ܦܬܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܦܬܘܪܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic פָּתוּרָא (pāṯūrā), from Akkadian 𒍎 (paššūrum), ultimately from Sumerian 𒍎 (banšur); also in Classical Syriac ܦܵܬܘܼܪܵܐ (pāṯūrā) and in Arabic فَاثُور (fāṯūr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pɑːθoːrɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [pɑːtoːrɑː]

Noun

ܦܵܬܘܿܪܵܐ • (pātōrā) m sg (plural ܦܵܬܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (pātōrē))

1. (furniture) table

   ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ ܕܙܵܒ݂ܹܢ ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ.

   zīl lēh l-dikkānā d-zāḇēn pāṯōrā ḥadtā.

   He went to the store to buy a new table.

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܲܢ ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܵܝܵܐ ܘܟܘܼܦܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܨܵܠܘܿܢܵܐ

   īṯ lan pāṯōrā zḡōḡāyā w-kūpā gāw ṣālōnā

   We have a low glass table in the living room.

2. surface where food is placed and eaten; (dining table, dining ground, etc.)

   ܦܪܝܼܣ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܦܸܪܣܵܐ ܠܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܘܡܘܼܝܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ ܘܩܸܡ ܥܵܒ݂ܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ ― prīs lhōn pirsā l-arˁā w-mūyṯē lhōn mēḵultā w-qim ˁāḇḏī lhōn pāṯōrā ― They spread a mat on the ground and brought food and made for themselves a dining ground.

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܵܬܘܿܪܵܐ (pātōrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܵܬܘܿܪܝܼ (pātōrī)		ܦܵܬܘܿܪܲܢ (pātōran)
	construct	ܦܵܬܘܿܪ (pātōr)	2nd person	ܦܵܬܘܿܪܘܼܟ݂ (pātōrūḵ)	ܦܵܬܘܿܪܵܟ݂ܝ (pātōrāḵ)	ܦܵܬܘܿܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pātōrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܵܬܘܿܪܵܐ (pātōrā)	3rd person	ܦܵܬܘܿܪܹܗ (pātōrēh)	ܦܵܬܘܿܪܵܗ̇ (pātōrāh)	ܦܵܬܘܿܪܗܘܿܢ (pātōrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܵܬܘܿܪ̈ܝܼ (pātōrī)		ܦܵܬܘܿܪ̈ܲܢ (pātōran)
	construct	ܦܵܬܘܿܪ̈ܲܝ (pātōray)	2nd person	ܦܵܬܘܿܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (pātōrūḵ)	ܦܵܬܘܿܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (pātōrāḵ)	ܦܵܬܘܿܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pātōrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܵܬܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (pātōrē)	3rd person	ܦܵܬܘܿܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (pātōrūh)	ܦܵܬܘܿܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pātōrōh)	ܦܵܬܘܿܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (pātōrhōn)

Synonyms

• (table): ܣܘܼܦܪܵܐ (suprā), ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬܵܐ (ṭaḇlītā)

Derived terms

• ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (pāṯōr ktāḇtā, “desk”)
• ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ ܩܲܗܘܵܐ (pāṯōr qahwā, “coffee table”)
• ܐܸܣܦܹܝܪ ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ (ispēr pāṯōrā, “table tennis”)
• ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܬܵܐ (pāṯōrtā, “basket”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Aramaic פָּתוּרָא (pāṯūrā), from Akkadian 𒍎 (paššūrum), ultimately from Sumerian 𒍎 (banšur). The interpretation as a "moneychanger's table" is considered a semantic loan from Ancient Greek τραπεζίτης (trapezítēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɑθurɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɑθure] (plural)

Noun

ܦܬܘܪܐ • (pāṯūrā) m (plural ܦܬܘܪܐ (pāṯūrē))

1. table, tray
2. course, dish
3. paten, eucharistic plate
4. banquet, feast
5. contribution, gift
6. moneychanger's table

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܬܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܬܘܪ	ܦܬܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܦܬܘܪ	ܦܬܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܦܬܘܪܐ	ܦܬܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܬܘܪܝ	ܦܬܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܬܘܪܟ	ܦܬܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܬܘܪܟܝ	ܦܬܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܬܘܪܗ	ܦܬܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܬܘܪܗ	ܦܬܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܬܘܪܢ	ܦܬܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܬܘܪܟܘܢ	ܦܬܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܬܘܪܟܝܢ	ܦܬܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܬܘܪܗܘܢ	ܦܬܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܬܘܪܗܝܢ	ܦܬܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (table): ܛܒܠܝܬܐ (ṭaḇlāytā, ṭaḇlīṯa)

References

• “ptwr”, 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, page 295b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 470a
• 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, page 1264b