Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Root
ܦ ܘ ܫ (p w š)
6 terms

Etymology 1 edit

Active noun of the verb ܦܵܐܸܫ (pāˀiš)

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [pajjaːʃaː]

Noun edit

ܦܲܝܵܫܵܐ (payyāšām (plural ܦܲܝܵܫܹ̈ܐ (payyāšē), feminine ܦܲܝܵܫܬܵܐ (payyāštā))

  1. one who stays, about to stay, set to stay
    ܠܵܐ ܨܵܝܒܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܠܝܼ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ. ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܦܲܝܵܫܵܐ
    lā ṣāybītōn lī mēḵultā. lā ìwen payyāšā
    Don’t serve me food. I’m not going to stay.

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation 1 edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [pjɑːʃɑː]
Verb edit

ܦܝܵܫܵܐ (pyāšā)

  1. present participle of ܦܵܐܹܫ (pāˀēš, to remain, stay)
  2. (time) preceding the next hour
    ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ ܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐīlāh ruḇˁā pyāšā hal šāˁaṯ arbˁāIt's a quarter to four (literally, “It is a quarter remaining until the hour of four.”)
    ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܬܡܵܢܹܐīlāh ˁisrīn pyāšā hal šāˁaṯ tmānēIt's twenty to eight (literally, “It is twenty remaining until the hour of eight.”)

Pronunciation 2 edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [piːʃɑː]
Verb edit

ܦܝܼܫܵܐ (pīšā) (feminine ܦܝܼܫܬܵܐ (pīštā), plural ܦܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ (pīšē))

  1. past participle of ܦܵܐܹܫ (pāˀēš, to remain, stay)
Derived terms edit