ܦܣܦܣܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ψηφίς (psēphís). Compare Mishnaic Hebrew פְּסֶפֶס (pəsép̄es).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pɛsp(ə)sɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [pɛsp(ə)se(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܦܣܦܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܣܦܣܐ)
- pebble
- game piece, die
- (in the plural) game of dice
Inflection
inflection of ܦܣܦܣܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܦܣܦܣ | ܦܣܦܣܝܢ |
| construct | ܦܣܦܣ | ܦܣܦܣܝ |
| emphatic | ܦܣܦܣܐ | ܦܣܦܣܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܦܣܦܣܝ | ܦܣܦܣܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܦܣܦܣܟ | ܦܣܦܣܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܦܣܦܣܟܝ | ܦܣܦܣܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܦܣܦܣܗ | ܦܣܦܣܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܦܣܦܣܗ | ܦܣܦܣܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܦܣܦܣܢ | ܦܣܦܣܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܦܣܦܣܟܘܢ | ܦܣܦܣܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܦܣܦܣܟܝܢ | ܦܣܦܣܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܦܣܦܣܗܘܢ | ܦܣܦܣܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܦܣܦܣܗܝܢ | ܦܣܦܣܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “psps”, 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. 281a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 452b
- 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. 1212a