ܦܢܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܦ ܢ ܐ (p n ˀ)
3 terms

Inherited from Aramaic פְּנִיתָא (pnīṯā, “side, corner; region”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pəniːθɑː] (singular)

  IPA^(key): [pɪn.jɑːθɑː] (plural)

Noun

ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (pnīṯā) f (plural ܦܸܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (pinyāṯā))

1. side, compass, circumference
2. (geography) region, area

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (pnīṯī)		ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (pnīṯan)
	construct	ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ (pnīṯ)		2nd person	ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (pnīṯūḵ)	ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (pnīṯāḵ)	ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pnīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (pnīṯā)		3rd person	ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (pnīṯēh)	ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (pnīṯāh)	ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (pnīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܸܢܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (pinyāṯī)		ܦܸܢܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (pinyāṯan)
	construct	ܦܸܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ (pinyāṯ)		2nd person	ܦܸܢܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pinyāṯūḵ)	ܦܸܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pinyāṯāḵ)	ܦܸܢܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pinyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (pinyāṯā)		3rd person	ܦܸܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (pinyāṯēh)	ܦܸܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (pinyāṯāh)	ܦܸܢܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pinyāṯhōn)

Coordinate terms

• ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (māṯā, “village, town”), ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (mḏītā, “city”), ܐܘܼܚܕܵܢܵܐ (uḥdānā, “state”), ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (aṯrā, “country”)

Derived terms

• ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (pnīṯānāyā)
• ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܸܪܫܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (pnīṯā širšānāytā)

Etymology 2

Root
ܦ ܢ ܐ (p n ˀ)
3 terms

Instance noun of ܦܵܢܹܐ (pānē, “to turn toward”); compare Hebrew פְּנִיָּה (pniyá, “turn”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pənɑːjtɑː] (singular)

  IPA^(key): [pənɑːjɑːθɑː] (plural)

Noun

ܦܢܵܝܬܵܐ • (pnāytā) f (plural ܦ̈ܢܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (pnāyāṯā))

1. a turn or movement towards something; approach, returning
2. attitude
3. attachment, attraction

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܢܵܝܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܢܵܝܬܝܼ (pnāytī)		ܦܢܵܝܬܲܢ (pnāytan)
	construct	ܦܢܵܝܲܬ݂ (pnāyaṯ)		2nd person	ܦܢܵܝܬܘܼܟ݂ (pnāytūḵ)	ܦܢܵܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ (pnāytāḵ)	ܦܢܵܝܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pnāytāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܢܵܝܬܵܐ (pnāytā)		3rd person	ܦܢܵܝܬܹܗ (pnāytēh)	ܦܢܵܝܬܵܗ̇ (pnāytāh)	ܦܢܵܝܬܗܘܿܢ (pnāythōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܢܵܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (pnāyāṯī)		ܦܢܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (pnāyāṯan)
	construct	ܦܢܵܝܵܬ݂̈ (pnāyāṯ)		2nd person	ܦܢܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pnāyāṯūḵ)	ܦܢܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pnāyāṯāḵ)	ܦܢܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pnāyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܢܵܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (pnāyāṯē)		3rd person	ܦܢܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pnāyāṯūh)	ܦܢܵܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pnāyāṯōh)	ܦܢܵܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pnāyāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܦ ܢ ܐ
3 terms

Alternative forms

• ܐܦܢܝܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)niθɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɛnjɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܦܢܝܬܐ • (pənīṯā) f (plural ܦܢܝܬܐ (penyāṯā))

1. side
2. region
3. district, quarter
4. place

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܢܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܢܝ		1st person	ܦܢܝܬܝ		ܦܢܝܬܢ
	construct	ܦܢܝܬ		2nd person	ܦܢܝܬܟ	ܦܢܝܬܟܝ	ܦܢܝܬܟܘܢ	ܦܢܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܢܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܦܢܝܬܗ	ܦܢܝܬܗ	ܦܢܝܬܗܘܢ	ܦܢܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܢܝܢ		1st person	ܦܢܝܬܝ		ܦܢܝܬܢ
	construct	ܦܢܝܬ		2nd person	ܦܢܝܬܟ	ܦܢܝܬܟܝ	ܦܢܝܬܟܘܢ	ܦܢܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܢܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܦܢܝܬܗ	ܦܢܝܬܗ	ܦܢܝܬܗܘܢ	ܦܢܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܦ ܢ ܐ
3 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)nɑjtɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)nɑjɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܦܢܝܬܐ • (pənāyṯā) f (plural ܦܢܝܬܐ (pənāyāṯā))

1. turning, revolving, revolution
2. movement towards something; approach, returning
3. attachment, attraction
4. early evening meal; supper

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܢܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܢܝ		1st person	ܦܢܝܬܝ		ܦܢܝܬܢ
	construct	ܦܢܝܬ		2nd person	ܦܢܝܬܟ	ܦܢܝܬܟܝ	ܦܢܝܬܟܘܢ	ܦܢܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܢܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܦܢܝܬܗ	ܦܢܝܬܗ	ܦܢܝܬܗܘܢ	ܦܢܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܢܝܢ		1st person	ܦܢܝܬܝ		ܦܢܝܬܢ
	construct	ܦܢܝܬ		2nd person	ܦܢܝܬܟ	ܦܢܝܬܟܝ	ܦܢܝܬܟܘܢ	ܦܢܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܢܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܦܢܝܬܗ	ܦܢܝܬܗ	ܦܢܝܬܗܘܢ	ܦܢܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “pny³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “pny”, 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, page 279a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 450b
• 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, page 1207a