ܦܘܣܩܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܦ-ܣ-ܩ (p-s-q) related to cutting off.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pusqɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pusqɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܘܣܩܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܘܣܩܢܐ)

1. portion
2. decision, decree, ordinance, sentence, judgement
3. fixed price
4. fortune, fate
5. (astronomy) constellation

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܘܣܩܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܘܣܩܢ		1st person	ܦܘܣܩܢܝ		ܦܘܣܩܢܢ
	construct	ܦܘܣܩܢ		2nd person	ܦܘܣܩܢܟ	ܦܘܣܩܢܟܝ	ܦܘܣܩܢܟܘܢ	ܦܘܣܩܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܘܣܩܢܐ		3rd person	ܦܘܣܩܢܗ	ܦܘܣܩܢܗ	ܦܘܣܩܢܗܘܢ	ܦܘܣܩܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܘܣܩܢܝܢ		1st person	ܦܘܣܩܢܝ		ܦܘܣܩܢܝܢ
	construct	ܦܘܣܩܢܝ		2nd person	ܦܘܣܩܢܝܟ	ܦܘܣܩܢܝܟܝ	ܦܘܣܩܢܝܟܘܢ	ܦܘܣܩܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܘܣܩܢܐ		3rd person	ܦܘܣܩܢܘܗܝ	ܦܘܣܩܢܝܗ	ܦܘܣܩܢܝܗܘܢ	ܦܘܣܩܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܦܘܣܩܢܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ
• ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܘܣܩܢܐ

References

• “pwsqn”, 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, p. 282a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 1167b