ܦܪܣܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܣ (p-r-s) related to dividing. Compare Hebrew פְּרָס (pərās).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)rɑsɑ(ʔ)], [pɑrsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)rɑse(ʔ)], [pɑrse(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܪܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܪܣܐ)

1. allowance, ration, morsel, portion of food

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܪܣܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܪܣ		1st person	ܦܪܣܝ		ܦܪܣܢ
	construct	ܦܪܣ		2nd person	ܦܪܣܟ	ܦܪܣܟܝ	ܦܪܣܟܘܢ	ܦܪܣܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܪܣܐ		3rd person	ܦܪܣܗ	ܦܪܣܗ	ܦܪܣܗܘܢ	ܦܪܣܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܪܣܝܢ		1st person	ܦܪܣܝ		ܦܪܣܝܢ
	construct	ܦܪܣܝ		2nd person	ܦܪܣܝܟ	ܦܪܣܝܟܝ	ܦܪܣܝܟܘܢ	ܦܪܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܪܣܐ		3rd person	ܦܪܣܘܗܝ	ܦܪܣܝܗ	ܦܪܣܝܗܘܢ	ܦܪܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܣ (p-r-s) related to spreading.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)rɑsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)rɑse(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܪܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܪܣܐ)

1. spreading
2. extension, extending
3. expansion

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܪܣܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܪܣ		1st person	ܦܪܣܝ		ܦܪܣܢ
	construct	ܦܪܣ		2nd person	ܦܪܣܟ	ܦܪܣܟܝ	ܦܪܣܟܘܢ	ܦܪܣܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܪܣܐ		3rd person	ܦܪܣܗ	ܦܪܣܗ	ܦܪܣܗܘܢ	ܦܪܣܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܪܣܝܢ		1st person	ܦܪܣܝ		ܦܪܣܝܢ
	construct	ܦܪܣܝ		2nd person	ܦܪܣܝܟ	ܦܪܣܝܟܝ	ܦܪܣܝܟܘܢ	ܦܪܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܪܣܐ		3rd person	ܦܪܣܘܗܝ	ܦܪܣܝܗ	ܦܪܣܝܗܘܢ	ܦܪܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܣ (p-r-s) related to spreading. Compare Arabic فِرَاش (firāš) and فَرْش (farš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)rɑsɑ(ʔ)], [pɛrsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)rɑse(ʔ)], [pɛrse(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܪܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܪܣܐ)

1. flap, cloth, cover, covering
2. veil, curtain, screen
3. aër, ritual veil
4. (nautical) sail
5. carpet, mat, rug
6. peachtree
7. cedar cone

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܪܣܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܪܣ		1st person	ܦܪܣܝ		ܦܪܣܢ
	construct	ܦܪܣ		2nd person	ܦܪܣܟ	ܦܪܣܟܝ	ܦܪܣܟܘܢ	ܦܪܣܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܪܣܐ		3rd person	ܦܪܣܗ	ܦܪܣܗ	ܦܪܣܗܘܢ	ܦܪܣܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܪܣܝܢ		1st person	ܦܪܣܝ		ܦܪܣܝܢ
	construct	ܦܪܣܝ		2nd person	ܦܪܣܝܟ	ܦܪܣܝܟܝ	ܦܪܣܝܟܘܢ	ܦܪܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܪܣܐ		3rd person	ܦܪܣܘܗܝ	ܦܪܣܝܗ	ܦܪܣܝܗܘܢ	ܦܪܣܝܗܝܢ

References

• “prs”, 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. 289a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 462b-463a
• 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, pp. 1244b-1245a