ܦܫܝܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܦ ܫ ܛ (p š ṭ)
2 terms

Etymology

Passive participle of ܦܵܫܹܛ (pāšēṭ, “to stretch out, extend”); compare Arabic بَسِيط (basīṭ) and Hebrew פָּשׁוּט (pashút).

Adjective

ܦܫܝܼܛܵܐ • (pšīṭā) (feminine ܦܫܝܼܛܬܵܐ (pšīṭtā), plural ܦܫܝܼ̈ܛܹܐ (pšīṭē))

1. simple, clear, obvious, straightforward

   Synonym: ܦܫܝܼܩܵܐ (pšīqā)

   Antonyms: ܥܲܣܩܵܐ (ˁasqā), ܩܸܫܝܵܐ (qišyā), ܡܪܲܟܒ݂ܵܐ (mrakḇā), ܡܥܲܩܕܵܐ (mˁaqdā)

2. common, plain, ordinary

   Synonyms: ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (gāwānāyā), ܟܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kullānāyā), ܥܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ (ˁammāyā)

3. pure, uncompounded, not blended with anything else

   Synonym: ܨܸܦܝܵܐ (ṣipyā)

4. erect, straight

   Synonyms: ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ (zqīpā), ܬܪܝܼܨܵܐ (trīṣā)

5. extended

Derived terms

• ܦܫܝܼܛܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (pšīṭāˀīṯ, “simply”)
• ܦܫܝܼܛܬܵܐ (pšīṭtā, “Peshitta”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the masculine past participle of ܦܳܫܶܛ (pāšiṭ, “to stretch out, extend”). Compare Arabic بَسيطْ and Hebrew פשוט.

Adjective

ܦܫܺܝܛܳܐ or ܦܫܝܼܛܵܐ • (pšīṭoʾ or pšīṭāʾ) m

1. simple, clear, obvious, straightforward
2. common, plain, ordinary
3. pure, uncompounded, not blended with anything else
4. erect, straight

Inflection

    declension of ܦܫܝܛܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܫܝܛ	ܦܫܝܛܝܢ
construct	ܦܫܝܛ	ܦܫܝܛܝ
emphatic	ܦܫܝܛܐ	ܦܫܝܛܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܫܝܛܐ	ܦܫܝܛܢ
construct	ܦܫܝܛܬ	ܦܫܝܛܬ
emphatic	ܦܫܝܛܬܐ	ܦܫܝܛܬܐ

Derived terms

• ܦܫܺܝܛܬܳܐ (Pšīṭtā, “Peshitta”)

References

• “pšyṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–