ܦܪܣܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ ܪ ܣ related to dividing. Compare Hebrew פְּרָס (pərās).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [p(ə)rɑsɑ], [pɑrsɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [p(ə)rɑse], [pɑrse] (plural)

Noun

ܦܪܣܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܪܣܐ)

  1. allowance, ration, morsel, portion of food
Inflection
Inflection of ܦܪܣܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܦܪܣ 1st person ܦܪܣܝ ܦܪܣܢ
construct ܦܪܣ 2nd person ܦܪܣܟ ܦܪܣܟܝ ܦܪܣܟܘܢ ܦܪܣܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܪܣܐ 3rd person ܦܪܣܗ ܦܪܣܗ ܦܪܣܗܘܢ ܦܪܣܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܦܪܣܝܢ 1st person ܦܪܣܝ ܦܪܣܝܢ
construct ܦܪܣܝ 2nd person ܦܪܣܝܟ ܦܪܣܝܟܝ ܦܪܣܝܟܘܢ ܦܪܣܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܪܣܐ 3rd person ܦܪܣܘܗܝ ܦܪܣܝܗ ܦܪܣܝܗܘܢ ܦܪܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ ܪ ܣ related to spreading.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [p(ə)rɑsɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [p(ə)rɑse] (plural)

Noun

ܦܪܣܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܪܣܐ)

  1. spreading
  2. extension, extending
  3. expansion
Inflection
Inflection of ܦܪܣܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܦܪܣ 1st person ܦܪܣܝ ܦܪܣܢ
construct ܦܪܣ 2nd person ܦܪܣܟ ܦܪܣܟܝ ܦܪܣܟܘܢ ܦܪܣܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܪܣܐ 3rd person ܦܪܣܗ ܦܪܣܗ ܦܪܣܗܘܢ ܦܪܣܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܦܪܣܝܢ 1st person ܦܪܣܝ ܦܪܣܝܢ
construct ܦܪܣܝ 2nd person ܦܪܣܝܟ ܦܪܣܝܟܝ ܦܪܣܝܟܘܢ ܦܪܣܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܪܣܐ 3rd person ܦܪܣܘܗܝ ܦܪܣܝܗ ܦܪܣܝܗܘܢ ܦܪܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܦ ܪ ܣ related to spreading. Compare Arabic فِرَاش (firāš) and فَرْش (farš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [p(ə)rɑsɑ], [pɛrsɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [p(ə)rɑse], [pɛrse] (plural)

Noun

ܦܪܣܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܪܣܐ)

  1. flap, cloth, cover, covering
  2. veil, curtain, screen
  3. aër, ritual veil
  4. (nautical) sail
  5. carpet, mat, rug
  6. peachtree
  7. cedar cone
Inflection
Inflection of ܦܪܣܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܦܪܣ 1st person ܦܪܣܝ ܦܪܣܢ
construct ܦܪܣ 2nd person ܦܪܣܟ ܦܪܣܟܝ ܦܪܣܟܘܢ ܦܪܣܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܪܣܐ 3rd person ܦܪܣܗ ܦܪܣܗ ܦܪܣܗܘܢ ܦܪܣܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܦܪܣܝܢ 1st person ܦܪܣܝ ܦܪܣܝܢ
construct ܦܪܣܝ 2nd person ܦܪܣܝܟ ܦܪܣܝܟܝ ܦܪܣܝܟܘܢ ܦܪܣܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܪܣܐ 3rd person ܦܪܣܘܗܝ ܦܪܣܝܗ ܦܪܣܝܗܘܢ ܦܪܣܝܗܝܢ

References

  • prs”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 289a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 462b–463a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, pages 1244b–1245a