אריסא

Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒇽𒅕𒊑𒂊𒋗 (errēšu, tenant farmer, cultivator), occupational noun of 𒀳 (erēšu, to till).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔăriːsɑ/

Noun

אֲרִיסָא • (ʾărīsā) m (plural אֲרִיסַיָּא (ʾărīsayyā))

  1. tenant farmer

Descendants

  • Arabic: إِرِّيس (ʔirrīs, tenant farmer), pl. أَرَارِسَة (ʔarārisa)

References

  • ˀrys”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 128
  • Kaufman, Stephen A. (1974) The Akkadian Influences on Aramaic (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Assyriological Studies; 19), Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 49
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2002) A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic periods, Ramat Gan: Bar Ilan University, pages 167b–168a
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