רזא

Aramaic

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic رِزّ (rizz).

Noun

רָזָ֥א • (rāzā) m

  1. secret, mystery
    • Tanach, Daniel 2:30, with translation of the King James Version:
      וַאֲנָ֗ה לָ֤א בְחָכְמָה֙ דִּֽי־אִיתַ֥י בִּי֙ מִן־כָּל־חַיַּיָּ֔א רָזָ֥א דְנָ֖ה גֱּלִ֣י לִ֑י לָהֵ֗ן עַל־דִּבְרַת֙ דִּ֤י פִשְׁרָא֙ לְמַלְכָּ֣א יְהֹודְע֔וּן וְרַעְיֹונֵ֥י לִבְבָ֖ךְ תִּנְדַּֽע׃
      wa’ănāh, lā ḇəḥāḵəmāh dî-’îṯay bî min-kāl-ḥayyayyā, rāzā ḏənāh gĕlî lî; lāhên, ‘aldiḇraṯ dî p̄išrā ləmalkā yəhōwḏ‘ūn, wəra‘yōwnê liḇḇāḵ tinda‘.
      But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.

Descendants

  • Classical Syriac: ܐܪܙܐ (ʾərāzā)
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