פילגש

Hebrew

Etymology

Likely related to Aramaic פַּלְקְתָא (palqəṯā, “concubine”), Ancient Greek παλλακή (pallakḗ, “concubine”), παλλακίς (pallakís), πάλλαξ (pállax, “young”) (compare פַּלְגָּס (palgás)), Proto-Iranian *parikaH (“sorceress, witch”), whence Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬐𐬁 (paⁱrikā, “beautiful women seducing pious men”), Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (plykʾ /⁠parīg⁠/, “witch”), Khotanese 𑀧𑀮𑀻𑀓𑀸 (palīkā), Old Armenian պարիկ (parik).^[1]

Noun

פִּילֶגֶשׁ • (pilégesh) f (plural indefinite פִּילַגְשִׁים)

mistress, concubine, woman in a long-term but non-marital relationship with a man

Declension

Declension of **פִּילֶגֶשׁ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
Number:	State:	form	Person:	m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	פִּילֶגֶשׁ	first	פִּילַגְשִׁי		פִּילַגְשֵׁנוּ
	definite	הַפִּילֶגֶשׁ	second	פִּילַגְשְׁךָ	פִּילַגְשֵׁךְ	פִּילַגְשְׁכֶם	פִּילַגְשְׁכֶן
	construct	פִּילֶגֶשׁ־	third	פִּילַגְשׁוֹ	פִּילַגְשָׁהּ	פִּילַגְשָׁם	פִּילַגְשָׁן
plural	indefinite	פִּילַגְשִׁים	first	פילגשיי / פִּילַגְשַׁי		פִּילַגְשֵׁינוּ
	definite	הַפִּילַגְשִׁים	second	פִּילַגְשֶׁיךָ	פילגשייך / פִּילַגְשַׁיִךְ	פִּילַגְשֵׁיכֶם	פִּילַגְשֵׁיכֶן
	construct	פִּילַגְשֵׁי־	third	פִּילַגְשָׁיו	פִּילַגְשֶׁיהָ	פִּילַגְשֵׁיהֶם	פִּילַגְשֵׁיהֶן

Derived terms

פִּילַגְשׁוּת (pilagshút)

References

^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “plykʾ”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 65.

[1] MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “plykʾ”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 65.

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