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ܪܘܙܐ

ܪܘܙܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܐܪܘܙܐ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [r(ə)wɑzɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܪܘܙܐ (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. exultation, rejoicing, merrymaking, joy
Inflection

Etymology 2

Ultimately from an eastern source; compare Middle Persian blnj, Sanskrit व्रीहि (vrīhí). Also compare Arabic رُزّ (ruzz). The spelling ܐܘܪܘܙܐ is from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza).

Alternative forms

  • ܐܘܪܘܙܐ
  • ܪܐܙܐ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ru(z)zɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܪܘܙܐ (rūzā) m (uncountable)

  1. rice
Inflection
See also
  • ܒܪܢܓܐ

References

  • rwz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-07
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 341a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 533a
  • 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. 1444b