ܦܣܘܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܦ ܣ ܩ (p s q)
1 term

Etymology

Compare Hebrew פָּסוּק (pasúk).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [paːsoːqaː]

Noun

ܦܵܣܘܿܩܵܐ • (pāsōqā) m (plural ܦܵܣܘܿܩܹ̈ܐ (pāsōqē), feminine ܦܵܣܘܿܩܬܵܐ (pāsōqtā))

1. cutter
2. paragraph, verse, aphorism
3. (grammar) declarative, enunciative sentence
4. (typography) period, full stop
5. an episode (of a TV programme)

   ܐܝܼܬ ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ݇ ܘܐܸܫܬܵܐ ܦܵܣܘܿܩܹ̈ܐ ܒܐܸܩܡܵܐ ܬܠܝܼܬܵܝܵܐ.

   īt ˁisrī w-ištā pāsōqē b-iqmā tlītāyā.

   There are twenty-six episodes in the third season.

Declension

Inflection of ܦܵܣܘܿܩܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܵܣܘܿܩܝܼ (pāsōqī)		ܦܵܣܘܿܩܲܢ (pāsōqan)
	construct	ܦܵܣܘܿܩ (pāsōq)		2nd person	ܦܵܣܘܿܩܘܼܟ݂ (pāsōqūḵ)	ܦܵܣܘܿܩܵܟ݂ܝ (pāsōqāḵ)	ܦܵܣܘܿܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pāsōqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܵܣܘܿܩܵܐ (pāsōqā)		3rd person	ܦܵܣܘܿܩܹܗ (pāsōqēh)	ܦܵܣܘܿܩܵܗ̇ (pāsōqāh)	ܦܵܣܘܿܩܗܘܿܢ (pāsōqhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܵܣܘܿܩܝܼ̈ (pāsōqī)		ܦܵܣܘܿܩܲܢ̈ (pāsōqan)
	construct	ܦܵܣܘܿܩܲܝ̈ (pāsōqay)		2nd person	ܦܵܣܘܿܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pāsōqūḵ)	ܦܵܣܘܿܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pāsōqāḵ)	ܦܵܣܘܿܩܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pāsōqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܵܣܘܿܩܹ̈ܐ (pāsōqē)		3rd person	ܦܵܣܘܿܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pāsōqūh)	ܦܵܣܘܿܩ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pāsōqōh)	ܦܵܣܘܿܩܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pāsōqhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܦ ܣ ܩ related to cutting off. Compare Hebrew פָּסוּק (pāsûq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɑsoqɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɑsoqe] (plural)

Noun

ܦܣܘܩܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܣܘܩܐ)

1. cutting; cutter
2. paragraph, verse, aphorism
3. part, section, chapter
4. (grammar) declarative, enunciative sentence
5. (typography) period, full stop

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܣܘܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܣܘܩ		1st person	ܦܣܘܩܝ		ܦܣܘܩܢ
	construct	ܦܣܘܩ		2nd person	ܦܣܘܩܟ	ܦܣܘܩܟܝ	ܦܣܘܩܟܘܢ	ܦܣܘܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܣܘܩܐ		3rd person	ܦܣܘܩܗ	ܦܣܘܩܗ	ܦܣܘܩܗܘܢ	ܦܣܘܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܣܘܩܝܢ		1st person	ܦܣܘܩܝ		ܦܣܘܩܝܢ
	construct	ܦܣܘܩܝ		2nd person	ܦܣܘܩܝܟ	ܦܣܘܩܝܟܝ	ܦܣܘܩܝܟܘܢ	ܦܣܘܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܣܘܩܐ		3rd person	ܦܣܘܩܘܗܝ	ܦܣܘܩܝܗ	ܦܣܘܩܝܗܘܢ	ܦܣܘܩܝܗܝܢ

References

• “pswq”, 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 281b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 451b
• 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 1208b