ܦܠܦܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܦܠܦܠܐ ܚܪܝܦܐ

ܦܠܦܠܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic פֵּלפְּלָא (pelplā), from an Indo-Aryan source most likely through Persian پلپل (pelpel), ultimately from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”); compare Arabic فِلْفِل (filfil) and Hebrew פִּלְפֵּל (pilpél).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pɪl.pəlɑː]

Noun

ܦܸܠܦܠܵܐ • (pilplā) m sg (plural ܦܸܠܦܠܹ̈ܐ (pilplē))

1. pepper, fruit of the capsicum
2. pepper, peppercorn spice made of berries

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܸܠܦܠܵܐ (pilplā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܸܠܦܠܝܼ (pilplī)		ܦܸܠܦܠܲܢ (pilplan)
	construct	ܦܸܠܦܸܠ (pilpil)	2nd person	ܦܸܠܦܠܘܼܟ݂ (pilplūḵ)	ܦܸܠܦܠܵܟ݂ܝ (pilplāḵ)	ܦܸܠܦܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pilplāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܠܦܠܵܐ (pilplā)	3rd person	ܦܸܠܦܠܹܗ (pilplēh)	ܦܸܠܦܠܵܗ̇ (pilplāh)	ܦܸܠܦܠܗܘܿܢ (pilplhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܸܠܦܠܝܼ̈ (pilplī)		ܦܸܠܦܠܲܢ̈ (pilplan)
	construct	ܦܸܠܦܠܲܝ̈ (pilplay)	2nd person	ܦܸܠܦܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pilplūḵ)	ܦܸܠܦܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pilplāḵ)	ܦܸܠܦܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pilplāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܠܦܠܹ̈ܐ (pilplē)	3rd person	ܦܸܠܦܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pilplūh)	ܦܸܠܦܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pilplōh)	ܦܸܠܦܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pilplhōn)

Derived terms

• ܦܸܠܦܠܵܐ ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (pilplā kōmā, “black pepper”)
• ܦܸܠܦܠܵܐ ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (pilplā ḥwārā, “white pepper”)
• ܦܸܠܦܠܵܐ ܚܲܪܝܼܦܵܐ (pilplā ḥarīpā, “chili pepper”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”). Compare Arabic فِلْفِل (filfil) and Hebrew פִּלְפֵּל (pilpēl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛlp(ə)lɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɛlp(ə)le(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܦܠܦܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܦܠܐ)

1. pepper (fruit)

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܠܦܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܠܦܠ	ܦܠܦܠܝܢ
construct	ܦܠܦܠ	ܦܠܦܠܝ
emphatic	ܦܠܦܠܐ	ܦܠܦܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܠܦܠܝ	ܦܠܦܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܠܦܠܟ	ܦܠܦܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܠܦܠܟܝ	ܦܠܦܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܠܦܠܗ	ܦܠܦܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܠܦܠܗ	ܦܠܦܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܠܦܠܢ	ܦܠܦܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܠܦܠܟܘܢ	ܦܠܦܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܠܦܠܟܝܢ	ܦܠܦܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܠܦܠܗܘܢ	ܦܠܦܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܠܦܠܗܝܢ	ܦܠܦܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “plpl”, 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. 1203a