ܦܪܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic פָּרָס (pārās), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/); compare Hebrew פָּרָס (parás, “Persia”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pɑːresː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [pɑːrɪsː]

Proper noun

ܦܵܪܹܣ • (pārēs) f

1. (historical, archaic) Persia (the former term referring to Iran)
   • Esther 1:18:

     ܒܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܡܵܪ̈ܵܬܹܐ ܕܦܵܪܹܣ ܘܡܵܕܵܝ ܕܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܥܒ݂ܵܕܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܟܬܵܐ، ܒܸܬ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܝܼ ܗܵܕܵܐ ܥܲܡ ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܓܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܕܡܲܠܟܵܐ، ܘܠܹܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܬܝܵܡܵܐ ܠܡܲܣܠܵܝܬܵܐ ܘܟܲܪܒܵܐ.

     b-āhā yāwmā mārātē dpārēs w-mādāy dšmīˁ lhōn lˁḇādā dmalktā, bit ˁāḇdī hādā ˁam kullāyh gūrānē dmalkā, w-lē hāwē tyāmā lmaslāytā w-karbā.

     This very day the noble ladies of Persia and Media will say to all the king’s officials that they have heard of the behaviour of the queen. Thus there will be excessive contempt and wrath.

Derived terms

• ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܐ (pārsāyā, “Persian”)
• ܦܵܪܣܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (pārsāˀīṯ, “Farsi, Persian (language)”)

See also

• ܐܝܼܪܵܢ (īrān, “Iran”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܦ ܪ ܣ (p r s)
6 terms

From Aramaic פְּרַס (pəras); related to Hebrew פָּרַשׂ (parás) and Arabic فَرَشَ (faraša).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pɑːresː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [pɑːrɪsː]

Verb

ܦܵܪܹܣ • (pārēs) (present participle ܦܪܵܣܵܐ (prāsā), past participle ܦܪܝܼܣܵܐ (prīsā))

1. to spread

   ܗܵܢܵܐ ܟܘܼܪܗܵܢܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܪܹܣ ܒܲܥܓ݂ܲܠ.

   hānā kurhānā ḥadtā rābā kē pārēs baˁḡal.

   This new disease spreads really quickly.

2. to stretch out
3. to extend, to expand

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܦܵܪܹܣ (pārēs)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܦܪܝܼܣ ܠܝܼ (prīs lī)	ܦܪܝܼܣ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (prīs lūḵ)	ܦܪܝܼܣ ܠܹܗ (prīs lēh)	ܦܪܝܼܣ ܠܲܢ (prīs lan)	ܦܪܝܼܣ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (prīs lāwḵōn)	ܦܪܝܼܣ ܠܗܘܿܢ (prīs lhōn)
	f		ܦܪܝܼܣ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (prīs lāḵ)	ܦܪܝܼܣ ܠܵܗ̇ (prīs lāh)
non-past	m	ܦܵܪܣܹܢ (pārsēn)	ܦܵܪܣܹܬ (pārsēt)	ܦܵܪܹܣ (pārēs)	ܦܵܪܣܲܚ (pārsaḥ)	ܦܵܪܣܝܼܬܘܿܢ (pārsītōn)	ܦܵܪܣܝܼ (pārsī)
	f	ܦܵܪܣܵܢ (pārsān)	ܦܵܪܣܵܬܝ (pārsāt)	ܦܵܪܣܵܐ (pārsā)
imperative	m		ܦܪܘܿܣ (prōs)			ܦܪܘܿܣܘܼܢ (prōsūn)
	f		ܦܪܘܿܣܝ (prōs)