ܦܝܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܦ ܘ ܫ (p w š)
6 terms

Etymology 1

Active noun of the verb ܦܵܐܸܫ (pāˀiš)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pajjaːʃaː]

Noun

ܦܲܝܵܫܵܐ • (payyāšā) m (plural ܦܲܝܵܫܹ̈ܐ (payyāšē), feminine ܦܲܝܵܫܬܵܐ (payyāštā))

1. one who stays, about to stay, set to stay

   ܠܵܐ ܨܵܝܒܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܠܝܼ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ. ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܦܲܝܵܫܵܐ

   lā ṣāybītōn lī mēḵultā. lā ìwen payyāšā

   Don’t serve me food. I’m not going to stay.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• ܦܝܵܫܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [pjɑːʃɑː]
• ܦܝܼܫܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [piːʃɑː]

Verb

ܦܝܵܫܵܐ • (pyāšā)

1. present participle of ܦܵܐܹܫ (pāˀēš, “to remain, stay”)
2. (time) minutes to, preceding the next hour

   Antonym: ܥܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ (ˁḇārā)

   ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܐܲܪܒܲܥ ܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ

   īlāh šāˁaṯ arbaˁ pyāšā ruḇˁā

   It’s a quarter to four

   (literally, “It is the hour of four remaining a quarter.”)

   ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܬܡܵܢܹܐ ܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ

   īlāh šāˁaṯ tmānē pyāšā ˁisrīn

   It’s twenty to eight

   (literally, “It is the hour of eight remaining twenty.”)

Verb

ܦܝܼܫܵܐ • (pīšā) (feminine ܦܝܼܫܬܵܐ (pīštā), plural ܦܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ (pīšē))

1. past participle of ܦܵܐܹܫ (pāˀēš, “to remain, stay”)

Derived terms

• ܦܝܼܫ (pīš)