ܦܪܝܣܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܪ ܣ (p r s)
6 terms

ܦܪܝܣܬܐ

Feminine passive participle of ܦܵܪܹܣ (pārēs, “to spread out”); compare Arabic فَرِيسَة (farīsa) and Hebrew פְּרִיסָה (prisá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pəriːstɑː]

Noun

ܦܪܝܼܣܬܵܐ • (prīstā) f sg (plural ܦܪ̈ܝܼܣܵܬ݂ܹܐ (prīsāṯē))

1. carpet, rug

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܪܝܼܣܬ݂ܵܐ (prīsṯā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܪܝܼܣܬ݂ܝܼ (prīsṯī)		ܦܪܝܼܣܬ݂ܲܢ (prīsṯan)
	construct	ܦܪܝܼܣܲܬ݂ (prīsaṯ)	2nd person	ܦܪܝܼܣܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (prīsṯūḵ)	ܦܪܝܼܣܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (prīsṯāḵ)	ܦܪܝܼܣܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (prīsṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܪܝܼܣܬ݂ܵܐ (prīsṯā)	3rd person	ܦܪܝܼܣܬ݂ܹܗ (prīsṯēh)	ܦܪܝܼܣܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (prīsṯāh)	ܦܪܝܼܣܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (prīsṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܪ̈ܝܼܣܵܬ݂ܝܼ (prīsāṯī)		ܦܪ̈ܝܼܣܵܬ݂ܲܢ (prīsāṯan)
	construct	ܦܪ̈ܝܼܣܵܬ݂ (prīsāṯ)	2nd person	ܦܪ̈ܝܼܣܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (prīsāṯūḵ)	ܦܪ̈ܝܼܣܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (prīsāṯāḵ)	ܦܪ̈ܝܼܣܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (prīsāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܪ̈ܝܼܣܵܬ݂ܹܐ (prīsāṯē)	3rd person	ܦܪ̈ܝܼܣܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (prīsāṯūh)	ܦܪ̈ܝܼܣܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (prīsāṯōh)	ܦܪ̈ܝܼܣܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (prīsāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܦܪܝܼܣܬܵܐ ܣܡܘܿܩܬܵܐ (prīstā smōqtā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܣ (p-r-s) related to spreading. Compare Arabic فَرِيسَة (farīsa) and Hebrew פְּרִיסָה (pərîsâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)ristɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)risɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܪܝܣܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܦܪܝܣܬܐ)

1. flat bread, wafer
2. (Christianity) host, Eucharist
3. sacrifice
4. coverlet, wrapper
5. rug
6. cloak

Inflection

    declension of ܦܪܝܣܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܪܝܣܐ	ܦܪܝܣܢ
construct	ܦܪܝܣܬ	ܦܪܝܣܬ
emphatic	ܦܪܝܣܬܐ	ܦܪܝܣܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܪܝܣܬܝ	ܦܪܝܣܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܪܝܣܬܟ	ܦܪܝܣܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܪܝܣܬܟܝ	ܦܪܝܣܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܪܝܣܬܗ	ܦܪܝܣܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܪܝܣܬܗ	ܦܪܝܣܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܪܝܣܬܢ	ܦܪܝܣܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܪܝܣܬܟܘܢ	ܦܪܝܣܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܪܝܣܬܟܝܢ	ܦܪܝܣܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܪܝܣܬܗܘܢ	ܦܪܝܣܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܪܝܣܬܗܝܢ	ܦܪܝܣܬܗܝܢ

Adjective

ܦܪܝܣܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. feminine emphatic singular of ܦܪܝܣܐ
2. feminine emphatic plural of ܦܪܝܣܐ

References

• “prysh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-20
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 289a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 460b
• 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. 1239b