ܦܣܡܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Possibly metathesized from *ܣܦܡܐ (*sap̄mā); compare Hebrew שָׂפָם (śāp̄ām).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈpas.mɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈpas.mɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈfɑs.mo]
Noun
ܦܣܡܐ • (pasmā) m (plural ܦܣܡܐ (pasmē))
- moustache/mustache
Inflection
inflection of ܦܣܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܦܣܡ | ܦܣܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܦܣܡ | ܦܣܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܦܣܡܐ | ܦܣܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܦܣܡܝ | ܦܣܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܦܣܡܟ | ܦܣܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܦܣܡܟܝ | ܦܣܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܦܣܡܗ | ܦܣܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܦܣܡܗ | ܦܣܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܦܣܡܢ | ܦܣܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܦܣܡܟܘܢ | ܦܣܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܦܣܡܟܝܢ | ܦܣܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܦܣܡܗܘܢ | ܦܣܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܦܣܡܗܝܢ | ܦܣܡܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈfɑs.mɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈpɑs.mɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈfɑs.mo]
Noun
ܦܣܡܐ • (p̄āsmā) m (plural ܦܣܡܛܐ (p̄āsmāṭā))
- omen, portent
- false image
- imagination
References
- “psmˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-01-20
- “psmˀ2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-01-20
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 280b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 452a
- 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 1211a