Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔarzɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔarze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܪܙܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܐܪܙܐ)

1. cedar
2. pine

Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Persian *𐎼𐎠𐏀 ‎(*rāza-). Compare Middle Persian lʾc ‎(rāz), Persian راز ‎(rāz), Hebrew רָז ‎(rāz), Old Armenian երազ ‎(eraz).

Alternative forms

• ܪܙܐ
• ܪܐܙܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [(ʔə)rɑzɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [(ʔə)rɑze(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܪܙܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܐܪܙܐ)

1. secret, mystery
2. anything having a secret or mystical meaning; type, figure, sign, symbol, likeness
3. allegory
4. agreement, council
5. (religion) sacrament, rite

Inflection

References

• “rz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 342b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 28a
• 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. 1424a-b