פרס

Aramaic

Etymology 1

Cognate with Hebrew פָּרַס (pāras, “to slice, cut”).

Verb

פְּרַס • (p’ras)

  1. to divide
    • Tanach, Daniel 5:28, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      פְּרֵס פְּרִיסַת מַלְכוּתָךְ וִיהִיבַת לְמָדַי וּפָרָס׃
      pərēs pərīsaṯ malḵūṯāḵ wīhīḇaṯ ləmāḏay ūp̄ārās.
      PERES [half-shekel], thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

Etymology 2

Cognate with Hebrew פָּרַשׂ (pāraś, “to spread”).

Alternative forms

Verb

פְּרַס • (pəras)

  1. to spread

Etymology 3

From Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/). Compare Hebrew פָּרָס (pārās, “Persia”).

Proper noun

פָּרָס • (pārās)

  1. Persia, the Persians
    • Tanach, Daniel 5:28, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      פְּרֵס פְּרִיסַת מַלְכוּתָךְ וִיהִיבַת לְמָדַי וּפָרָס׃
      pərēs pərīsaṯ malḵūṯāḵ wīhīḇaṯ ləmāḏay ūp̄ārās.
      PERES [half-shekel], thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
פ־ר־ס (p-r-s)
3 terms

Verb

פָּרַס • (parás) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִפְרַס)

  1. to slice, to cut
Conjugation
Conjugation of פָּרַס (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לפרוס / לִפְרֹס
action noun פְּרִיסָה
passive participle פָּרוּס
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first פָּרַסְתִּי פָּרַסְנוּ
second פָּרַסְתָּ פָּרַסְתְּ פְּרַסְתֶּם1 פְּרַסְתֶּן1
third פָּרַס פָּרְסָה פָּרְסוּ
present פּוֹרֵס פּוֹרֶסֶת פּוֹרְסִים פּוֹרְסוֹת
future first אפרוס / אֶפְרֹס נפרוס / נִפְרֹס
second תפרוס / תִּפְרֹס תִּפְרְסִי תִּפְרְסוּ תפרוסנה / תִּפְרֹסְנָה2
third יפרוס / יִפְרֹס תפרוס / תִּפְרֹס יִפְרְסוּ תפרוסנה / תִּפְרֹסְנָה2
imperative פרוס / פְּרֹס פִּרְסִי פִּרְסוּ פרוסנה / פְּרֹסְנָה2

1 Pronounced פָּרַסְתֶּם and פָּרַסְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms
  • (to slice): בָּצַע (batzá')

Noun

פֶּרֶס • (péres) m (plural indefinite פְּרָסִים, plural construct פַּרְסֶי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. bearded vulture (a long-winged vulture, Gypaetus barbatus, found in southern Europe, Africa and India)

Proper noun

פֶּרֶס • (péres) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling of פָּרַשׂ (parás).

Verb

פָּרַס • (parás) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִפְרַס)

  1. to spread, spread (something) out
  2. to stretch (something) out
Conjugation
Conjugation of פָּרַס (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לפרוס / לִפְרֹס
action noun פְּרִיסָה
passive participle פָּרוּס
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first פָּרַסְתִּי פָּרַסְנוּ
second פָּרַסְתָּ פָּרַסְתְּ פְּרַסְתֶּם1 פְּרַסְתֶּן1
third פָּרַס פָּרְסָה פָּרְסוּ
present פּוֹרֵס פּוֹרֶסֶת פּוֹרְסִים פּוֹרְסוֹת
future first אפרוס / אֶפְרֹס נפרוס / נִפְרֹס
second תפרוס / תִּפְרֹס תִּפְרְסִי תִּפְרְסוּ תפרוסנה / תִּפְרֹסְנָה2
third יפרוס / יִפְרֹס תפרוס / תִּפְרֹס יִפְרְסוּ תפרוסנה / תִּפְרֹסְנָה2
imperative פרוס / פְּרֹס פִּרְסִי פִּרְסוּ פרוסנה / פְּרֹסְנָה2

1 Pronounced פָּרַסְתֶּם and פָּרַסְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 3

Root
פ־ר־ס (p-r-s)
3 terms

Strengthened due to phono-semantic matching of English prize or related internationalism.[1]

Noun

פְּרָס • (prás) m (plural indefinite פְּרָסִים, singular construct פְּרַס־, plural construct פְּרָסֵי־)

  1. a reward, a prize

References

  1. ^ https://www.zuckermann.org/pdf/Secularization-F.pdf#page=29

Etymology 4

From Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/).

Proper noun

פָּרָס • (parás) m

  1. Persia

References

  • “פרס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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