ܦܠܚܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܠ-ܚ related to working.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɑlħ(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɑlħɑθɑ(ʔ)], [pɑlaħwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܚܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܦܠܚܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܦܠܚܐ)

1. servant, attendant, agent, minister
2. artisan
3. (military) soldier
4. worker, peasant
5. vintner
6. worshipper

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܠܚܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܚܐ		1st person	ܦܠܚܬܝ		ܦܠܚܬܢ
	construct	ܦܠܚܬ		2nd person	ܦܠܚܬܟ	ܦܠܚܬܟܝ	ܦܠܚܬܟܘܢ	ܦܠܚܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܚܬܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܚܬܗ	ܦܠܚܬܗ	ܦܠܚܬܗܘܢ	ܦܠܚܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܠܚܢ		1st person	ܦܠܚܬܢ		ܦܠܚܬܢ
	construct	ܦܠܚܬ		2nd person	ܦܠܚܬܟ	ܦܠܚܬܟܝ	ܦܠܚܬܟܘܢ	ܦܠܚܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܚܬܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܚܬܗ	ܦܠܚܬܗ	ܦܠܚܬܗܘܢ	ܦܠܚܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ-ܠ-ܚ related to working.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pallɑħtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pallɑħɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܚܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܦܠܚܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܦܠܚܐ)

1. worker
2. tiller, cultivator, farmer, agriculturalist
3. vintner, vinedresser
4. worshipper

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܠܚܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܚܐ		1st person	ܦܠܚܬܝ		ܦܠܚܬܢ
	construct	ܦܠܚܬ		2nd person	ܦܠܚܬܟ	ܦܠܚܬܟܝ	ܦܠܚܬܟܘܢ	ܦܠܚܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܚܬܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܚܬܗ	ܦܠܚܬܗ	ܦܠܚܬܗܘܢ	ܦܠܚܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܠܚܢ		1st person	ܦܠܚܬܢ		ܦܠܚܬܢ
	construct	ܦܠܚܬ		2nd person	ܦܠܚܬܟ	ܦܠܚܬܟܝ	ܦܠܚܬܟܘܢ	ܦܠܚܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܚܬܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܚܬܗ	ܦܠܚܬܗ	ܦܠܚܬܗܘܢ	ܦܠܚܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܦ-ܠ-ܚ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)laħ(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [palħɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܚܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܦܠܚܬܐ)

1. kind of plaster

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܠܚܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܚܐ		1st person	ܦܠܚܬܝ		ܦܠܚܬܢ
	construct	ܦܠܚܬ		2nd person	ܦܠܚܬܟ	ܦܠܚܬܟܝ	ܦܠܚܬܟܘܢ	ܦܠܚܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܚܬܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܚܬܗ	ܦܠܚܬܗ	ܦܠܚܬܗܘܢ	ܦܠܚܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܠܚܢ		1st person	ܦܠܚܬܢ		ܦܠܚܬܢ
	construct	ܦܠܚܬ		2nd person	ܦܠܚܬܟ	ܦܠܚܬܟܝ	ܦܠܚܬܟܘܢ	ܦܠܚܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܚܬܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܚܬܗ	ܦܠܚܬܗ	ܦܠܚܬܗܘܢ	ܦܠܚܬܗܝܢ

References

• “plḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “plḥh”, 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. 277a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 448a
• 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. 1197b-1198a, b