ܦܝܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

ܦܝܠܐ

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [piːlɑː]

Noun

ܦܝܼܠܵܐ • (pīla) m (feminine ܦܝܼܠܬܵܐ (pīlta), plural ܦܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ (pīle))

1. elephant

Declension

Inflection of ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܝܼܠܝܼ (pīlī)		ܦܝܼܠܲܢ (pīlan)
	construct	ܦܝܼܠ (pīl)	2nd person	ܦܝܼܠܘܼܟ݂ (pīlūḵ)	ܦܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ (pīlāḵ)	ܦܝܼܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pīlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā)	3rd person	ܦܝܼܠܹܗ (pīlēh)	ܦܝܼܠܵܗ̇ (pīlāh)	ܦܝܼܠܗܘܿܢ (pīlhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܝܼܠܝܼ̈ (pīlī)		ܦܝܼܠܲܢ̈ (pīlan)
	construct	ܦܝܼܠܲܝ̈ (pīlay)	2nd person	ܦܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pīlūḵ)	ܦܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pīlāḵ)	ܦܝܼܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pīlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ (pīlē)	3rd person	ܦܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pīlūh)	ܦܝܼܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pīlōh)	ܦܝܼܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pīlhōn)

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)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܦܝܠܐ, from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [piːjɑːlɑː]

Noun

ܦܝܼܵܠܵܐ • (pyala) m (plural ܦܝܼܵܠܹ̈ܐ (pyale))

1. porringer, bowl

Declension

Inflection of ܦܝܵܠܵܐ (pyālā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܝܵܠܝܼ (pyālī)		ܦܝܵܠܲܢ (pyālan)
	construct	ܦܝܵܠ (pyāl)	2nd person	ܦܝܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (pyālūḵ)	ܦܝܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (pyālāḵ)	ܦܝܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pyālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܝܵܠܵܐ (pyālā)	3rd person	ܦܝܵܠܹܗ (pyālēh)	ܦܝܵܠܵܗ̇ (pyālāh)	ܦܝܵܠܗܘܿܢ (pyālhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܝܵܠܝܼ̈ (pyālī)		ܦܝܵܠܲܢ̈ (pyālan)
	construct	ܦܝܵܠܲܝ̈ (pyālay)	2nd person	ܦܝܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pyālūḵ)	ܦܝܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pyālāḵ)	ܦܝܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pyālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܝܵܠܹ̈ܐ (pyālē)	3rd person	ܦܝܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pyālūh)	ܦܝܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pyālōh)	ܦܝܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pyālhōn)

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] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [pile] (in the 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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܝܠ	ܦܝܠܝܢ
construct	ܦܝܠ	ܦܝܠܝ
emphatic	ܦܝܠܐ	ܦܝܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܝܠܝ	ܦܝܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܝܠܟ	ܦܝܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܝܠܟܝ	ܦܝܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܝܠܗ	ܦܝܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܝܠܗ	ܦܝܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܝܠܢ	ܦܝܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܝܠܟܘܢ	ܦܝܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܝܠܟܝܢ	ܦܝܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܝܠܗܘܢ	ܦܝܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܝܠܗܝܢ	ܦܝܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ-ܘ-ܠ (p-w-l) related to sprinkling.

Pronunciation

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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܝܠ	ܦܝܠܝܢ
construct	ܦܝܠ	ܦܝܠܝ
emphatic	ܦܝܠܐ	ܦܝܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܝܠܝ	ܦܝܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܝܠܟ	ܦܝܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܝܠܟܝ	ܦܝܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܝܠܗ	ܦܝܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܝܠܗ	ܦܝܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܝܠܢ	ܦܝܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܝܠܟܘܢ	ܦܝܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܝܠܟܝܢ	ܦܝܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܝܠܗܘܢ	ܦܝܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܝܠܗܝܢ	ܦܝܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē).

Alternative forms

• ܦܠܐ (p̄alā)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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, pages 1186a–b