ܦܥܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܥ-ܪ (p-ʿ-r) related to gaping; compare Arabic فَغْر (faḡr), Hebrew פַּעַר (páʿar).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛʕ.rɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈpaʕ.rɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈfeʕ.ro]

Based on regular sound changes, the Eastern pronunciation differs from the expected *[ˈpɪʕ.rɑ].

Noun

ܦܥܪܐ • (peʿrā) m (plural ܦܥܪܐ (peʿrē))

1. cave, cavern
   • Peshitta, Hebrews 11:38:

     ܐܢܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܠܡܐ. ܘܗܘܘ ܐܝܟ ܛܥܝ̈ܐ ܒܚܘܪܒܐ. ܘܒܛܘܪ̈ܐ. ܘܒܡܥܪ̈ܐ. ܘܒܦܥܪ̈ܝܗܿ ܕܐܪܥܐ.

     [ʾĕ]nāšā ḏə-lā šāwē [hə]wā ləhōn ʿālmā, wa-həwaw ʾāḵ ṭāʿayyā ḇə-ḥurbā, wa-ḇə-ṭūrē, wə-ḇa-məʿarəʿē, wa-ḇə-p̄eʿrēh ḏə-ʾarʿā

     (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

2. chasm, gap, cleft

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܥܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܥܪ		1st person	ܦܥܪܝ		ܦܥܪܢ
	construct	ܦܥܪ		2nd person	ܦܥܪܟ	ܦܥܪܟܝ	ܦܥܪܟܘܢ	ܦܥܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܥܪܐ		3rd person	ܦܥܪܗ	ܦܥܪܗ	ܦܥܪܗܘܢ	ܦܥܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܥܪܝܢ		1st person	ܦܥܪܝ		ܦܥܪܝܢ
	construct	ܦܥܪܝ		2nd person	ܦܥܪܝܟ	ܦܥܪܝܟܝ	ܦܥܪܝܟܘܢ	ܦܥܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܥܪܐ		3rd person	ܦܥܪܘܗܝ	ܦܥܪܝܗ	ܦܥܪܝܗܘܢ	ܦܥܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ-ܥ-ܪ (p-ʿ-r) related to gaping.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [p(ə.)ˈʕɑ.rɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈpʕɑ.rɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈfʕo.ro]

Noun

ܦܥܪܐ • (pəʿārā) m(uncountable)

1. opening the mouth wide; yawning

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܥܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܥܪ		1st person	ܦܥܪܝ		ܦܥܪܢ
	construct	ܦܥܪ		2nd person	ܦܥܪܟ	ܦܥܪܟܝ	ܦܥܪܟܘܢ	ܦܥܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܥܪܐ		3rd person	ܦܥܪܗ	ܦܥܪܗ	ܦܥܪܗܘܢ	ܦܥܪܗܝܢ

See also

• ܦܘܥܪܐ (pūʿʿārā)

Etymology 3

Likely from Arabic فَاغِرَة (fāḡira).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈpɑ.ʕ(ə.)rɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈpɑ.ʕrɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈfo.ʕro]

Noun

ܦܥܪܐ • (pāʿərā, pāʿrā) m (plural ܦܥܪܐ (pāʿərē, pāʿrē))

1. Avicenna's pricklyash (Zanthoxylum avicennae)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܥܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܥܪ		1st person	ܦܥܪܝ		ܦܥܪܢ
	construct	ܦܥܪ		2nd person	ܦܥܪܟ	ܦܥܪܟܝ	ܦܥܪܟܘܢ	ܦܥܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܥܪܐ		3rd person	ܦܥܪܗ	ܦܥܪܗ	ܦܥܪܗܘܢ	ܦܥܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܥܪܝܢ		1st person	ܦܥܪܝ		ܦܥܪܝܢ
	construct	ܦܥܪܝ		2nd person	ܦܥܪܝܟ	ܦܥܪܝܟܝ	ܦܥܪܝܟܘܢ	ܦܥܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܥܪܐ		3rd person	ܦܥܪܘܗܝ	ܦܥܪܝܗ	ܦܥܪܝܗܘܢ	ܦܥܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “pˁr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-01-24
• “pˁr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-06-16
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 283a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 453b
• 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 1217b