ܦܠܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܠ ܥ (p l ˁ)
2 terms

Derived from the verb ܦܵܠܹܥ (pālēˁ, “to split, cast off”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pɪl.ʕɑː]

Noun

ܦܸܠܥܵܐ • (pilˁā) m sg (plural ܦܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ (pilˁē))

1. occasion, opportunity, chance

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܸܠܥܵܐ (pilˁā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܸܠܥܝܼ (pilˁī)		ܦܸܠܥܲܢ (pilˁan)
	construct	ܦܠܲܥ (plaˁ)	2nd person	ܦܸܠܥܘܼܟ݂ (pilˁūḵ)	ܦܸܠܥܵܟ݂ܝ (pilˁāḵ)	ܦܸܠܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pilˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܠܥܵܐ (pilˁā)	3rd person	ܦܸܠܥܹܗ (pilˁēh)	ܦܸܠܥܵܗ̇ (pilˁāh)	ܦܸܠܥܗܘܿܢ (pilˁhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܸܠܥܝܼ̈ (pilˁī)		ܦܸܠܥܲܢ̈ (pilˁan)
	construct	ܦܸܠܥܲܝ̈ (pilˁay)	2nd person	ܦܸܠܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pilˁūḵ)	ܦܸܠܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pilˁāḵ)	ܦܸܠܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pilˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ (pilˁē)	3rd person	ܦܸܠܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pilˁūh)	ܦܸܠܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pilˁōh)	ܦܸܠܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pilˁhōn)

Synonyms

• ܐܲܦ̮ܬܵܐ (aftā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܠ-ܥ (p-l-ʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛlʕɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɛlʕe(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܦܠܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܥܐ)

1. occasion, opportunity
2. (alchemy) tin

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܠܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܠܥ	ܦܠܥܝܢ
construct	ܦܠܥ	ܦܠܥܝ
emphatic	ܦܠܥܐ	ܦܠܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܠܥܝ	ܦܠܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܠܥܟ	ܦܠܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܠܥܟܝ	ܦܠܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܠܥܗ	ܦܠܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܠܥܗ	ܦܠܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܠܥܢ	ܦܠܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܠܥܟܘܢ	ܦܠܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܠܥܟܝܢ	ܦܠܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܠܥܗܘܢ	ܦܠܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܠܥܗܝܢ	ܦܠܥܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (opportunity): ܐܦܬܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ-ܠ-ܥ (p-l-ʿ) related to shaking off.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)lɑʕɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܦܠܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. shaking off the yoke

Inflection

    declension of ܦܠܥܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܦܠܥ
construct	ܦܠܥ
emphatic	ܦܠܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܠܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܠܥܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܠܥܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܠܥܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܠܥܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܠܥܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܠܥܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܠܥܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܠܥܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܠܥܗܝܢ

References

• “plˁ”, 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. 278b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 449b
• 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. 1202b