Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܫ (p-r-š) related to separating.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɑroʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [pɑroʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

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ܦܪܘܫܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܪܘܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܦܪܘܫܬܐ)

  1. separating, distinguishing, distinctive
  2. schismatic
  3. distinguished, famous, well-known, renowned
  4. clear, bright
  5. intelligent, wise, discerning, sagacious, prudent
  6. noble

Inflection

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Noun

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ܦܪܘܫܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܪܘܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܦܪܘܫܬܐ)

  1. separator
  2. (grammar, orthography) name of a diacritical point used to distinguish homographs

Inflection

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References

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  • prwš”, 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. 292a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 459a
  • 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. 1234a