ܦܘܪܩܢܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܩ (p-r-q) related to redeeming. Compare Hebrew פֻּרְקָן (purqān).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [purqɑnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [purqɑne] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܦܘܪܩܢܐ (purqānām (plural ܦܘܪܩܢܐ (purqānē))

  1. redemption, salvation, saving
  2. ransom
  3. punishment

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • pwrqn”, 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, page 291a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 439b
  • 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 1172b