ܦܣܦܣܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψηφίς (psēphís). Compare Mishnaic Hebrew פְּסֶפֶס (pəsép̄es).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛsp(ə)sɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɛsp(ə)se(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܣܦܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܣܦܣܐ)

1. pebble
2. game piece, die
3. (in the plural) game of dice

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܣܦܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܣܦܣ	ܦܣܦܣܝܢ
construct	ܦܣܦܣ	ܦܣܦܣܝ
emphatic	ܦܣܦܣܐ	ܦܣܦܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܣܦܣܝ	ܦܣܦܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܣܦܣܟ	ܦܣܦܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܣܦܣܟܝ	ܦܣܦܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܣܦܣܗ	ܦܣܦܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܣܦܣܗ	ܦܣܦܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܣܦܣܢ	ܦܣܦܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܣܦܣܟܘܢ	ܦܣܦܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܣܦܣܟܝܢ	ܦܣܦܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܣܦܣܗܘܢ	ܦܣܦܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܣܦܣܗܝܢ	ܦܣܦܣܝܗܝܢ

References

• “psps”, 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. 281a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 452b
• 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. 1212a