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ܦܣܡܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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Possibly metathesized from *ܣܦܡܐ (*sap̄mā); compare Hebrew שָׂפָם (śāp̄ām).

Pronunciation

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  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈpas.mɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈpas.mɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈfɑs.mo]

Noun

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ܦܣܡܐ (pasmām (plural ܦܣܡܐ (pasmē))

  1. moustache/mustache
Inflection
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Inflection of ܦܣܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܦܣܡ 1st person ܦܣܡܝ ܦܣܡܢ
construct ܦܣܡ 2nd person ܦܣܡܟ ܦܣܡܟܝ ܦܣܡܟܘܢ ܦܣܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܣܡܐ 3rd person ܦܣܡܗ ܦܣܡܗ ܦܣܡܗܘܢ ܦܣܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܦܣܡܝܢ 1st person ܦܣܡܝ ܦܣܡܝܢ
construct ܦܣܡܝ 2nd person ܦܣܡܝܟ ܦܣܡܝܟܝ ܦܣܡܝܟܘܢ ܦܣܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܣܡܐ 3rd person ܦܣܡܘܗܝ ܦܣܡܝܗ ܦܣܡܝܗܘܢ ܦܣܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

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From Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma).

Pronunciation

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  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈfɑs.mɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈpɑs.mɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈfɑs.mo]

Noun

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ܦܣܡܐ (p̄āsmām (plural ܦܣܡܛܐ (p̄āsmāṭā))

  1. omen, portent
  2. false image
  3. imagination

References

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  • psmˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-01-20
  • psmˀ2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-01-20
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 280b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 452a
  • 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 1211a