ܦܠܦܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܦܠܦܠܐ ܚܪܝܦܐ

ܦܠܦܠܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic פֵּלפְּלָא (pelplā), from an Indo-Aryan source most likely through Persian پلپل (pelpel), ultimately from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”); compare Arabic فِلْفِل (filfil) and Hebrew פִּלְפֵּל (pilpél).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pɪl.pəlɑː]

Noun

ܦܸܠܦܠܵܐ • (pilplā) m sg (plural ܦܸܠܦܠܹ̈ܐ (pilplē))

1. pepper, fruit of the capsicum
2. pepper, peppercorn spice made of berries

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܸܠܦܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܸܠܦܠܝܼ (pilplī)		ܦܸܠܦܠܲܢ (pilplan)
	construct	ܦܸܠܦܸܠ (pilpil)		2nd person	ܦܸܠܦܠܘܼܟ݂ (pilplūḵ)	ܦܸܠܦܠܵܟ݂ܝ (pilplāḵ)	ܦܸܠܦܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pilplāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܠܦܠܵܐ (pilplā)		3rd person	ܦܸܠܦܠܹܗ (pilplēh)	ܦܸܠܦܠܵܗ̇ (pilplāh)	ܦܸܠܦܠܗܘܿܢ (pilplhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܸܠܦܠܝܼ̈ (pilplī)		ܦܸܠܦܠܲܢ̈ (pilplan)
	construct	ܦܸܠܦܠܲܝ̈ (pilplay)		2nd person	ܦܸܠܦܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pilplūḵ)	ܦܸܠܦܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pilplāḵ)	ܦܸܠܦܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pilplāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܠܦܠܹ̈ܐ (pilplē)		3rd person	ܦܸܠܦܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pilplūh)	ܦܸܠܦܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pilplōh)	ܦܸܠܦܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pilplhōn)

Derived terms

• ܦܸܠܦܠܵܐ ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (pilplā kōmā, “black pepper”)
• ܦܸܠܦܠܵܐ ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (pilplā ḥwārā, “white pepper”)
• ܦܸܠܦܠܵܐ ܚܲܪܝܼܦܵܐ (pilplā ḥarīpā, “chili pepper”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”). Compare Arabic فِلْفِل (filfil) and Hebrew פִּלְפֵּל (pilpēl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛlp(ə)lɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɛlp(ə)le(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܦܠܦܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܦܠܐ)

1. pepper (fruit)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܠܦܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܦܠ		1st person	ܦܠܦܠܝ		ܦܠܦܠܢ
	construct	ܦܠܦܠ		2nd person	ܦܠܦܠܟ	ܦܠܦܠܟܝ	ܦܠܦܠܟܘܢ	ܦܠܦܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܦܠܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܦܠܗ	ܦܠܦܠܗ	ܦܠܦܠܗܘܢ	ܦܠܦܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܠܦܠܝܢ		1st person	ܦܠܦܠܝ		ܦܠܦܠܝܢ
	construct	ܦܠܦܠܝ		2nd person	ܦܠܦܠܝܟ	ܦܠܦܠܝܟܝ	ܦܠܦܠܝܟܘܢ	ܦܠܦܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܠܦܠܐ		3rd person	ܦܠܦܠܘܗܝ	ܦܠܦܠܝܗ	ܦܠܦܠܝܗܘܢ	ܦܠܦܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “plpl”, 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. 278b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 449b
• 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. 1203a