ܦܘܠܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic פּוּלְסָא (pulsā), from Ancient Greek φόλλις (phóllis), from Latin follis; compare also borrowed into Arabic فِلْس (fils).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [pul.sɑː]

Noun

ܦܘܼܠܣܵܐ • (pulsām (plural ܦܘܼܠܣܹ̈ܐ (pulsē))

  1. large bronze coin minted during the Roman Empire.
  2. (by extension) a small-denomination coin, penny; 1/1000 of currencies used in some Arab countries
  3. (colloquial) a very small quantity of money, or (by extension) of anything

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܘܼܠܣܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܦܠܘܿܣ (plōs) 1st person ܦܘܼܠܣܝܼ (pulsī) ܦܘܼܠܣܲܢ (pulsan)
construct ܦܠܘܿܣ (plōs) 2nd person ܦܘܼܠܣܘܼܟ݂ (pulsōḵ) ܦܘܼܠܣܵܟ݂ܝ (pulsāḵ) ܦܘܼܠܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pulsawḵōn)
emphatic ܦܘܼܠܣܵܐ (pulsā) 3rd person ܦܘܼܠܣܹܗ (pulsēh) ܦܘܼܠܣܵܗ̇ (pulsāh) ܦܘܼܠܣܗܘܿܢ (pulshōn)
plural absolute ܦܘܼܠܣܝܼ̈ܢ (pulsīn) 1st person ܦܘܼܠܣܝܼ̈ (pulsī) ܦܘܼܠܣܲܢ̈ (pulsan)
construct ܦܘܼܠܣܲܝ̈ (pulsay) 2nd person ܦܘܼܠܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pulsōḵ) ܦܘܼܠܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pulsāḵ) ܦܘܼܠܣܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pulsawḵōn)
emphatic ܦܘܼܠܣܹ̈ܐ (pulsē) 3rd person ܦܘܼܠܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pulsūh) ܦܘܼܠܣܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (pulsōh) ܦܘܼܠܣܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (pulsayhōn)