ܦܥܪܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the root ܦ-ܥ-ܪ (p-ʿ-r) related to gaping; compare Arabic فَغْر (faḡr), Hebrew פַּעַר (páʿar).
Pronunciation edit
- (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 edit
ܦܥܪܐ • (peʿrā) m (plural ܦܥܪܐ (peʿrē))
- 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.
- Peshitta, Hebrews 11:38:
- chasm, gap, cleft
Inflection edit
inflection of ܦܥܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܦܥܪ | ܦܥܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܦܥܪ | ܦܥܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܦܥܪܐ | ܦܥܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܦܥܪܝ | ܦܥܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܦܥܪܟ | ܦܥܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܦܥܪܟܝ | ܦܥܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܦܥܪܗ | ܦܥܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܦܥܪܗ | ܦܥܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܦܥܪܢ | ܦܥܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܦܥܪܟܘܢ | ܦܥܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܦܥܪܟܝܢ | ܦܥܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܦܥܪܗܘܢ | ܦܥܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܦܥܪܗܝܢ | ܦܥܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2 edit
From the root ܦ-ܥ-ܪ (p-ʿ-r) related to gaping.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [p(ə.)ˈʕɑ.rɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈpʕɑ.rɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈfʕo.ro]
Noun edit
ܦܥܪܐ • (pəʿārā) m (uncountable)
Inflection edit
declension of ܦܥܪܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܦܥܪ |
| construct | ܦܥܪ |
| emphatic | ܦܥܪܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܦܥܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܦܥܪܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܦܥܪܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܦܥܪܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܦܥܪܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܦܥܪܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܦܥܪܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܦܥܪܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܦܥܪܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܦܥܪܗܝܢ |
See also edit
- ܦܘܥܪܐ (pūʿʿārā)
Etymology 3 edit
Likely from Arabic فَاغِرَة (fāḡira).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈpɑ.ʕ(ə.)rɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈpɑ.ʕrɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈfo.ʕro]
Noun edit
ܦܥܪܐ • (pāʿərā, pāʿrā) m (plural ܦܥܪܐ (pāʿərē, pāʿrē))
Inflection edit
inflection of ܦܥܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܦܥܪ | ܦܥܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܦܥܪ | ܦܥܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܦܥܪܐ | ܦܥܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܦܥܪܝ | ܦܥܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܦܥܪܟ | ܦܥܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܦܥܪܟܝ | ܦܥܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܦܥܪܗ | ܦܥܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܦܥܪܗ | ܦܥܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܦܥܪܢ | ܦܥܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܦܥܪܟܘܢ | ܦܥܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܦܥܪܟܝܢ | ܦܥܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܦܥܪܗܘܢ | ܦܥܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܦܥܪܗܝܢ | ܦܥܪܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “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