ܦܠܝܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܦ ܠ ܛ (p l ṭ)
3 terms

ܦܠܝܛܐ

Alternative forms

• (planet): ܦܠܲܢܹܛܵܐ (plannēṭā)

Etymology

Derived from the verb ܦܵܠܹܛ (pālēṭ, “to escape, leave”); compare Hebrew פָּלִיט (palít). The sense of “planet” is a semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac and phono-semantic matching of Ancient Greek πλᾰνήτης (plănḗtēs).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [palliːtˤɑː]

Adjective

ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܐ • (palīṭā) (feminine ܦܲܠܝܼܛܬܵܐ (palīṭtā), plural ܦܲܠܝܼܛܹ̈ܐ (palīṭē))

1. safe, saved, protected

Noun

ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܐ • (palīṭā) m sg (plural ܦܲܠܝܼܛܹ̈ܐ (palīṭē), feminine ܦܲܠܝܼܛܬܵܐ (palīṭtā))

1. fugitive, escapee, survivor
2. refugee
3. (astronomy) planet

   Synonym: ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܛܵܥܝܵܐ (kāwḵḇā ṭāˁyā, “wandering star”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܝܼ (palīṭī)		ܦܲܠܝܼܛܲܢ (palīṭan)
	construct	ܦܲܠܝܼܛ (palīṭ)		2nd person	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܘܼܟ݂ (palīṭūḵ)	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܟ݂ܝ (palīṭāḵ)	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (palīṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܐ (palīṭā)		3rd person	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܹܗ (palīṭēh)	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܗ̇ (palīṭāh)	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܗܘܿܢ (palīṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܝܼ̈ (palīṭī)		ܦܲܠܝܼܛܲܢ̈ (palīṭan)
	construct	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܲܝ̈ (palīṭay)		2nd person	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (palīṭūḵ)	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (palīṭāḵ)	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (palīṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܹ̈ܐ (palīṭē)		3rd person	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ (palīṭūh)	ܦܲܠܝܼܛ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (palīṭōh)	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܗ̈ܘܿܢ (palīṭhōn)

Derived terms

• ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܝܵܐ (palīṭāyā, “planetary”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܠ-ܛ (p-l-ṭ) related to escaping. Compare Hebrew פָּלִיט (pālîṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pallitˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pallitˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܦܠܝܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܝܛܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܦܠܝܛܬܐ)

1. safe, saved, protected

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܠܝܛܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܦܠܝܛ	ܦܠܝܛܐ	ܦܠܝܛܝܢ	ܦܠܝܛܢ
construct	ܦܠܝܛ	ܦܠܝܛܬ	ܦܠܝܛܝ	ܦܠܝܛܬ
emphatic	ܦܠܝܛܐ	ܦܠܝܛܬܐ	ܦܠܝܛܐ	ܦܠܝܛܬܐ

Noun

ܦܠܝܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܝܛܐ)

1. fugitive, escapee, survivor

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܠܝܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܝܛ		1st person	ܦܠܝܛܝ		ܦܠܝܛܢ
	construct	ܦܠܝܛ		2nd person	ܦܠܝܛܟ	ܦܠܝܛܟܝ	ܦܠܝܛܟܘܢ	ܦܠܝܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܝܛܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܝܛܗ	ܦܠܝܛܗ	ܦܠܝܛܗܘܢ	ܦܠܝܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܠܝܛܝܢ		1st person	ܦܠܝܛܝ		ܦܠܝܛܝܢ
	construct	ܦܠܝܛܝ		2nd person	ܦܠܝܛܝܟ	ܦܠܝܛܝܟܝ	ܦܠܝܛܝܟܘܢ	ܦܠܝܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܝܛܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܝܛܘܗܝ	ܦܠܝܛܝܗ	ܦܠܝܛܝܗܘܢ	ܦܠܝܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πλάνητες (plánētes), plural of πλάνης (plánēs).

Alternative forms

• ܦܠܢܛܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [palle(j)tˤe(ʔ)]

Noun

ܦܠܝܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural only; not used in singular form)

1. (astronomy) planets

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܠܝܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	—		1st person	—		—
	construct	—		2nd person	—	—	—	—
	emphatic	—		3rd person	—	—	—	—
plural	absolute	ܦܠܝܛܝܢ		1st person	ܦܠܝܛܝ		ܦܠܝܛܝܢ
	construct	ܦܠܝܛܝ		2nd person	ܦܠܝܛܝܟ	ܦܠܝܛܝܟܝ	ܦܠܝܛܝܟܘܢ	ܦܠܝܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܝܛܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܝܛܘܗܝ	ܦܠܝܛܝܗ	ܦܠܝܛܝܗܘܢ	ܦܠܝܛܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܟܘܟܒܐ ܛܥܝܐ
• ܟܘܟܒܐ

References

• “plyṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “plnṭˀ”, 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. 277b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 449a
• 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. 1200b