ܦܘܪܣܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek πόρος (póros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pursɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [purse(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܦܘܪܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܘܪܣܐ)
- way, manner, means, resource
- possibility
- sustenance, provisions
- work, doing, deed
- contrivance, stratagem, device
- ruse, guile, trick
- pretext, pretence/pretense
- motive, reason, cause
- way out
- bound, limit
Inflection
Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.
declension of ܦܘܪܣܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܦܪܘܣ | ܦܘܪܣܝܢ |
| construct | ܦܪܘܣ | ܦܘܪܣܝ |
| emphatic | ܦܘܪܣܐ | ܦܘܪܣܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܦܘܪܣܝ | ܦܘܪܣܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܦܘܪܣܟ | ܦܘܪܣܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܦܘܪܣܟܝ | ܦܘܪܣܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܦܘܪܣܗ | ܦܘܪܣܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܦܘܪܣܗ | ܦܘܪܣܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܦܘܪܣܢ | ܦܘܪܣܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܦܘܪܣܟܘܢ | ܦܘܪܣܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܦܘܪܣܟܝܢ | ܦܘܪܣܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܦܘܪܣܗܘܢ | ܦܘܪܣܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܦܘܪܣܗܝܢ | ܦܘܪܣܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܣ (p-r-s) related to devising, derived from above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [purrɑsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [purrɑse(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܦܘܪܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܘܪܣܐ)
- cunning, craftiness
Inflection
inflection of ܦܘܪܣܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܦܘܪܣ | ܦܘܪܣܝܢ |
| construct | ܦܘܪܣ | ܦܘܪܣܝ |
| emphatic | ܦܘܪܣܐ | ܦܘܪܣܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܦܘܪܣܝ | ܦܘܪܣܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܦܘܪܣܟ | ܦܘܪܣܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܦܘܪܣܟܝ | ܦܘܪܣܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܦܘܪܣܗ | ܦܘܪܣܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܦܘܪܣܗ | ܦܘܪܣܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܦܘܪܣܢ | ܦܘܪܣܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܦܘܪܣܟܘܢ | ܦܘܪܣܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܦܘܪܣܟܝܢ | ܦܘܪܣܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܦܘܪܣܗܘܢ | ܦܘܪܣܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܦܘܪܣܗܝܢ | ܦܘܪܣܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “prws”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “pwrs”, 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. 289b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 458b
- 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, p. 1171a