ܦܪܣܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܣ (p-r-s) related to dividing. Compare Hebrew פְּרָס (pərās).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)rɑsɑ(ʔ)], [pɑrsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)rɑse(ʔ)], [pɑrse(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܪܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܪܣܐ)

1. allowance, ration, morsel, portion of food

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܪܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܪܣ	ܦܪܣܝܢ
construct	ܦܪܣ	ܦܪܣܝ
emphatic	ܦܪܣܐ	ܦܪܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܪܣܝ	ܦܪܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܪܣܟ	ܦܪܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܪܣܟܝ	ܦܪܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܪܣܗ	ܦܪܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܪܣܗ	ܦܪܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܪܣܢ	ܦܪܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܪܣܟܘܢ	ܦܪܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܪܣܟܝܢ	ܦܪܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܪܣܗܘܢ	ܦܪܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܪܣܗܝܢ	ܦܪܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܣ (p-r-s) related to spreading.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)rɑsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)rɑse(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܪܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܪܣܐ)

1. spreading
2. extension, extending
3. expansion

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܪܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܪܣ	ܦܪܣܝܢ
construct	ܦܪܣ	ܦܪܣܝ
emphatic	ܦܪܣܐ	ܦܪܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܪܣܝ	ܦܪܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܪܣܟ	ܦܪܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܪܣܟܝ	ܦܪܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܪܣܗ	ܦܪܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܪܣܗ	ܦܪܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܪܣܢ	ܦܪܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܪܣܟܘܢ	ܦܪܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܪܣܟܝܢ	ܦܪܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܪܣܗܘܢ	ܦܪܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܪܣܗܝܢ	ܦܪܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܣ (p-r-s) related to spreading. Compare Arabic فِرَاش (firāš) and فَرْش (farš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)rɑsɑ(ʔ)], [pɛrsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)rɑse(ʔ)], [pɛrse(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܪܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܪܣܐ)

1. flap, cloth, cover, covering
2. veil, curtain, screen
3. aër, ritual veil
4. (nautical) sail
5. carpet, mat, rug
6. peachtree
7. cedar cone

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܪܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܪܣ	ܦܪܣܝܢ
construct	ܦܪܣ	ܦܪܣܝ
emphatic	ܦܪܣܐ	ܦܪܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܪܣܝ	ܦܪܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܪܣܟ	ܦܪܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܪܣܟܝ	ܦܪܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܪܣܗ	ܦܪܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܪܣܗ	ܦܪܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܪܣܢ	ܦܪܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܪܣܟܘܢ	ܦܪܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܪܣܟܝܢ	ܦܪܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܪܣܗܘܢ	ܦܪܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܪܣܗܝܢ	ܦܪܣܝܗܝܢ

References

• “prs”, 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. 289a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 462b-463a
• 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, pp. 1244b-1245a