ܦܠܚܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܠ-ܚ (p-l-ḥ) related to working.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɑlħ(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɑlħɑθɑ(ʔ)], [pɑlaħwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܚܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܦܠܚܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܦܠܚܐ)

1. servant, attendant, agent, minister
2. artisan
3. (military) soldier
4. worker, peasant
5. vintner
6. worshipper

Inflection

    declension of ܦܠܚܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܠܚܐ	ܦܠܚܢ
construct	ܦܠܚܬ	ܦܠܚܬ
emphatic	ܦܠܚܬܐ	ܦܠܚܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܠܚܬܝ	ܦܠܚܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܠܚܬܟ	ܦܠܚܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܠܚܬܟܝ	ܦܠܚܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܠܚܬܗ	ܦܠܚܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܠܚܬܗ	ܦܠܚܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܠܚܬܢ	ܦܠܚܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܠܚܬܟܘܢ	ܦܠܚܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܠܚܬܟܝܢ	ܦܠܚܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܠܚܬܗܘܢ	ܦܠܚܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܠܚܬܗܝܢ	ܦܠܚܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ-ܠ-ܚ (p-l-ḥ) related to working.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pallɑħtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pallɑħɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܚܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܦܠܚܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܦܠܚܐ)

1. worker
2. tiller, cultivator, farmer, agriculturalist
3. vintner, vinedresser
4. worshipper

Inflection

    declension of ܦܠܚܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܠܚܐ	ܦܠܚܢ
construct	ܦܠܚܬ	ܦܠܚܬ
emphatic	ܦܠܚܬܐ	ܦܠܚܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܠܚܬܝ	ܦܠܚܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܠܚܬܟ	ܦܠܚܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܠܚܬܟܝ	ܦܠܚܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܠܚܬܗ	ܦܠܚܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܠܚܬܗ	ܦܠܚܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܠܚܬܢ	ܦܠܚܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܠܚܬܟܘܢ	ܦܠܚܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܠܚܬܟܝܢ	ܦܠܚܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܠܚܬܗܘܢ	ܦܠܚܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܠܚܬܗܝܢ	ܦܠܚܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܦ-ܠ-ܚ (p-l-ḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)laħ(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [palħɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܠܚܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܦܠܚܬܐ)

1. kind of plaster

Inflection

    declension of ܦܠܚܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܠܚܐ	ܦܠܚܢ
construct	ܦܠܚܬ	ܦܠܚܬ
emphatic	ܦܠܚܬܐ	ܦܠܚܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܠܚܬܝ	ܦܠܚܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܠܚܬܟ	ܦܠܚܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܠܚܬܟܝ	ܦܠܚܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܠܚܬܗ	ܦܠܚܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܠܚܬܗ	ܦܠܚܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܠܚܬܢ	ܦܠܚܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܠܚܬܟܘܢ	ܦܠܚܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܠܚܬܟܝܢ	ܦܠܚܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܠܚܬܗܘܢ	ܦܠܚܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܠܚܬܗܝܢ	ܦܠܚܬܗܝܢ

References

• “plḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “plḥh”, 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. 277a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 448a
• 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, pp. 1197b-1198a, b