ܦܐܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic פַּאתָא (paʾṯā), from Proto-Semitic *piʔat-; compare Hebrew פֵּאָה (pe'á), Akkadian 𒊕𒆠 (pūtum) and Arabic فِئَة (fiʔa, “group, band”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [paʔ.θɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [pɑːθɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [pɑːtɑː]

Noun

ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ • (paˀṯā) f sg (plural ܦܲܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (paṯwāṯā) or ܦܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (pāṯē))

1. (anatomy) face; cheek

   ܗ̇ܝ ܒܪܵܬܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܬܵܐ.

   aya brātā īṯ lāh paˀṯā šapīrtā.

   That girl has a pretty face.

   ܩܘܿܦܵܐ ܪܒ݂ܝܼܨ ܠܹܗ ܦܲܐܬ݂ܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܐ.

   qōpā rḇīṣ lēh paˀṯēh ˁal safsēlā.

   The monkey pressed its face against the railings.

2. page
3. surface
4. (geometry) surface, side
5. (figuratively) audacity
6. pillow sleeve

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܲܐܬ݂ܝܼ (paˀṯī)		ܦܲܐܬ݂ܲܢ (paˀṯan)
	construct	ܦܲܐܲܬ݂ (paˀaṯ)		2nd person	ܦܲܐܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (paˀṯūḵ)	ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (paˀṯāḵ)	ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (paˀṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ (paˀṯā)		3rd person	ܦܲܐܬ݂ܹܗ (paˀṯēh)	ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (paˀṯāh)	ܦܲܐܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (paˀṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (paṯwāṯī)		ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (paṯwāṯan)
	construct	ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈ (paṯwāṯ)		2nd person	ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (paṯwāṯūḵ)	ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (paṯwāṯāḵ)	ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (paṯwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (paṯwāṯē)		3rd person	ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (paṯwāṯūh)	ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (paṯwāṯōh)	ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (paṯwāṯhōn)

Synonyms

• (face): ܐܲܦܹ̈ܐ (appē)
• (cheek): ܨܵܨܵܐ (ṣāṣā)
• (page): ܕܲܦܵܐ (dappā), ܛܲܪܦܵܐ (ṭarpā)
• (surface): ܫܸܛܚܵܐ (šiṭḥā)

Derived terms

• ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܦܲܐܲܬ݂ (qam paˀaṯ, “in front of”, literally “before the face of”)
• ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (paˀṯāyā, “facial”)
• ܚܘܵܪܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥwārpaˀṯā, “innocent, naive”)
• ܟܘܿܡܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ (kōmpaˀṯā, “disgraceful”)
• ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܢܵܐ (paˀṯānā, “audacious”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *piʔat-.

Alternative forms

• ܦܬܐ (paṯā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pa(ʔ)θɑ]

Noun

ܦܐܬܐ • (paʾṯā) f (plural ܦܐܬܬܐ or ܦܬܘܬܐ or ܦܬܐ)

1. face (especially forehead and cheeks)
2. appearance, form
3. side, edge, corner
4. page

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܐܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܐܐ		1st person	ܦܐܬܝ		ܦܐܬܢ
	construct	ܦܐܬ		2nd person	ܦܐܬܟ	ܦܐܬܟܝ	ܦܐܬܟܘܢ	ܦܐܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܐܬܐ		3rd person	ܦܐܬܗ	ܦܐܬܗ	ܦܐܬܗܘܢ	ܦܐܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܐܬܬܐ ,ܦܬܘܬܐ ,ܦܬܐ		1st person	ܦܐܬܬܝ ,ܦܬܘܬܝ ,ܦܬܝ		ܦܐܬܬܢ ,ܦܬܘܬܢ ,ܦܬܢ
	construct	ܦܐܬܬܐ ,ܦܬܘܬܐ ,ܦܬܐ		2nd person	ܦܐܬܬܟ ,ܦܬܘܬܟ ,ܦܬܟ	ܦܐܬܬܟܝ ,ܦܬܘܬܟܝ ,ܦܬܟܝ	ܦܐܬܬܟܘܢ ,ܦܬܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܦܬܟܘܢ	ܦܐܬܬܟܝܢ ,ܦܬܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܦܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܐܬܬܐ ,ܦܬܘܬܐ ,ܦܬܐ		3rd person	ܦܐܬܬܗ ,ܦܬܘܬܗ ,ܦܬܗ	ܦܐܬܬܗ ,ܦܬܘܬܗ ,ܦܬܗ	ܦܐܬܬܗܘܢ ,ܦܬܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܦܬܗܘܢ	ܦܐܬܬܗܝܢ ,ܦܬܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܦܬܗܝܢ

See also

• ܐܦܐ (ʾappē)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pe(ʔ)θɑ]

Noun

ܦܐܬܐ • (peʾṯā)

1. Alternative form of ܦܬܬܐ (pettəṯā)

References

• “pˀh”, 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 268a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 433b
• 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, page 1152b