ܦܘܢܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܢ-ܐ (p-n-ʾ) related to returning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [punnɑjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [punnɑje] (plural)

Noun

ܦܘܢܝܐ • (punnāyā) m (plural ܦܘܢܝܐ (punnāyē))

1. restoration, restitution, bringing back
2. return, returning, giving back
3. revocation, repenting, conversion
4. answer, reply
5. granting
6. satisfaction

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܘܢܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܘܢܝ		1st person	ܦܘܢܝܝ		ܦܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܦܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܦܘܢܝܟ	ܦܘܢܝܟܝ	ܦܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܦܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܘܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܦܘܢܝܗ	ܦܘܢܝܗ	ܦܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܦܘܢܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܘܢܝܝܢ		1st person	ܦܘܢܝܝ		ܦܘܢܝܝܢ
	construct	ܦܘܢܝܝ		2nd person	ܦܘܢܝܝܟ	ܦܘܢܝܝܟܝ	ܦܘܢܝܝܟܘܢ	ܦܘܢܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܘܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܦܘܢܝܘܗܝ	ܦܘܢܝܝܗ	ܦܘܢܝܝܗܘܢ	ܦܘܢܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía)

Alternative forms

• ܦܐܘܢܝܐ (pawōnīyā)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [pa.woˈni.jɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [pa.woˈni.jɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [pɑ.woˈni.jɑ]

Noun

ܦܘܢܝܐ • (pawōnīyā) m(uncountable)

1. peony

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܘܢܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܘܢܝ		1st person	ܦܘܢܝܝ		ܦܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܦܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܦܘܢܝܟ	ܦܘܢܝܟܝ	ܦܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܦܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܘܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܦܘܢܝܗ	ܦܘܢܝܗ	ܦܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܦܘܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “pwny”, 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 279b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 438a
• 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, pages 1166a–b
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 124