ܦܘܪܣܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, Ancient Greek πόρος (póros). The senses “opportunity” and “chance” are a phono-semantic matching of Arabic فُرْصَة (furṣa)
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [pursɑː]
Noun
ܦܘܼܪܣܵܐ • (pursā) m (plural ܦܘܼܪ̈ܣܹܐ (pursē))
- way, means, resource
- method, manner, mode, style, technique
- opportunity, chance; possibility, option
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܪܘܿܣ (prōs) | 1st person | ܦܘܼܪܣܝܼ (pursī) | ܦܘܼܪܣܲܢ (pursan) | |||
| construct | ܦܪܘܿܣ (prōs) | 2nd person | ܦܘܼܪܣܘܼܟ݂ (pursōḵ) | ܦܘܼܪܣܵܟ݂ܝ (pursāḵ) | ܦܘܼܪܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pursawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܘܼܪܣܵܐ (pursā) | 3rd person | ܦܘܼܪܣܹܗ (pursēh) | ܦܘܼܪܣܵܗ̇ (pursāh) | ܦܘܼܪܣܗܘܿܢ (purshōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܣܝܼܢ (pursīn) | 1st person | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܣܝܼ (pursī) | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܢ (pursan) | |||
| construct | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܝ (pursay) | 2nd person | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܣܘܼܟ݂ (pursōḵ) | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܣܵܟ݂ܝ (pursāḵ) | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pursawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܣܹܐ (pursē) | 3rd person | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܣܘܼܗܝ (pursūh) | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܣܘܼܗ̇ (pursōh) | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܝܗܘܿܢ (pursayhōn) | |||
Synonyms
Derived terms
- ܡܸܢ ܟܠ ܦܪܘܿܣ (min kul prōs)
Etymology 2
Verbal noun of ܡܦܲܪܸܣ (mparris, “to publish; to post”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [purrɑːsɑː]
Noun
ܦܘܼܪܵܣܵܐ • (purrāsā) m (plural ܦܘܼܪ̈ܵܣܹܐ (pūrāsē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܘܼܪܵܣ (pūrās) | 1st person | ܦܘܼܪܵܣܝܼ (pūrāsī) | ܦܘܼܪܵܣܲܢ (pūrāsan) | |||
| construct | ܦܘܼܪܵܣ (pūrās) | 2nd person | ܦܘܼܪܵܣܘܼܟ݂ (pūrāsōḵ) | ܦܘܼܪܵܣܵܟ݂ܝ (pūrāsāḵ) | ܦܘܼܪܵܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pūrāsawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܘܼܪܵܣܵܐ (purrāsā) | 3rd person | ܦܘܼܪܵܣܹܗ (pūrāsēh) | ܦܘܼܪܵܣܵܗ̇ (pūrāsāh) | ܦܘܼܪܵܣܗܘܿܢ (pūrāshōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܵܣܝܼܢ (pūrāsīn) | 1st person | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܵܣܝܼ (pūrāsī) | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܵܣܲܢ (pūrāsan) | |||
| construct | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܵܣܲܝ (pūrāsay) | 2nd person | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܵܣܘܼܟ݂ (pūrāsōḵ) | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܵܣܵܟ݂ܝ (pūrāsāḵ) | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܵܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pūrāsawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܵܣܹܐ (pūrāsē) | 3rd person | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܵܣܘܼܗܝ (pūrāsūh) | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܵܣܘܼܗ̇ (pūrāsōh) | ܦܘܼܪ̈ܵܣܲܝܗܘܿܢ (pūrāsayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek πόρος (póros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pursɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [purse] (plural)
Noun
ܦܘܪܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܘܪܣܐ)
- way, manner, means, resource
- possibility
- sustenance, provisions
- work, doing, deed
- contrivance, stratagem, device
- ruse, guile, trick
- pretext, pretence/pretense
- motive, reason, cause
- way out
- bound, limit
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܪܘܣ | 1st person | ܦܘܪܣܝ | ܦܘܪܣܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܪܘܣ | 2nd person | ܦܘܪܣܟ | ܦܘܪܣܟܝ | ܦܘܪܣܟܘܢ | ܦܘܪܣܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܘܪܣܐ | 3rd person | ܦܘܪܣܗ | ܦܘܪܣܗ | ܦܘܪܣܗܘܢ | ܦܘܪܣܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܦܘܪܣܝܢ | 1st person | ܦܘܪܣܝ | ܦܘܪܣܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܘܪܣܝ | 2nd person | ܦܘܪܣܝܟ | ܦܘܪܣܝܟܝ | ܦܘܪܣܝܟܘܢ | ܦܘܪܣܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܘܪܣܐ | 3rd person | ܦܘܪܣܘܗܝ | ܦܘܪܣܝܗ | ܦܘܪܣܝܗܘܢ | ܦܘܪܣܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
From the root ܦ ܪ ܣ related to devising, derived from above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [purrɑsɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [purrɑse] (plural)
Noun
ܦܘܪܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܘܪܣܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܘܪܣ | 1st person | ܦܘܪܣܝ | ܦܘܪܣܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܘܪܣ | 2nd person | ܦܘܪܣܟ | ܦܘܪܣܟܝ | ܦܘܪܣܟܘܢ | ܦܘܪܣܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܘܪܣܐ | 3rd person | ܦܘܪܣܗ | ܦܘܪܣܗ | ܦܘܪܣܗܘܢ | ܦܘܪܣܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܦܘܪܣܝܢ | 1st person | ܦܘܪܣܝ | ܦܘܪܣܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܘܪܣܝ | 2nd person | ܦܘܪܣܝܟ | ܦܘܪܣܝܟܝ | ܦܘܪܣܝܟܘܢ | ܦܘܪܣܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܘܪܣܐ | 3rd person | ܦܘܪܣܘܗܝ | ܦܘܪܣܝܗ | ܦܘܪܣܝܗܘܢ | ܦܘܪܣܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “prws”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “pwrs”, 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 289b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 458b
- 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 1171a