ארעא

Aramaic

Alternative forms

• אַרְקָא (ʾarqā)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔarṣ́-.

Noun

אַרְעָא • (ʾarʿā) f (plural אַרְעָתָא)

1. land, soil, earth
2. land, ground
3. land, country
   • Passover Haggadah:

     הָא לַחְמָא עַנְיָא דִּי אֲכָלוּ אַבְהָתָנָא בְּאַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם

     hā laḥmā ʿanyā dī ʾăḵā́lū ʾaḇhāṯānā bəʾarʿā ḏəmiṣráyim

     this is the poor bread that our ancestors ate in the Land of Egypt

Inflection

State	Singular	Plural
Absolute	אַרַע	אַרְעָן
Construct	אַרַע	אַרְעָת
Determined	אַרְעָא	אַרְעָתָא