬܗܝܢ ,ܪܘܚܝܗܝܢ
Descendants
  • → Malayalam: റൂഹാ (ṟūhā), റൂഹ (ṟūha)

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܘ-ܚ (r-w-ḥ), related to expanding.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܘܚܐ • (rəwāḥā) m(uncountable)

  1. joy
  2. (grammar, orthography) name of a vowel mark equivalent to /o/
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܘܚܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܘܚ 1st person ܪܘܚܝ ܪܘܚܢ
construct ܪܘܚ 2nd person ܪܘܚܟ ܪܘܚܟܝ ܪܘܚܟܘܢ ܪܘܚܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܘܚܐ 3rd person ܪܘܚܗ ܪܘܚܗ ܪܘܚܗܘܢ ܪܘܚܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܪ-ܘ-ܚ (r-w-ḥ), related to expanding.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܘܚܐ • (rawḥā) m (plural ܪܘܚܐ (rawḥē))

  1. space, interstice
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܘܚܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܘܚ 1st person ܪܘܚܝ ܪܘܚܢ
construct ܪܘܚ 2nd person ܪܘܚܟ ܪܘܚܟܝ ܪܘܚܟܘܢ ܪܘܚܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܘܚܐ 3rd person ܪܘܚܗ ܪܘܚܗ ܪܘܚܗܘܢ ܪܘܚܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܘܚܝܢ 1st person ܪܘܚܝ ܪܘܚܝܢ
construct ܪܘܚܝ 2nd person ܪܘܚܝܟ ܪܘܚܝܟܝ ܪܘܚܝܟܘܢ ܪܘܚܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܘܚܐ 3rd person ܪܘܚܘܗܝ ܪܘܚܝܗ ܪܘܚܝܗܘܢ ܪܘܚܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “rwḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-05-29
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 341a-b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 533b-534a
  • 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, pages 1445b-1446a
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