ܦܪܘܫܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܫ (p-r-š) related to separating.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɑroʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɑroʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܦܪܘܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܪܘܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܦܪܘܫܬܐ)

1. separating, distinguishing, distinctive
2. schismatic
3. distinguished, famous, well-known, renowned
4. clear, bright
5. intelligent, wise, discerning, sagacious, prudent
6. noble

Inflection

    declension of ܦܪܘܫܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܪܘܫ	ܦܪܘܫܝܢ
construct	ܦܪܘܫ	ܦܪܘܫܝ
emphatic	ܦܪܘܫܐ	ܦܪܘܫܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܪܘܫܐ	ܦܪܘܫܢ
construct	ܦܪܘܫܬ	ܦܪܘܫܬ
emphatic	ܦܪܘܫܬܐ	ܦܪܘܫܬܐ

Noun

ܦܪܘܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܪܘܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܦܪܘܫܬܐ)

1. separator
2. (grammar, orthography) name of a diacritical point used to distinguish homographs

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܪܘܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܪܘܫ	ܦܪܘܫܝܢ
construct	ܦܪܘܫ	ܦܪܘܫܝ
emphatic	ܦܪܘܫܐ	ܦܪܘܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܪܘܫܝ	ܦܪܘܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܪܘܫܟ	ܦܪܘܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܪܘܫܟܝ	ܦܪܘܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܪܘܫܗ	ܦܪܘܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܪܘܫܗ	ܦܪܘܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܪܘܫܢ	ܦܪܘܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܪܘܫܟܘܢ	ܦܪܘܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܪܘܫܟܝܢ	ܦܪܘܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܪܘܫܗܘܢ	ܦܪܘܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܪܘܫܗܝܢ	ܦܪܘܫܝܗܝܢ

References

• “prwš”, 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. 292a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 459a
• 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. 1234a