ܦܢܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܢ-ܐ (p-n-ʾ).

Alternative forms

• ܐܦܢܝܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)niθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɛnjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܦܢܝܬܐ • (pənīṯā) f (plural ܦܢܝܬܐ (penyāṯā))

1. side
2. region
3. district, quarter
4. place

Inflection

    declension of ܦܢܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܢܝ	ܦܢܝܢ
construct	ܦܢܝܬ	ܦܢܝܬ
emphatic	ܦܢܝܬܐ	ܦܢܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܢܝܬܝ	ܦܢܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܢܝܬܟ	ܦܢܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܢܝܬܟܝ	ܦܢܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܢܝܬܗ	ܦܢܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܢܝܬܗ	ܦܢܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܢܝܬܢ	ܦܢܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܢܝܬܟܘܢ	ܦܢܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܢܝܬܟܝܢ	ܦܢܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܢܝܬܗܘܢ	ܦܢܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܢܝܬܗܝܢ	ܦܢܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ-ܢ-ܐ (p-n-ʾ) related to returning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)nɑjtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)nɑjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܦܢܝܬܐ • (pənāyṯā) f (plural ܦܢܝܬܐ (pənāyāṯā))

1. turning, revolving, revolution
2. movement towards something; approach, returning
3. attachment, attraction
4. early evening meal; supper

Inflection

    declension of ܦܢܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܢܝ	ܦܢܝܢ
construct	ܦܢܝܬ	ܦܢܝܬ
emphatic	ܦܢܝܬܐ	ܦܢܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܢܝܬܝ	ܦܢܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܢܝܬܟ	ܦܢܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܢܝܬܟܝ	ܦܢܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܢܝܬܗ	ܦܢܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܢܝܬܗ	ܦܢܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܢܝܬܢ	ܦܢܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܢܝܬܟܘܢ	ܦܢܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܢܝܬܟܝܢ	ܦܢܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܢܝܬܗܘܢ	ܦܢܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܢܝܬܗܝܢ	ܦܢܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “pny³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “pny”, 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 279a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 450b
• 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 1207a