ܪܥܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܥ ܐ (r ˁ ˀ)
4 terms

Compare Hebrew רַעֲיוֹן (ra'ayón).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [rɪʕ.jɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ • (riˁyānā) m sg (plural ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܹܐ (riˁyānē))

1. idea, notion, thought

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ. ― īṯ lī riˁyānā ṭāḇā. ― I have a good idea.

2. opinion, view, point of view

   ܟܠ ܚܲܕ݇ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ.

   kul ḥa īṯ lēh riˁyānā d-nafšēh.

   Everyone has their own opinion.

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܸܥܝܵܢ (riˁyān)		1st person	ܪܸܥܝܵܢܝܼ (riˁyānī)		ܪܸܥܝܵܢܲܢ (riˁyānan)
	construct	ܪܸܥܝܵܢ (riˁyān)		2nd person	ܪܸܥܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (riˁyānōḵ)	ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (riˁyānāḵ)	ܪܸܥܝܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (riˁyānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ (riˁyānā)		3rd person	ܪܸܥܝܵܢܹܗ (riˁyānēh)	ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (riˁyānāh)	ܪܸܥܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (riˁyānhōn)
plural	absolute	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܝܼܢ (riˁyānīn)		1st person	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܝܼ (riˁyānī)		ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܲܢ (riˁyānan)
	construct	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܲܝ (riˁyānay)		2nd person	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (riˁyānōḵ)	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (riˁyānāḵ)	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (riˁyānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܹܐ (riˁyānē)		3rd person	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܘܼܗܝ (riˁyānūh)	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܘܼܗ̇ (riˁyānōh)	ܪܸ̈ܥܝܵܢܲܝܗܘܿܢ (riˁyānayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ (bar riˁyānā)
• ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (riˁyānāyā)
• ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (riˁyānāˀīṯ)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܥ ܐ
3 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛʕjɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rɛʕjɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܪܥܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܥܝܢܐ)

1. mind, conscience, intellect
2. mindset, mentality, doctrine
3. thinking, thought, idea, conception
4. conduct
5. feeling, opinion, will
6. choice, vote, deliberation
7. sentence, maxim
8. sense, meaning

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܥܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܥܝܢ		1st person	ܪܥܝܢܝ		ܪܥܝܢܢ
	construct	ܪܥܝܢ		2nd person	ܪܥܝܢܟ	ܪܥܝܢܟܝ	ܪܥܝܢܟܘܢ	ܪܥܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܥܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܪܥܝܢܗ	ܪܥܝܢܗ	ܪܥܝܢܗܘܢ	ܪܥܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܥܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܪܥܝܢܝ		ܪܥܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܪܥܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܪܥܝܢܝܟ	ܪܥܝܢܝܟܝ	ܪܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܪܥܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܥܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܪܥܝܢܘܗܝ	ܪܥܝܢܝܗ	ܪܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܪܥܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rˁyn”, 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 350a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 546a
• 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 1480b