אוריתא

Aramaic

Etymology

Emphatic state of אוֹרָיָא, derived from the verb אוֹרִי, analysable as the aph‘el (אַפְעֵל) verbal pattern of יְרִי. Ultimately derived from Proto-West Semitic *waraw- (“to throw, cast, lead, guide”). Cognate with Hebrew תּוֹרָה (torá).

Proper noun

אוֹרַיְתָא • (ʾōrayṯā) f

  1. Torah

Descendants
  • English: de-oraita
  • Hebrew: דאורייתא / דְּאוֹרַיְתָא (d'oráita), מדאורייתא / מִדְּאוֹרַיְתָא (mid'oráita)
  • Ge'ez: ኦሪት (ʾorit)
  • Yiddish: דאורייתא (dorayse)
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