ܦܬܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *baṯan-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paθnɑ], [pattɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [paθne], [pattɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܦܬܢܐ • (paṯnā, dubiously pattānā) m (plural ܦܬܢܐ (paṯnā, dubiously pattānē))

1. adder, asp

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܬܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܬܢ		1st person	ܦܬܢܝ		ܦܬܢܢ
	construct	ܦܬܢ		2nd person	ܦܬܢܟ	ܦܬܢܟܝ	ܦܬܢܟܘܢ	ܦܬܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܬܢܐ		3rd person	ܦܬܢܗ	ܦܬܢܗ	ܦܬܢܗܘܢ	ܦܬܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܬܢܝܢ		1st person	ܦܬܢܝ		ܦܬܢܝܢ
	construct	ܦܬܢܝ		2nd person	ܦܬܢܝܟ	ܦܬܢܝܟܝ	ܦܬܢܝܟܘܢ	ܦܬܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܬܢܐ		3rd person	ܦܬܢܘܗܝ	ܦܬܢܝܗ	ܦܬܢܝܗܘܢ	ܦܬܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛθnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɛθne] (plural)

Noun

ܦܬܢܐ • (peṯnā) c (plural ܦܬܢܐ (peṯnē))

1. tumult, discord

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܬܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܬܢ		1st person	ܦܬܢܝ		ܦܬܢܢ
	construct	ܦܬܢ		2nd person	ܦܬܢܟ	ܦܬܢܟܝ	ܦܬܢܟܘܢ	ܦܬܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܬܢܐ		3rd person	ܦܬܢܗ	ܦܬܢܗ	ܦܬܢܗܘܢ	ܦܬܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܬܢܝܢ		1st person	ܦܬܢܝ		ܦܬܢܝܢ
	construct	ܦܬܢܝ		2nd person	ܦܬܢܝܟ	ܦܬܢܝܟܝ	ܦܬܢܝܟܘܢ	ܦܬܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܬܢܐ		3rd person	ܦܬܢܘܗܝ	ܦܬܢܝܗ	ܦܬܢܝܗܘܢ	ܦܬܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ptn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ptnˀ”, 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, page 296b
• Löw, Immanuel (1909) Aramäische Schlangennamen‎^[1] (in German), Szegedin, page 16
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 471b
• 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 1268b