ܦܐܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic פַּאתָא (paʾṯā), from Proto-Semitic *piʔat-; compare Hebrew פֵּאָה (pe'á), Akkadian 𒊕𒆠 (pūtum) and Arabic فِئَة (fiʔa, “group, band”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [paʔ.θɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [pɑːθɑː]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [pɑːtɑː]
Noun
ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ • (paˀṯā) f sg (plural ܦܲܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (paṯwāṯā) or ܦܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (pāṯē))
- (anatomy) face; cheek
- ܗ̇ܝ ܒܪܵܬܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܬܵܐ.
- aya brātā īṯ lāh paˀṯā šapīrtā.
- That girl has a pretty face.
- ܩܘܿܦܵܐ ܪܒ݂ܝܼܨ ܠܹܗ ܦܲܐܬ݂ܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܐ.
- qōpā rḇīṣ lēh paˀṯēh ˁal safsēlā.
- The monkey pressed its face against the railings.
- page
- surface
- (geometry) surface, side
- (figuratively) audacity
- pillow sleeve
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܲܐܵܐ (paˀā) | 1st person | ܦܲܐܬ݂ܝܼ (paˀṯī) | ܦܲܐܬ݂ܲܢ (paˀṯan) | |||
| construct | ܦܲܐܲܬ݂ (paˀaṯ) | 2nd person | ܦܲܐܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (paˀṯōḵ) | ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (paˀṯāḵ) | ܦܲܐܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (paˀṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ (paˀṯā) | 3rd person | ܦܲܐܬ݂ܹܗ (paˀṯēh) | ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (paˀṯāh) | ܦܲܐܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (paˀṯhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܢ̈ (paṯwān) | 1st person | ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (paṯwāṯī) | ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (paṯwāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈ (paṯwāṯ) | 2nd person | ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (paṯwāṯōḵ) | ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (paṯwāṯāḵ) | ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (paṯwāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܲܬ݂ܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (paṯwāṯā) | 3rd person | ܦܲܬ݂ܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (paṯwāṯēh) | ܦܲܬ݂ܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (paṯwāṯāh) | ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (paṯwāṯhōn) | |||
Synonyms
- (face): ܐܲܦܹ̈ܐ (appē)
- (cheek): ܨܵܨܵܐ (ṣāṣā)
- (page): ܕܲܦܵܐ (dappā), ܛܲܪܦܵܐ (ṭarpā)
- (surface): ܫܸܛܚܵܐ (šiṭḥā)
Derived terms
- ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܦܲܐܲܬ݂ (qam paˀaṯ, “in front of”, literally “before the face of”)
- ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (paˀṯāyā, “facial”)
- ܚܘܵܪܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥwārpaˀṯā, “innocent, naive”)
- ܟܘܿܡܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ (kōmpaˀṯā, “disgraceful”)
- ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܢܵܐ (paˀṯānā, “audacious”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *piʔat-.
Alternative forms
- ܦܬܐ (paṯā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pa(ʔ)θɑ]
Noun
ܦܐܬܐ • (paʾṯā) f (plural ܦܐܬܬܐ or ܦܬܘܬܐ or ܦܬܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܐܐ | 1st person | ܦܐܬܝ | ܦܐܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܐܬ | 2nd person | ܦܐܬܟ | ܦܐܬܟܝ | ܦܐܬܟܘܢ | ܦܐܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܦܐܬܗ | ܦܐܬܗ | ܦܐܬܗܘܢ | ܦܐܬܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܦܐܬܬܐ ,ܦܬܘܬܐ ,ܦܬܐ | 1st person | ܦܐܬܬܝ ,ܦܬܘܬܝ ,ܦܬܝ | ܦܐܬܬܢ ,ܦܬܘܬܢ ,ܦܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܐܬܬܐ ,ܦܬܘܬܐ ,ܦܬܐ | 2nd person | ܦܐܬܬܟ ,ܦܬܘܬܟ ,ܦܬܟ | ܦܐܬܬܟܝ ,ܦܬܘܬܟܝ ,ܦܬܟܝ | ܦܐܬܬܟܘܢ ,ܦܬܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܦܬܟܘܢ | ܦܐܬܬܟܝܢ ,ܦܬܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܦܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܐܬܬܐ ,ܦܬܘܬܐ ,ܦܬܐ | 3rd person | ܦܐܬܬܗ ,ܦܬܘܬܗ ,ܦܬܗ | ܦܐܬܬܗ ,ܦܬܘܬܗ ,ܦܬܗ | ܦܐܬܬܗܘܢ ,ܦܬܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܦܬܗܘܢ | ܦܐܬܬܗܝܢ ,ܦܬܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܦܬܗܝܢ | ||
See also
- ܐܦܐ (ʾappē)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pe(ʔ)θɑ]
Noun
ܦܐܬܐ • (peʾṯā)
- alternative form of ܦܬܬܐ (pettəṯā)
References
- “pˀh”, 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 268a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 433b
- 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, →ISBN, page 1152b