ܦܘܠܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic פּוּלְסָא (pulsā), from Ancient Greek φόλλις (phóllis), from Latin follis; compare also borrowed into Arabic فِلْس (fils).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pul.sɑː]

Noun

ܦܘܼܠܣܵܐ • (pulsā) m (plural ܦܘܼܠܣܹ̈ܐ (pulsē))

1. large bronze coin minted during the Roman Empire
2. (by extension) a small-denomination coin, penny; 1/1000 of currencies used in some Arab countries
3. (colloquial) a very small quantity of money, or (by extension) of anything

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܘܼܠܣܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܠܘܿܣ (plōs)		1st person	ܦܘܼܠܣܝܼ (pulsī)		ܦܘܼܠܣܲܢ (pulsan)
	construct	ܦܠܘܿܣ (plōs)		2nd person	ܦܘܼܠܣܘܼܟ݂ (pulsōḵ)	ܦܘܼܠܣܵܟ݂ܝ (pulsāḵ)	ܦܘܼܠܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pulsawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܘܼܠܣܵܐ (pulsā)		3rd person	ܦܘܼܠܣܹܗ (pulsēh)	ܦܘܼܠܣܵܗ̇ (pulsāh)	ܦܘܼܠܣܗܘܿܢ (pulshōn)
plural	absolute	ܦܘܼܠܣܝܼ̈ܢ (pulsīn)		1st person	ܦܘܼܠܣܝܼ̈ (pulsī)		ܦܘܼܠܣܲܢ̈ (pulsan)
	construct	ܦܘܼܠܣܲܝ̈ (pulsay)		2nd person	ܦܘܼܠܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pulsōḵ)	ܦܘܼܠܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pulsāḵ)	ܦܘܼܠܣܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pulsawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܘܼܠܣܹ̈ܐ (pulsē)		3rd person	ܦܘܼܠܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pulsūh)	ܦܘܼܠܣܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (pulsōh)	ܦܘܼܠܣܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (pulsayhōn)