פילגש

פילגש

Hebrew

Etymology

Likely related to Aramaic פַּלְקְתָא‎ (palqəṯā, “concubine”), Ancient Greek παλλακή (pallakḗ, “concubine”), παλλακίς (pallakís), πάλλαξ (pállax, “young”) (compare פַּלְגָּס‎ (palgás)), Proto-Iranian *parikaH (“sorceress, witch”), whence Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬐𐬁‎ (paⁱrikā, “beautiful women seducing pious men”), Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (plykʾ /parīg/, “witch”), Khotanese 𑀧𑀮𑀻𑀓𑀸 (palīkā), Old Armenian պարիկ (parik).[1]

Noun

פִּילֶגֶשׁ • (pilégesh) f (plural indefinite פִּילַגְשִׁים‎)

1. mistress, concubine, woman in a long-term but non-marital relationship with a man

Declension

Declension of פִּילֶגֶשׁ

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	פִּילֶגֶשׁ	first	פִּילַגְשִׁי‎		פִּילַגְשֵׁנוּ‎
	definite	הַפִּילֶגֶשׁ‎	second	פִּילַגְשְׁךָ‎	פִּילַגְשֵׁךְ‎	פִּילַגְשְׁכֶם‎	פִּילַגְשְׁכֶן‎
	construct	פִּילֶגֶשׁ־	third	פִּילַגְשׁוֹ‎	פִּילַגְשָׁהּ‎	פִּילַגְשָׁם‎	פִּילַגְשָׁן‎
plural	indefinite	פִּילַגְשִׁים‎	first	פילגשיי / פִּילַגְשַׁי‎		פִּילַגְשֵׁינוּ‎
	definite	הַפִּילַגְשִׁים‎	second	פִּילַגְשֶׁיךָ‎	פילגשייך / פִּילַגְשַׁיִךְ‎	פִּילַגְשֵׁיכֶם‎	פִּילַגְשֵׁיכֶן‎
	construct	פִּילַגְשֵׁי־‎	third	פִּילַגְשָׁיו‎	פִּילַגְשֶׁיהָ‎	פִּילַגְשֵׁיהֶם‎	פִּילַגְשֵׁיהֶן‎

Derived terms

• פִּילַגְשׁוּת‎ (pilagshút)

References

1. MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “plykʾ”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 65.