ܦܘܪܫܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܫ (p-r-š) related to separating. Compare Hebrew פֵּרוּשׁ (pērûš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [purrɑʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [purrɑʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܘܪܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܘܪܫܐ)

1. separation, divorce
2. difference, distinction, distinguishing
3. choice
4. refutation
5. schism
6. departure, setting forth
7. interpretation, explanation
8. lectionary
9. chapter

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܘܪܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܘܪܫ		1st person	ܦܘܪܫܝ		ܦܘܪܫܢ
	construct	ܦܘܪܫ		2nd person	ܦܘܪܫܟ	ܦܘܪܫܟܝ	ܦܘܪܫܟܘܢ	ܦܘܪܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܘܪܫܐ		3rd person	ܦܘܪܫܗ	ܦܘܪܫܗ	ܦܘܪܫܗܘܢ	ܦܘܪܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܘܪܫܝܢ		1st person	ܦܘܪܫܝ		ܦܘܪܫܝܢ
	construct	ܦܘܪܫܝ		2nd person	ܦܘܪܫܝܟ	ܦܘܪܫܝܟܝ	ܦܘܪܫܝܟܘܢ	ܦܘܪܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܘܪܫܐ		3rd person	ܦܘܪܫܘܗܝ	ܦܘܪܫܝܗ	ܦܘܪܫܝܗܘܢ	ܦܘܪܫܝܗܝܢ

References

• “pwrš”, 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. 292b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 439b
• 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. 1173a