ܦܘܪܢܣܐ
Classical Syriac
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܢ-ܣ (p-r-n-s) related to providing, from Ancient Greek πρόνοος (prónoos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܦܘܪܢܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܘܪܢܣܐ)
- provision, supply
- support, sustenance, nourishment, food
- (in the plural) supplies, revenues
- tribute
- (religion) providence, dispensation
- affair, action
- aid, help, care
- safeguard, guardianship
- administration, management, control
- diocese, province
Inflection
[edit] inflection of ܦܘܪܢܣܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܦܘܪܢܣ | ܦܘܪܢܣܝܢ |
| construct | ܦܘܪܢܣ | ܦܘܪܢܣܝ |
| emphatic | ܦܘܪܢܣܐ | ܦܘܪܢܣܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܦܘܪܢܣܝ | ܦܘܪܢܣܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܦܘܪܢܣܟ | ܦܘܪܢܣܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܦܘܪܢܣܟܝ | ܦܘܪܢܣܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܦܘܪܢܣܗ | ܦܘܪܢܣܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܦܘܪܢܣܗ | ܦܘܪܢܣܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܦܘܪܢܣܢ | ܦܘܪܢܣܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܦܘܪܢܣܟܘܢ | ܦܘܪܢܣܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܦܘܪܢܣܟܝܢ | ܦܘܪܢܣܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܦܘܪܢܣܗܘܢ | ܦܘܪܢܣܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܦܘܪܢܣܗܝܢ | ܦܘܪܢܣܝܗܝܢ |
References
[edit]- “pwrns”, 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. 289a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 439a
- 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, pp. 1170b-1171a