ܦܠܝܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܦ ܠ ܛ (p l ṭ)
3 terms

ܦܠܝܛܐ

Alternative forms

• (planet): ܦܠܲܢܹܛܵܐ (plannēṭā)

Etymology

Derived from the verb ܦܵܠܹܛ (pālēṭ, “to escape, leave”); compare Hebrew פָּלִיט (palít). The sense of “planet” is a semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac and phono-semantic matching of Ancient Greek πλᾰνήτης (planḗtēs).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [palliːtˤɑː]

Adjective

ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܐ • (palīṭā) (feminine ܦܲܠܝܼܛܬܵܐ (palīṭtā), plural ܦܲܠܝܼܛܹ̈ܐ (palīṭē))

1. safe, saved, protected

Noun

ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܐ • (palīṭā) m sg (plural ܦܲܠܝܼܛܹ̈ܐ (palīṭē), feminine ܦܲܠܝܼܛܬܵܐ (palīṭtā))

1. fugitive, escapee, survivor
2. refugee
3. (astronomy) planet

   Synonym: ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܛܵܥܝܵܐ (kāwḵḇā ṭāˁyā, “wandering star”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܐ (palīṭā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܝܼ (palīṭī)		ܦܲܠܝܼܛܲܢ (palīṭan)
	construct	ܦܲܠܝܼܛ (palīṭ)	2nd person	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܘܼܟ݂ (palīṭūḵ)	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܟ݂ܝ (palīṭāḵ)	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (palīṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܐ (palīṭā)	3rd person	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܹܗ (palīṭēh)	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܗ̇ (palīṭāh)	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܗܘܿܢ (palīṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܝܼ̈ (palīṭī)		ܦܲܠܝܼܛܲܢ̈ (palīṭan)
	construct	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܲܝ̈ (palīṭay)	2nd person	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (palīṭūḵ)	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (palīṭāḵ)	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (palīṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܹ̈ܐ (palīṭē)	3rd person	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ (palīṭūh)	ܦܲܠܝܼܛ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (palīṭōh)	ܦܲܠܝܼܛܗ̈ܘܿܢ (palīṭhōn)

Derived terms

• ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܝܵܐ (palīṭāyā, “planetary”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܠ-ܛ (p-l-ṭ) related to escaping. Compare Hebrew פָּלִיט (pālîṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pallitˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pallitˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܦܠܝܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܝܛܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܦܠܝܛܬܐ)

1. safe, saved, protected

Inflection

    declension of ܦܠܝܛܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܠܝܛ	ܦܠܝܛܝܢ
construct	ܦܠܝܛ	ܦܠܝܛܝ
emphatic	ܦܠܝܛܐ	ܦܠܝܛܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܠܝܛܐ	ܦܠܝܛܢ
construct	ܦܠܝܛܬ	ܦܠܝܛܬ
emphatic	ܦܠܝܛܬܐ	ܦܠܝܛܬܐ

Noun

ܦܠܝܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܝܛܐ)

1. fugitive, escapee, survivor

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܠܝܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܠܝܛ	ܦܠܝܛܝܢ
construct	ܦܠܝܛ	ܦܠܝܛܝ
emphatic	ܦܠܝܛܐ	ܦܠܝܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܠܝܛܝ	ܦܠܝܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܠܝܛܟ	ܦܠܝܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܠܝܛܟܝ	ܦܠܝܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܠܝܛܗ	ܦܠܝܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܠܝܛܗ	ܦܠܝܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܠܝܛܢ	ܦܠܝܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܠܝܛܟܘܢ	ܦܠܝܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܠܝܛܟܝܢ	ܦܠܝܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܠܝܛܗܘܢ	ܦܠܝܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܠܝܛܗܝܢ	ܦܠܝܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πλάνητες (plánētes), plural of πλάνης (plánēs).

Alternative forms

• ܦܠܢܛܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [palle(j)tˤe(ʔ)]

Noun

ܦܠܝܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural only; not used in singular form)

1. (astronomy) planets

Inflection

    declension of ܦܠܝܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	—	ܦܠܝܛܝܢ
construct	—	ܦܠܝܛܝ
emphatic	—	ܦܠܝܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	—	ܦܠܝܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	—	ܦܠܝܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	—	ܦܠܝܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	—	ܦܠܝܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	—	ܦܠܝܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	—	ܦܠܝܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	—	ܦܠܝܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	—	ܦܠܝܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	—	ܦܠܝܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	—	ܦܠܝܛܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܟܘܟܒܐ ܛܥܝܐ
• ܟܘܟܒܐ

References

• “plyṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “plnṭˀ”, 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. 277b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 449a
• 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. 1200b