ܦܪܕܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܕ (p-r-d) related to dispersing. Compare Akkadian 𒉿𒊑𒅔𒁺 (pirindu, “vegetable foodstuff”), Arabic فَرْدَة (farda) and بَذْرَة (baḏra), and Hebrew פְּרֵדָה (pərēḏâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [p(ə)rɛðtɑ(ʔ)], [p(ə)rɛdtɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܦܪܕܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܦܪܕܐ)
- atom, grain (of corn, sand, metal, etc.)
- seed, pip, berry
- (in the plural) planting, sowing
Inflection
declension of ܦܪܕܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܦܪܕܐ | ܦܪܕܝܢ |
| construct | ܦܪܕܬ | ܦܪܕܝ |
| emphatic | ܦܪܕܬܐ | ܦܪܕܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܦܪܕܬܝ | ܦܪܕܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܦܪܕܬܟ | ܦܪܕܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܦܪܕܬܟܝ | ܦܪܕܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܦܪܕܬܗ | ܦܪܕܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܦܪܕܬܗ | ܦܪܕܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܦܪܕܬܢ | ܦܪܕܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܦܪܕܬܟܘܢ | ܦܪܕܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܦܪܕܬܟܝܢ | ܦܪܕܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܦܪܕܬܗܘܢ | ܦܪܕܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܦܪܕܬܗܝܢ | ܦܪܕܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “prdh”, 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. 286b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 458a
- 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. 1229a