ܦܘܢܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܢ-ܐ (p-n-ʾ) related to returning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [punnɑjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [punnɑje] (plural)

Noun

ܦܘܢܝܐ • (punnāyā) m (plural ܦܘܢܝܐ (punnāyē))

1. restoration, restitution, bringing back
2. return, returning, giving back
3. revocation, repenting, conversion
4. answer, reply
5. granting
6. satisfaction

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܘܢܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܘܢܝ	ܦܘܢܝܝܢ
construct	ܦܘܢܝ	ܦܘܢܝܝ
emphatic	ܦܘܢܝܐ	ܦܘܢܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܘܢܝܝ	ܦܘܢܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܘܢܝܟ	ܦܘܢܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܘܢܝܟܝ	ܦܘܢܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܘܢܝܗ	ܦܘܢܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܘܢܝܗ	ܦܘܢܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܘܢܝܢ	ܦܘܢܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܦܘܢܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܘܢܝܟܝܢ	ܦܘܢܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܦܘܢܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܘܢܝܗܝܢ	ܦܘܢܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía)

Alternative forms

• ܦܐܘܢܝܐ (pawōnīyā)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [pa.woˈni.jɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [pa.woˈni.jɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [pɑ.woˈni.jɑ]

Noun

ܦܘܢܝܐ • (pawōnīyā) m(uncountable)

1. peony

Inflection

    declension of ܦܘܢܝܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܦܘܢܝ
construct	ܦܘܢܝ
emphatic	ܦܘܢܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܘܢܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܘܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܘܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܘܢܝܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܘܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܘܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܘܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܘܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܘܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܘܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “pwny”, 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 279b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 438a
• 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, pages 1166a–b
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 124