ܦܥܠܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܦ-ܥ-ܠ (p-ʿ-l) related to working.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [p(ə)ʕɑlɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܦܥܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)
- work, labor/labour
Inflection
declension of ܦܥܠܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܦܥܠ |
| construct | ܦܥܠ |
| emphatic | ܦܥܠܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܦܥܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܦܥܠܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܦܥܠܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܦܥܠܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܦܥܠܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܦܥܠܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܦܥܠܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܦܥܠܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܦܥܠܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܦܥܠܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܦ-ܥ-ܠ (p-ʿ-l) related to working. Compare Arabic فَاعِل (fāʿil) and Hebrew פּוֹעֵל (pôʿēl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pɑʕlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [pɑʕle(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܦܥܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܥܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܦܥܠܬܐ)
- worker, labourer/laborer
- helper, assistant
- performer
- author
Inflection
inflection of ܦܥܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܦܥܠ | ܦܥܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܦܥܠ | ܦܥܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܦܥܠܐ | ܦܥܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܦܥܠܝ | ܦܥܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܦܥܠܟ | ܦܥܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܦܥܠܟܝ | ܦܥܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܦܥܠܗ | ܦܥܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܦܥܠܗ | ܦܥܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܦܥܠܢ | ܦܥܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܦܥܠܟܘܢ | ܦܥܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܦܥܠܟܝܢ | ܦܥܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܦܥܠܗܘܢ | ܦܥܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܦܥܠܗܝܢ | ܦܥܠܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “pˁl”, 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. 282b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 453b
- 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. 1216b