ܦܝܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܦܝܠܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic פִּילָא (pīlā), from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (AM.SI /⁠pīru⁠/); compare Hebrew פִּיל (píl), Arabic فِيل (fīl), Persian پیل (pil), and Sanskrit पीलु (pīlu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [piːlɑː]

Noun

ܦܝܼܠܵܐ • (pīlā) m (plural ܦܝܼ̈ܠܹܐ (pīlē), feminine ܦܝܼܠܬܵܐ (pīltā))

1. elephant (a mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܝܼܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܝܼܠ (pīl)		1st person	ܦܝܼܠܝܼ (pīlī)		ܦܝܼܠܲܢ (pīlan)
	construct	ܦܝܼܠ (pīl)		2nd person	ܦܝܼܠܘܼܟ݂ (pīlōḵ)	ܦܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ (pīlāḵ)	ܦܝܼܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pīlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā)		3rd person	ܦܝܼܠܹܗ (pīlēh)	ܦܝܼܠܵܗ̇ (pīlāh)	ܦܝܼܠܗܘܿܢ (pīlhōn)
plural	absolute	ܦܝܼܠܝܼ̈ܢ (pīlīn)		1st person	ܦܝܼܠܝܼ̈ (pīlī)		ܦܝܼܠܲܢ̈ (pīlan)
	construct	ܦܝܼܠܲܝ̈ (pīlay)		2nd person	ܦܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pīlōḵ)	ܦܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pīlāḵ)	ܦܝܼܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pīlawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ (pīlē)		3rd person	ܦܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pīlūh)	ܦܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (pīlōh)	ܦܝܼܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (pīlayhōn)

Coordinate terms

Chess pieces in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܟܹܐܦܲܝ̈ ܛܠܲܦ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ (kēpay ṭlapsānē) (layout · text)
ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā)	ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā)	ܩܲܠܥܵܐ (qalˁā)	ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā)	ܣܘܼܣܹܐ (sūsē)	ܩܘܿܛܝܼܢ (qōṭīn), ܕܲܚܫܵܐ (daḥšā)

Classical Syriac

FWOTD – 4 November 2016

Etymology 1

The term has spread across the ancient Middle East, compare Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (AM.SI /⁠pīru⁠/), Hebrew פִּיל (pīl), Sanskrit पीलु (pīlu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pilɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pile] (plural)

Noun

ܦܝܠܐ • (pīlā) m (plural ܦܝܠܐ (pīlē), singular feminine counterpart ܦܝܠܬܐ)

1. elephant
   • 2011, Joseph P. Amar, editor, The Syriac Vita Edition of Ephrem the Syrian (Scriptores Syrii; 242), In Aedibus Peeters, page 16:

     ܐܠܐ ܥܠ ܢܨܝܒܝܢ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ. ܒܖ̈ܟܫܐ ܘܒܦܝ̈ܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܢܝܢ

     He came to Nisibis with a numerous army, with countless horses and elephants.

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܝܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܝܠ		1st person	ܦܝܠܝ		ܦܝܠܢ
	construct	ܦܝܠ		2nd person	ܦܝܠܟ	ܦܝܠܟܝ	ܦܝܠܟܘܢ	ܦܝܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܝܠܐ		3rd person	ܦܝܠܗ	ܦܝܠܗ	ܦܝܠܗܘܢ	ܦܝܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܝܠܝܢ		1st person	ܦܝܠܝ		ܦܝܠܝܢ
	construct	ܦܝܠܝ		2nd person	ܦܝܠܝܟ	ܦܝܠܝܟܝ	ܦܝܠܝܟܘܢ	ܦܝܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܝܠܐ		3rd person	ܦܝܠܘܗܝ	ܦܝܠܝܗ	ܦܝܠܝܗܘܢ	ܦܝܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܦ ܘ ܠ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)jɑlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)jɑle] (plural)

Noun

ܦܝܠܐ • (pyālā) m (plural ܦܝܠܐ (pyālē))

1. anything sprinkled or mixed (e.g. with oil as a cake or dough)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܝܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܝܠ		1st person	ܦܝܠܝ		ܦܝܠܢ
	construct	ܦܝܠ		2nd person	ܦܝܠܟ	ܦܝܠܟܝ	ܦܝܠܟܘܢ	ܦܝܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܝܠܐ		3rd person	ܦܝܠܗ	ܦܝܠܗ	ܦܝܠܗܘܢ	ܦܝܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܝܠܝܢ		1st person	ܦܝܠܝ		ܦܝܠܝܢ
	construct	ܦܝܠܝ		2nd person	ܦܝܠܝܟ	ܦܝܠܝܟܝ	ܦܝܠܝܟܘܢ	ܦܝܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܝܠܐ		3rd person	ܦܝܠܘܗܝ	ܦܝܠܝܗ	ܦܝܠܝܗܘܢ	ܦܝܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē).

Alternative forms

• ܦܠܐ (p̄alā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fijɑlɑ], [fijalɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [fijɑle], [fijɑlajje], [fijɑlas] (plural)

Noun

ܦܝܠܐ • (p̄īyālā, p̄īyalā) f (plural ܦܝܠܐܣ (p̄īyālas) or ܦܝܠܝܐ (p̄īyālayyē) or ܦܝܠܐ (p̄īyālē))

1. broad shallow dish, paten, patera, cup, bowl, saucer

References

• “pyl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “pyly²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 566b
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 274a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 443b
• 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, →ISBN, pages 1186a–b