ܪܝܫܢܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Modified from ܪܝܫܐ (rēšā, head; ruler), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš-.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܝܫܢܐ (rēšānām (plural ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ (rēšānawwāṯā) or ܪܝܫܢܐ (rēšānē), singular feminine counterpart ܪܝܫܢܝܬܐ)

  1. ruler, leader, chief, president
  2. magistrate, prefect
  3. noble, prince
  4. (Christianity) pontiff
  5. (military) captain, general
Inflection

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܝܫܢܐ (rēšānē)

  1. emphatic plural of ܪܝܫܐ (rēšā)

References

  • ryšn”, 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 346a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 540b
  • 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 1466a