From Aramaic רֵישָׁא (rēšā), from Proto-Semitic *raʔš-; compare Arabic رَأْس (raʔs), Hebrew רֹאשׁ (rosh) and Akkadian 𒊕 (rēšum).
ܪܹܝܫܵܐ • (rēšā) m (plural ܪܹ̈ܝܫܹܐ (rēšē) or ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܹܐ (rēšānē) or ܪܹ̈ܝܫܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (rēšawwāṯā) or ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (rēšāṯā), feminine ܪܹܝܫܬܵܐ (rēštā))
The plural ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܹܐ (rēšānē) is only used for the sense of "rulers, prefects, magistrates"
| Inflection of ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܪܹܝܫܝܼ (rēšī) |
ܪܹܝܫܲܢ (rēšan) | |||
| construct | ܪܹܝܫ (rēš) |
2nd person | ܪܹܝܫܘܼܟ݂ (rēšūḵ) |
ܪܹܝܫܵܟ݂ܝ (rēšāḵ) |
ܪܹܝܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rēšāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā) |
3rd person | ܪܹܝܫܹܗ (rēšēh) |
ܪܹܝܫܘܿܗ̇ (rēšōh) |
ܪܹܝܫܗܘܿܢ (rēšhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܝܼ (rēšānī) |
ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܲܢ (rēšānan) | |||
| construct | ܪܹ̈ܝܫܲܝ (rēšay) |
2nd person | ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (rēšānūḵ) |
ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (rēšānāḵ) |
ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rēšānāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܹܐ (rēšānē) |
3rd person | ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܘܼܗܝ (rēšānūh) |
ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (rēšānōh) |
ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܗܘܿܢ (rēšānhōn) | |||
From Proto-Semitic *raʔš-.
ܪܝܫܐ • (rēšā) m (plural ܪܝܫܢܐ or ܪܝܫܐ)
The plural ܪܝܫܢܐ (rêšānēʾ) is used for the sense of "magistrates" while the plural ܪܝܫܐ (rêšēʾ) is used for all other senses.
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܪܝܫ | ܪܝܫܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܪܝܫ | ܪܝܫܢܝ ,ܪܝܫܝ |
| emphatic | ܪܝܫܐ | ܪܝܫܢܐ ,ܪܝܫܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܪܝܫܝ | ܪܝܫܢܝ ,ܪܝܫܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܪܝܫܟ | ܪܝܫܢܝܟ ,ܪܝܫܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܪܝܫܟܝ | ܪܝܫܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܝܫܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܪܝܫܗ | ܪܝܫܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܝܫܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܪܝܫܗ | ܪܝܫܢܝܗ ,ܪܝܫܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܪܝܫܢ | ܪܝܫܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܫܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܪܝܫܟܘܢ | ܪܝܫܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܝܫܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܪܝܫܟܝܢ | ܪܝܫܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܝܫܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܪܝܫܗܘܢ | ܪܝܫܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܪܝܫܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܪܝܫܗܝܢ | ܪܝܫܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܝܫܝܗܝܢ |
ܪܝܫܳܐ • (rišo) m