ܦܝܣܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πεῖσις (peîsis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)jɑsɑ(ʔ)], [pisɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)jɑse(ʔ)], [pise(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܝܣܐ • (pyāsā) m (plural ܦܝܣܐ)

1. persuasion, conviction, assurance, confidence, faith
2. persuasiveness
3. supplication, intercession
4. explanation, answer, proof, argument, reasoning, view
5. credit, power
6. moderation

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܝܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܝܣ	ܦܝܣܝܢ
construct	ܦܝܣ	ܦܝܣܝ
emphatic	ܦܝܣܐ	ܦܝܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܝܣܝ	ܦܝܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܝܣܟ	ܦܝܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܝܣܟܝ	ܦܝܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܝܣܗ	ܦܝܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܝܣܗ	ܦܝܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܝܣܢ	ܦܝܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܝܣܟܘܢ	ܦܝܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܝܣܟܝܢ	ܦܝܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܝܣܗܘܢ	ܦܝܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܝܣܗܝܢ	ܦܝܣܝܗܝܢ

References

• “pys”, 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. 274b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 444b
• 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. 1188b