ܦܝܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
ܦܝܠܐ
From Aramaic פִּילָא (pīlā), from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (AM.SI /pīru/); compare Hebrew פִּיל (pīl), Arabic فِيل (fīl), Persian پیل (pil), and Sanskrit पीलु (pīlu).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [piːlɑː]
Noun
ܦܝܼܠܵܐ • (pīla) m (feminine ܦܝܼܠܬܵܐ (pīlta), plural ܦܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ (pīle))
- elephant: a very large plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal.
Declension
Inflection of ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܦܝܼܠܝܼ (pīlī) | ܦܝܼܠܲܢ (pīlan) | ||
| construct | ܦܝܼܠ (pīl) | 2nd person | ܦܝܼܠܘܼܟ݂ (pīluḵ) | ܦܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ (pīlāḵ) | ܦܝܼܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pīlāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā) | 3rd person | ܦܝܼܠܹܗ (pīlēh) | ܦܝܼܠܘܿܗ̇ (pīloh) | ܦܝܼܠܗܘܿܢ (pīlhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܦܝܼܠܝܼ̈ (pīlī) | ܦܝܼܠܲܢ̈ (pīlan) | ||
| construct | ܦܝܼܠܲܝ̈ (pīlay) | 2nd person | ܦܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pīluḵ) | ܦܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pīlāḵ) | ܦܝܼܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pīlāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܦܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ (pīlē) | 3rd person | ܦܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pīluh) | ܦܝܼܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pīloh) | ܦܝܼܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pīlhon) | ||
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [piːjɑːlɑː]
Noun
ܦܝܵܠܵܐ • (pyala) m (plural ܦܝܵܠܹ̈ܐ (pyale))
- porringer, bowl: a small bowl, typically with a handle, used for soup, stew, or similar dishes.
Declension
Inflection of ܦܝܵܠܵܐ (pyālā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܦܝܵܠܝܼ (pyālī) | ܦܝܵܠܲܢ (pyālan) | ||
| construct | ܦܝܵܠ (pyāl) | 2nd person | ܦܝܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (pyāluḵ) | ܦܝܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (pyālāḵ) | ܦܝܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pyālāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܦܝܵܠܵܐ (pyālā) | 3rd person | ܦܝܵܠܹܗ (pyālēh) | ܦܝܵܠܘܿܗ̇ (pyāloh) | ܦܝܵܠܗܘܿܢ (pyālhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܦܝܵܠܝܼ̈ (pyālī) | ܦܝܵܠܲܢ̈ (pyālan) | ||
| construct | ܦܝܵܠܲܝ̈ (pyālay) | 2nd person | ܦܝܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pyāluḵ) | ܦܝܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pyālāḵ) | ܦܝܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pyālāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܦܝܵܠܹ̈ܐ (pyālē) | 3rd person | ܦܝܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pyāluh) | ܦܝܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pyāloh) | ܦܝܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pyālhon) | ||
Classical Syriac
FWOTD – 4 November 2016
Etymology 1
The term has spread across the ancient Middle East, compare Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (AM.SI /pīru/), Hebrew פִּיל (pīl), Sanskrit पीलु (pīlu)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pilɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [pile] (plural)
Noun
ܦܝܠܐ • (pīlā) m (plural ܦܝܠܐ (pīlē), singular feminine counterpart ܦܝܠܬܐ)
- elephant
- 2011, Joseph P. Amar, editor, The Syriac Vita Edition of Ephrem the Syrian (Scriptores Syrii; 242), In Aedibus Peeters, page 16:
- ܐܠܐ ܥܠ ܢܨܝܒܝܢ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ. ܒܖ̈ܟܫܐ ܘܒܦܝ̈ܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܢܝܢ
- He came to Nisibis with a numerous army, with countless horses and elephants.
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Inflection
inflection of ܦܝܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܦܝܠ | ܦܝܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܦܝܠ | ܦܝܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܦܝܠܐ | ܦܝܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܦܝܠܝ | ܦܝܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܦܝܠܟ | ܦܝܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܦܝܠܟܝ | ܦܝܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܦܝܠܗ | ܦܝܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܦܝܠܗ | ܦܝܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܦܝܠܢ | ܦܝܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܦܝܠܟܘܢ | ܦܝܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܦܝܠܟܝܢ | ܦܝܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܦܝܠܗܘܢ | ܦܝܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܦܝܠܗܝܢ | ܦܝܠܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܦ-ܘ-ܠ (p-w-l) related to sprinkling.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [p(ə)jɑlɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [p(ə)jɑle] (plural)
Noun
ܦܝܠܐ • (pyālā) m (plural ܦܝܠܐ (pyālē))
- anything sprinkled or mixed (e.g. with oil as a cake or dough)
Inflection
inflection of ܦܝܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܦܝܠ | ܦܝܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܦܝܠ | ܦܝܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܦܝܠܐ | ܦܝܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܦܝܠܝ | ܦܝܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܦܝܠܟ | ܦܝܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܦܝܠܟܝ | ܦܝܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܦܝܠܗ | ܦܝܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܦܝܠܗ | ܦܝܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܦܝܠܢ | ܦܝܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܦܝܠܟܘܢ | ܦܝܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܦܝܠܟܝܢ | ܦܝܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܦܝܠܗܘܢ | ܦܝܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܦܝܠܗܝܢ | ܦܝܠܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
From Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē).
Alternative forms
- ܦܠܐ (p̄alā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fijɑlɑ], [fijalɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [fijɑle], [fijɑlajje], [fijɑlas] (plural)
Noun
ܦܝܠܐ • (p̄īyālā, p̄īyalā) f (plural ܦܝܠܐܣ (p̄īyālē) or ܦܝܠܝܐ (p̄īyālayyē) or ܦܝܠܐ (p̄īyālas))
- broad shallow dish, paten, patera, cup, bowl, saucer
References
- “pyl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “pyly2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 566b
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 274a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 443b
- 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 1186a–b