ܦܣܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the earlier form ܦܨܬܐ (peṣṣ(ə)ṯāʾ, “lot, piece”), from the root ܢ-ܦ-ܨ (n-p-ṣ) related to smashing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛss(ə)θɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܦܣܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܦܣܐ)

1. lot, portion
2. fate
3. suffrage, ballot, vote
4. (military) wing, battleline
5. page (of a book)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܣܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܣܐ		1st person	ܦܣܬܝ		ܦܣܬܢ
	construct	ܦܣܬ		2nd person	ܦܣܬܟ	ܦܣܬܟܝ	ܦܣܬܟܝܢ	ܦܣܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܣܬܐ		3rd person	ܦܣܬܗ	ܦܣܬܗ	ܦܣܬܗܘܢ	ܦܣܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܣܝܢ		1st person	ܦܣܝ		ܦܣܝܢ
	construct	ܦܣܝ		2nd person	ܦܣܝܟ	ܦܣܝܟܝ	ܦܣܝܟܘܢ	ܦܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܣܐ		3rd person	ܦܣܘܗܝ	ܦܣܝܗ	ܦܣܝܗܘܢ	ܦܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pass(ə)θɑ(ʔ)], [pɛss(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [passe(ʔ)], [pɛsse(ʔ)], [passɑθɑ(ʔ)], [pɛssɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܦܣܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܦܣܬܐ or ܦܣܐ)

1. (anatomy) sole, palm
2. foot (unit of measure)
3. cloth, rag, towel, napkin

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܣܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܣܐ		1st person	ܦܣܬܝ		ܦܣܬܢ
	construct	ܦܣܬ		2nd person	ܦܣܬܟ	ܦܣܬܟܝ	ܦܣܬܟܘܢ	ܦܣܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܣܬܐ		3rd person	ܦܣܬܗ	ܦܣܬܗ	ܦܣܬܗܘܢ	ܦܣܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܣܢ ,ܦܣܝܢ		1st person	ܦܣܬܝ ,ܦܣܝ		ܦܣܬܢ ,ܦܣܝܢ
	construct	ܦܣܬ ,ܦܣܝ		2nd person	ܦܣܬܟ ,ܦܣܝܟ	ܦܣܬܟܝ ,ܦܣܝܟܝ	ܦܣܬܟܘܢ ,ܦܣܝܟܘܢ	ܦܣܬܟܝܢ ,ܦܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܣܬܐ ,ܦܣܐ		3rd person	ܦܣܬܗ ,ܦܣܘܗܝ	ܦܣܬܗ ,ܦܣܝܗ	ܦܣܬܗܘܢ ,ܦܣܝܗܘܢ	ܦܣܬܗܝܢ ,ܦܣܝܗܝܢ

References

• “psh”, 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. 280b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 451a-b
• 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. 1215b