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 • (pulsā) m (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	–		1st person	ܦܘܼܠܣܝܼ (pulsī)		ܦܘܼܠܣܲܢ (pulsan)
	construct	ܦܠܘܿܣ (plōs)		2nd person	ܦܘܼܠܣܘܼܟ݂ (pulsūḵ)	ܦܘܼܠܣܵܟ݂ܝ (pulsāḵ)	ܦܘܼܠܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pulsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܘܼܠܣܵܐ (pulsā)		3rd person	ܦܘܼܠܣܹܗ (pulsēh)	ܦܘܼܠܣܵܗ̇ (pulsāh)	ܦܘܼܠܣܗܘܿܢ (pulshōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܘܼܠܣܝܼ̈ (pulsī)		ܦܘܼܠܣܲܢ̈ (pulsan)
	construct	ܦܘܼܠܣܲܝ̈ (pulsay)		2nd person	ܦܘܼܠܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pulsūḵ)	ܦܘܼܠܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pulsāḵ)	ܦܘܼܠܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pulsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܘܼܠܣܹ̈ܐ (pulsē)		3rd person	ܦܘܼܠܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pulsūh)	ܦܘܼܠܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pulsōh)	ܦܘܼܠܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pulshōn)