ܦܟܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܦ ܟ ܗ (p k h) |
| 1 term |
Etymology edit
Compare Classical Syriac ܦܟܝܗܐ (pakkīhā).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ܦܵܟ݂ܵܐ • (pāḵā) (feminine ܦܵܟ݂ܬܵܐ (pāḵtā), plural ܦܵܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ (pāḵē))
- (of food) bland, tasteless, without flavor
- Antonym: ܡܲܪ ܛܲܥܡܵܐ (mar ṭaˁmā)
- (of a person or their speech or actions) meaningless, pointless, stupid
Noun edit
ܦܵܟ݂ܵܐ • (pāḵā) m (plural ܦܵܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ (pāḵē), feminine ܦܵܟ݂ܬܵܐ (pāḵtā))
Classical Syriac edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܦ-ܟ-ܟ (p-k-k) related to bruising. Compare Arabic فَكّ (fakk, “jaw”) and Hebrew פַּךְ (paḵ, “jar, jug”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܦܟܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܟܐ)
- slap, smack, blow, buffet
- outstretched tooth, tusk
- (anatomy) jaw; maxilla, jawbone; cheek, cheekbone
- (figuratively) side of an altar
Inflection edit
inflection of ܦܟܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܦܟ | ܦܟܝܢ |
| construct | ܦܟ | ܦܟܝ |
| emphatic | ܦܟܐ | ܦܟܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܦܟܝ | ܦܟܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܦܟܟ | ܦܟܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܦܟܟܝ | ܦܟܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܦܟܗ | ܦܟܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܦܟܗ | ܦܟܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܦܟܢ | ܦܟܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܦܟܟܘܢ | ܦܟܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܦܟܟܝܢ | ܦܟܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܦܟܗܘܢ | ܦܟܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܦܟܗܝܢ | ܦܟܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “pk”, 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, p. 275a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 445a
- 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, p. 1190a