Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ܦ ܪ ܐ (p r ˀ)
2 terms
 
ܦܐܪ̈ܐ

From Aramaic פֵּארָא (pēʾrāʾ), from Proto-Semitic *piry-; compare Hebrew פְּרִי (pri), Ge'ez ፍሬ (fəre) and Ugaritic 𐎔𐎗 (pr /⁠pirû⁠/).

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ܦܹܐܪܵܐ (pērām sg (plural ܦܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ (pērē))

  1. fruit
    Synonym: ܛܥܘܼܢܬܵܐ (ṭˁuntā)
  2. (figuratively) offspring, child
  3. (finance) income, revenue
  4. effect, consequence
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Etymology 2

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From Aramaic פַּארָא (paʾrāʾ); compare Hebrew פַּר (par, bull, ox).

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ܦܲܐܪܵܐ (paˀrām (plural ܦܲܐܪܹ̈ܐ (paˀrē), feminine ܦܲܐܪܬ݂ܵܐ (paˀrṯā))

  1. lamb
    Synonym: ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)
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Proper noun

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ܦܲܐܪܵܐ (paˀrā?

  1. a surname

Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܐ (p-r-ʾ) related to being fruitful. Compare Hebrew פְּרִי (pərî).

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  • IPA(key): [pe(ʔ)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [pe(ʔ)re(ʔ)] (plural)

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ܦܐܪܐ (pēʾrāʾm (plural ܦܐܪܐ)

  1. fruit
  2. (figuratively) offspring, child
  3. (finance) income, revenue
  4. knot (swelling in flesh)
  5. effect, consequence
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Etymology 2

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Compare Hebrew פַּר (par).

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  • IPA(key): [pa(ʔ)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [pa(ʔ)re(ʔ)] (plural)

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ܦܐܪܐ (paʾrāʾm (plural ܦܐܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܦܐܪܬܐ)

  1. lamb
    Synonym: ܐܡܪܐ
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References

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  • pyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-12-01
  • pˀrˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-12-01
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 268b, 285b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 433a, 456a
  • 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. 1151b-1152a