ܦܐܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܦ ܪ ܐ (p r ˀ)
2 terms

ܦܐܪ̈ܐ

From Aramaic פֵּארָא (pēʾrāʾ), from Proto-Semitic *piry-; compare Hebrew פְּרִי (pri), Ge'ez ፍሬ (fəre) and Ugaritic 𐎔𐎗 (pr /⁠pirû⁠/).

Alternative forms

• ܦܹܐܪܝܵܐ (pēryā)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [peːʔraː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [peːra]

Noun

ܦܹܐܪܵܐ • (pērā) m sg (plural ܦܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ (pērē))

1. fruit

   Synonym: ܛܥܘܼܢܬܵܐ (ṭˁuntā)

2. (figuratively) offspring, child
3. (finance) income, revenue
4. effect, consequence

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܹܐܪܵܐ (pērā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܹܐܪܝܼ (pērī)		ܦܹܐܪܲܢ (pēran)
	construct	ܦܹܐܪ (pēr)	2nd person	ܦܹܐܪܘܼܟ݂ (pērūḵ)	ܦܹܐܪܵܟ݂ܝ (pērāḵ)	ܦܹܐܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pērāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܹܐܪܵܐ (pērā)	3rd person	ܦܹܐܪܹܗ (pērēh)	ܦܹܐܪܵܗ̇ (pērāh)	ܦܹܐܪܗܘܿܢ (pērhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܹܐܪܝܼ̈ (pērī)		ܦܹܐܪܲܢ̈ (pēran)
	construct	ܦܹܐܪܲܝ̈ (pēray)	2nd person	ܦܹܐܪܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pērūḵ)	ܦܹܐܪܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pērāḵ)	ܦܹܐܪܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pērāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ (pērē)	3rd person	ܦܹܐܪܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pērūh)	ܦܹܐܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pērōh)	ܦܹܐܪܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pērhōn)

Derived terms

• ܦܹܐܪܵܢܵܐ (pērānā)
• ܦܹܐܪܵܝܵܐ (pērāyā)
• ܦܹܐܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (pērānāyā)

Etymology 2

From Aramaic פַּארָא (paʾrāʾ); compare Hebrew פַּר (par, “bull, ox”).

Alternative forms

• ܦܲܪܵܐ (parrā)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [paʔraː]
• (Barwar) IPA^(key): [parˤa]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [paːrˤa]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [piːraː]

Noun

ܦܲܐܪܵܐ • (paˀrā) m (plural ܦܲܐܪܹ̈ܐ (paˀrē), feminine ܦܲܐܪܬ݂ܵܐ (paˀrṯā))

1. lamb

   Synonym: ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܲܐܪܵܐ (paˀrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܲܐܪܝܼ (paˀrī)		ܦܲܐܪܲܢ (paˀran)
	construct	ܦܲܐܪ (paˀr)	2nd person	ܦܲܐܪܘܼܟ݂ (paˀrūḵ)	ܦܲܐܪܵܟ݂ܝ (paˀrāḵ)	ܦܲܐܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (paˀrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܲܐܪܵܐ (paˀrā)	3rd person	ܦܲܐܪܹܗ (paˀrēh)	ܦܲܐܪܵܗ̇ (paˀrāh)	ܦܲܐܪܗܘܿܢ (paˀrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܲܐܪܝܼ̈ (paˀrī)		ܦܲܐܪܲܢ̈ (paˀran)
	construct	ܦܲܐܪܲܝ̈ (paˀray)	2nd person	ܦܲܐܪܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (paˀrūḵ)	ܦܲܐܪܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (paˀrāḵ)	ܦܲܐܪܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (paˀrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܲܐܪܹ̈ܐ (paˀrē)	3rd person	ܦܲܐܪܘܼ̈ܗܝ (paˀrūh)	ܦܲܐܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (paˀrōh)	ܦܲܐܪܗ̈ܘܿܢ (paˀrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܦܲܐܪܘܼܢܵܐ (paˀrūnā, “sheepskin bag”)

Proper noun

ܦܲܐܪܵܐ • (paˀrā) ?

1. a surname

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܐ (p-r-ʾ) related to being fruitful. Compare Hebrew פְּרִי (pərî).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pe(ʔ)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pe(ʔ)re(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܐܪܐ • (pēʾrāʾ) m (plural ܦܐܪܐ)

1. fruit
2. (figuratively) offspring, child
3. (finance) income, revenue
4. knot (swelling in flesh)
5. effect, consequence

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܐܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܐܪ	ܦܐܪܝܢ
construct	ܦܐܪ	ܦܐܪܝ
emphatic	ܦܐܪܐ	ܦܐܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܐܪܝ	ܦܐܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܐܪܟ	ܦܐܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܐܪܟܝ	ܦܐܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܐܪܗ	ܦܐܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܐܪܗ	ܦܐܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܐܪܢ	ܦܐܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܐܪܟܘܢ	ܦܐܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܐܪܟܝܢ	ܦܐܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܐܪܗܘܢ	ܦܐܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܐܪܗܝܢ	ܦܐܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew פַּר (par).

Alternative forms

• ܦܪܐ (parrāʾ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pa(ʔ)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pa(ʔ)re(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܐܪܐ • (paʾrāʾ) m (plural ܦܐܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܦܐܪܬܐ)

1. lamb

   Synonym: ܐܡܪܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܐܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܐܪ	ܦܐܪܝܢ
construct	ܦܐܪ	ܦܐܪܝ
emphatic	ܦܐܪܐ	ܦܐܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܐܪܝ	ܦܐܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܐܪܟ	ܦܐܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܐܪܟܝ	ܦܐܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܐܪܗ	ܦܐܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܐܪܗ	ܦܐܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܐܪܢ	ܦܐܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܐܪܟܘܢ	ܦܐܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܐܪܟܝܢ	ܦܐܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܐܪܗܘܢ	ܦܐܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܐܪܗܝܢ	ܦܐܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “pyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-12-01
• “pˀrˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-12-01
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 268b, 285b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 433a, 456a
• 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, pp. 1151b-1152a