ܦܘܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܘ ܚ (p w ḥ)
4 terms

From Aramaic פַּוחָא (pawḥā, air, odour); compare Arabic فَوْح (fawḥ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܦܲܘܚܵܐ • (pawḥām sg (plural ܦܲܘܚܹ̈ܐ (pawḥē))

  1. wind
    Synonym: ܡܲܫܒ݂ܵܐ (mašḇā)
    ܦܲܘܚܵܐ ܝܠܹܗpawḥā ìlēhIt is windy (literally, “It is wind”)
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 24:31:
      ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ: «ܡܵܢܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܕܦܲܘܚܵܐ ܘܝܵܡܵܐ ܒܸܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܐܸܠܘܼܗܝ؟»
      nāšē dmīr lhōn w-mīr lhōn: “mānī ìlēh hānā d-pawḥā w-yāmā bišlāmā ìnā ilūh?”
      So the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that the wind and the sea obey him?”
  2. air
    Synonyms: ܗܵܘܵܐ (hāwā), ܐܵܐܲܪ (āˀar)
  3. coolness, cold
    Synonym: ܩܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ (qarṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܲܘܚܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܦܘܿܚ (pōḥ) 1st person ܦܲܘܚܝܼ (pawḥī) ܦܲܘܚܲܢ (pawḥan)
construct ܦܘܿܚ (pōḥ) 2nd person ܦܲܘܚܘܼܟ݂ (pawḥōḵ) ܦܲܘܚܵܟ݂ܝ (pawḥāḵ) ܦܲܘܚܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pawḥawḵōn)
emphatic ܦܲܘܚܵܐ (pawḥā) 3rd person ܦܲܘܚܹܗ (pawḥēh) ܦܲܘܚܵܗ̇ (pawḥāh) ܦܘܿܚܗܘܿܢ (pōḥhōn)
plural absolute ܦܲܘܚܝܼ̈ܢ (pawḥīn) 1st person ܦܲܘܚܝܼ̈ (pawḥī) ܦܲܘܚܲܢ̈ (pawḥan)
construct ܦܲܘܚܲܝ̈ (pawḥay) 2nd person ܦܲܘܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pawḥōḵ) ܦܲܘܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pawḥāḵ) ܦܲܘܚܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pawḥawḵōn)
emphatic ܦܲܘܚܹ̈ܐ (pawḥē) 3rd person ܦܲܘܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pawḥūh) ܦܲܘܚܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (pawḥōh) ܦܲܘܚܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (pawḥayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܦܵܘܚܵܢܵܐ (pāwḥānā, windy)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ ܘ ܚ related to blowing. Compare Arabic فَوْح (fawḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pawħɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [pawħe] (plural)

Noun

ܦܘܚܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܘܚܐ)

  1. air, breath of air, inspiration
  2. smell, odour
  3. force, effect, influence
Inflection
Inflection of ܦܘܚܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܦܘܚ 1st person ܦܘܚܝ ܦܘܚܢ
construct ܦܘܚ 2nd person ܦܘܚܟ ܦܘܚܟܝ ܦܘܚܟܘܢ ܦܘܚܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܘܚܐ 3rd person ܦܘܚܗ ܦܘܚܗ ܦܘܚܗܘܢ ܦܘܚܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܦܘܚܝܢ 1st person ܦܘܚܝ ܦܘܚܝܢ
construct ܦܘܚܝ 2nd person ܦܘܚܝܟ ܦܘܚܝܟܝ ܦܘܚܝܟܘܢ ܦܘܚܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܘܚܐ 3rd person ܦܘܚܘܗܝ ܦܘܚܝܗ ܦܘܚܝܗܘܢ ܦܘܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ ܘ ܚ related to blowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [puħɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [puħe] (plural)

Noun

ܦܘܚܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܘܚܐ)

  1. coolness, cold
Inflection
Inflection of ܦܘܚܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܦܘܚ 1st person ܦܘܚܝ ܦܘܚܢ
construct ܦܘܚ 2nd person ܦܘܚܟ ܦܘܚܟܝ ܦܘܚܟܘܢ ܦܘܚܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܘܚܐ 3rd person ܦܘܚܗ ܦܘܚܗ ܦܘܚܗܘܢ ܦܘܚܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܦܘܚܝܢ 1st person ܦܘܚܝ ܦܘܚܝܢ
construct ܦܘܚܝ 2nd person ܦܘܚܝܟ ܦܘܚܝܟܝ ܦܘܚܝܟܘܢ ܦܘܚܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܘܚܐ 3rd person ܦܘܚܘܗܝ ܦܘܚܝܗ ܦܘܚܝܗܘܢ ܦܘܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [puħɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [puħe] (plural)

Noun

ܦܘܚܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܘܚܐ)

  1. alternative form of ܦܘܗܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܦܘܚܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܦܘܚ 1st person ܦܘܚܝ ܦܘܚܢ
construct ܦܘܚ 2nd person ܦܘܚܟ ܦܘܚܟܝ ܦܘܚܟܘܢ ܦܘܚܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܘܚܐ 3rd person ܦܘܚܗ ܦܘܚܗ ܦܘܚܗܘܢ ܦܘܚܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܦܘܚܝܢ 1st person ܦܘܚܝ ܦܘܚܝܢ
construct ܦܘܚܝ 2nd person ܦܘܚܝܟ ܦܘܚܝܟܝ ܦܘܚܝܟܘܢ ܦܘܚܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܘܚܐ 3rd person ܦܘܚܘܗܝ ܦܘܚܝܗ ܦܘܚܝܗܘܢ ܦܘܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [puħħɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [puħħe] (plural)

Noun

ܦܘܚܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܘܚܐ)

  1. alternative form of ܦܚܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܦܘܚܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܦܘܚ 1st person ܦܘܚܝ ܦܘܚܢ
construct ܦܘܚ 2nd person ܦܘܚܟ ܦܘܚܟܝ ܦܘܚܟܘܢ ܦܘܚܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܘܚܐ 3rd person ܦܘܚܗ ܦܘܚܗ ܦܘܚܗܘܢ ܦܘܚܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܦܘܚܝܢ 1st person ܦܘܚܝ ܦܘܚܝܢ
construct ܦܘܚܝ 2nd person ܦܘܚܝܟ ܦܘܚܝܟܝ ܦܘܚܝܟܘܢ ܦܘܚܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܘܚܐ 3rd person ܦܘܚܘܗܝ ܦܘܚܝܗ ܦܘܚܝܗܘܢ ܦܘܚܝܗܝܢ

References

  • pwḥ”, 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, pages 270b, 272b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 436b
  • 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 1161a

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