ܦܘܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܦ ܘ ܚ (p w ḥ)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic פַּוחָא (pawḥā, “air, odour”); compare Arabic فَوْح (fawḥ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [poːxɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [poːxa]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [pawxɑː]

Noun

ܦܵܘܚܵܐ • (pāwḥā) m sg (plural ܦܵܘܚܹ̈ܐ (pāwḥē))

1. wind

   Synonym: ܡܲܫܒ݂ܵܐ (mašḇā)

   ܦܵܘܚܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― pāwḥā ìlēh ― It is windy (literally, “It is wind”)

   • Matthew 24:31:

     ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܥܘܼܓ̰ܸܒ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ: «ܡܵܢܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܕܦܵܘܚܵܐ ܘܝܵܡܵܐ ܒܸܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܐܸܠܹܗ؟»

     nāšē ˁūjib lhōn w-mīrhōn: “mānī ìlēh āhā d-pāwḥā w-yāmā bišlāmā ìnā illēh?”

     So the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that the wind and the sea obey him?”

2. air

   Synonyms: ܗܵܘܵܐ (hāwā), ܐܵܐܲܪ (āˀar)

3. coolness, cold

   Synonym: ܩܲܪܬܵܐ (qartā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܵܘܚܵܐ (pāwḥā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܵܘܚܝܼ (pāwḥī)		ܦܵܘܚܲܢ (pāwḥan)
	construct	ܦܘܿܚ (pōḥ)	2nd person	ܦܵܘܚܘܼܟ݂ (pāwḥūḵ)	ܦܵܘܚܵܟ݂ܝ (pāwḥāḵ)	ܦܵܘܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pāwḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܵܘܚܵܐ (pāwḥā)	3rd person	ܦܵܘܚܹܗ (pāwḥēh)	ܦܵܘܚܵܗ̇ (pāwḥāh)	ܦܵܘܚܗܘܿܢ (pāwḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܵܘܚܝܼ̈ (pāwḥī)		ܦܵܘܚܲܢ̈ (pāwḥan)
	construct	ܦܵܘܚܲܝ̈ (pāwḥay)	2nd person	ܦܵܘܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pāwḥūḵ)	ܦܵܘܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pāwḥāḵ)	ܦܵܘܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pāwḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܵܘܚܹ̈ܐ (pāwḥē)	3rd person	ܦܵܘܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pāwḥūh)	ܦܵܘܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pāwḥōh)	ܦܵܘܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pāwḥhōn)

Derived terms

• ܦܵܘܚܵܢܵܐ (pāwḥānā, “windy”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܘ-ܚ (p-w-ḥ) related to blowing. Compare Arabic فَوْح (fawḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pawħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pawħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܘܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܘܚܐ)

1. air, breath of air, inspiration
2. smell, odour
3. force, effect, influence

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܘܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܘܚ	ܦܘܚܝܢ
construct	ܦܘܚ	ܦܘܚܝ
emphatic	ܦܘܚܐ	ܦܘܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܘܚܝ	ܦܘܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܘܚܟ	ܦܘܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܘܚܟܝ	ܦܘܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܘܚܗ	ܦܘܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܘܚܗ	ܦܘܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܘܚܢ	ܦܘܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܘܚܟܘܢ	ܦܘܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܘܚܟܝܢ	ܦܘܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܘܚܗܘܢ	ܦܘܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܘܚܗܝܢ	ܦܘܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ-ܘ-ܚ (p-w-ḥ) related to blowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [puħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [puħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܘܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܘܚܐ)

1. coolness, cold

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܘܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܘܚ	ܦܘܚܝܢ
construct	ܦܘܚ	ܦܘܚܝ
emphatic	ܦܘܚܐ	ܦܘܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܘܚܝ	ܦܘܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܘܚܟ	ܦܘܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܘܚܟܝ	ܦܘܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܘܚܗ	ܦܘܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܘܚܗ	ܦܘܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܘܚܢ	ܦܘܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܘܚܟܘܢ	ܦܘܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܘܚܟܝܢ	ܦܘܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܘܚܗܘܢ	ܦܘܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܘܚܗܝܢ	ܦܘܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [puħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [puħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܘܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܘܚܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܦܘܗܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܘܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܘܚ	ܦܘܚܝܢ
construct	ܦܘܚ	ܦܘܚܝ
emphatic	ܦܘܚܐ	ܦܘܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܘܚܝ	ܦܘܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܘܚܟ	ܦܘܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܘܚܟܝ	ܦܘܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܘܚܗ	ܦܘܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܘܚܗ	ܦܘܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܘܚܢ	ܦܘܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܘܚܟܘܢ	ܦܘܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܘܚܟܝܢ	ܦܘܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܘܚܗܘܢ	ܦܘܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܘܚܗܝܢ	ܦܘܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [puħħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [puħħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܘܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܘܚܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܦܚܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܘܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܘܚ	ܦܘܚܝܢ
construct	ܦܘܚ	ܦܘܚܝ
emphatic	ܦܘܚܐ	ܦܘܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܘܚܝ	ܦܘܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܘܚܟ	ܦܘܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܘܚܟܝ	ܦܘܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܘܚܗ	ܦܘܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܘܚܗ	ܦܘܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܘܚܢ	ܦܘܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܘܚܟܘܢ	ܦܘܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܘܚܟܝܢ	ܦܘܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܘܚܗܘܢ	ܦܘܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܘܚܗܝܢ	ܦܘܚܝܗܝܢ

References

• “pwḥ”, 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, pp. 270b, 272b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 436b
• 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. 1161a

Anagrams

• ܚܘܦܐ