ܕܪܥܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܕ ܪ ܥ (d r ˁ) |
| 1 term |
Inherited from Aramaic דְּרָעָא (dərāʿāʾ, “upper arm”), from Proto-Semitic *ḏirāʕ- (“arm”); compare also Classical Syriac ܕܪܥܐ (dərāʿāʾ), Arabic ذِرَاع (ḏirāʕ) and Hebrew זְרוֹעַ (z'róa').
Pronunciation
Noun
ܕܪܵܥܵܐ • (drāˁā) m sg (plural ܕܪ̈ܵܥܹܐ (drāˁē) or ܕܪ̈ܵܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (drāˁāṯā) or ܕܪ̈ܵܥܵܢܹܐ (drāˁānē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܪܵܥ (drāˁ) | 1st person | ܕܪܵܥܝܼ (drāˁī) | ܕܪܵܥܲܢ (drāˁan) | |||
| construct | ܕܪܵܥ (drāˁ) | 2nd person | ܕܪܵܥܘܼܟ݂ (drāˁōḵ) | ܕܪܵܥܵܟ݂ܝ (drāˁāḵ) | ܕܪܵܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (drāˁawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܪܵܥܵܐ (drāˁā) | 3rd person | ܕܪܵܥܹܗ (drāˁēh) | ܕܪܵܥܵܗ̇ (drāˁāh) | ܕܪܵܥܗܘܿܢ (drāˁhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܝܼܢ (drāˁīn) | 1st person | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܝܼ (drāˁī) | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܲܢ (drāˁan) | |||
| construct | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܲܝ (drāˁay) | 2nd person | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܘܼܟ݂ (drāˁōḵ) | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܵܟ݂ܝ (drāˁāḵ) | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (drāˁawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܹܐ (drāˁē) | 3rd person | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܘܼܗܝ (drāˁūh) | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܘܼܗ̇ (drāˁōh) | ܕܪ̈ܵܥܲܝܗܘܿܢ (drāˁayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Compare Arabic ذِرَاع (ḏirāʕ); Hebrew זְרוֹעַ (zərṓaʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d(ə)rɑʕɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [d(ə)rɑʕe] (plural)
Noun
ܕܪܥܐ • (dərāʿā) m (plural ܕܪܥܐ)
- (anatomy) arm, upper arm; elbow; shoulder
- forequarter
- cubit, ell
- sleeve
- armrest, side brace
- first guest
Usage notes
This word is masculine, despite the tendency in Semitic languages for body parts that come in pairs to be feminine.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܪܥ | 1st person | ܕܪܥܝ | ܕܪܥܢ | |||
| construct | ܕܪܥ | 2nd person | ܕܪܥܟ | ܕܪܥܟܝ | ܕܪܥܟܘܢ | ܕܪܥܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܕܪܥܐ | 3rd person | ܕܪܥܗ | ܕܪܥܗ | ܕܪܥܗܘܢ | ܕܪܥܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܕܪܥܝܢ | 1st person | ܕܪܥܝ | ܕܪܥܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܕܪܥܝ | 2nd person | ܕܪܥܝܟ | ܕܪܥܝܟܝ | ܕܪܥܝܟܘܢ | ܕܪܥܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܕܪܥܐ | 3rd person | ܕܪܥܘܗܝ | ܕܪܥܝܗ | ܕܪܥܝܗܘܢ | ܕܪܥܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “drˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 12 September 2011
- Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 71a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 98a
- 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, →ISBN, page 324b