ܦܝܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic פִּילָא (pīlā), from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (AM.SI /pīru/); compare Hebrew פִּיל (píl), Arabic فِيل (fīl), Persian پیل (pil), and Sanskrit पीलु (pīlu).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [piːlɑː]
Noun
ܦܝܼܠܵܐ • (pīlā) m (plural ܦܝܼ̈ܠܹܐ (pīlē), feminine ܦܝܼܠܬܵܐ (pīltā))
- elephant (a mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܝܼܠ (pīl) | 1st person | ܦܝܼܠܝܼ (pīlī) | ܦܝܼܠܲܢ (pīlan) | |||
| construct | ܦܝܼܠ (pīl) | 2nd person | ܦܝܼܠܘܼܟ݂ (pīlōḵ) | ܦܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ (pīlāḵ) | ܦܝܼܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pīlawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā) | 3rd person | ܦܝܼܠܹܗ (pīlēh) | ܦܝܼܠܵܗ̇ (pīlāh) | ܦܝܼܠܗܘܿܢ (pīlhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܦܝܼܠܝܼ̈ܢ (pīlīn) | 1st person | ܦܝܼܠܝܼ̈ (pīlī) | ܦܝܼܠܲܢ̈ (pīlan) | |||
| construct | ܦܝܼܠܲܝ̈ (pīlay) | 2nd person | ܦܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pīlōḵ) | ܦܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pīlāḵ) | ܦܝܼܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pīlawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ (pīlē) | 3rd person | ܦܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pīlūh) | ܦܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (pīlōh) | ܦܝܼܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (pīlayhōn) | |||
Coordinate terms
| Chess pieces in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܟܹܐܦܲܝ̈ ܛܠܲܦ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ (kēpay ṭlapsānē) (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā) | ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā) | ܩܲܠܥܵܐ (qalˁā) | ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā) | ܣܘܼܣܹܐ (sūsē) | ܩܘܿܛܝܼܢ (qōṭīn), ܕܲܚܫܵܐ (daḥšā) |
Classical Syriac
FWOTD – 4 November 2016
Etymology 1
The term has spread across the ancient Middle East, compare Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (AM.SI /pīru/), Hebrew פִּיל (pīl), Sanskrit पीलु (pīlu)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pilɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [pile] (plural)
Noun
ܦܝܠܐ • (pīlā) m (plural ܦܝܠܐ (pīlē), singular feminine counterpart ܦܝܠܬܐ)
- elephant
- 2011, Joseph P. Amar, editor, The Syriac Vita Edition of Ephrem the Syrian (Scriptores Syrii; 242), In Aedibus Peeters, page 16:
- ܐܠܐ ܥܠ ܢܨܝܒܝܢ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ. ܒܖ̈ܟܫܐ ܘܒܦܝ̈ܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܢܝܢ
- He came to Nisibis with a numerous army, with countless horses and elephants.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܝܠ | 1st person | ܦܝܠܝ | ܦܝܠܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܝܠ | 2nd person | ܦܝܠܟ | ܦܝܠܟܝ | ܦܝܠܟܘܢ | ܦܝܠܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܝܠܐ | 3rd person | ܦܝܠܗ | ܦܝܠܗ | ܦܝܠܗܘܢ | ܦܝܠܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܦܝܠܝܢ | 1st person | ܦܝܠܝ | ܦܝܠܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܝܠܝ | 2nd person | ܦܝܠܝܟ | ܦܝܠܝܟܝ | ܦܝܠܝܟܘܢ | ܦܝܠܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܝܠܐ | 3rd person | ܦܝܠܘܗܝ | ܦܝܠܝܗ | ܦܝܠܝܗܘܢ | ܦܝܠܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ܦ ܘ ܠ |
| 1 term |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [p(ə)jɑlɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [p(ə)jɑle] (plural)
Noun
ܦܝܠܐ • (pyālā) m (plural ܦܝܠܐ (pyālē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܝܠ | 1st person | ܦܝܠܝ | ܦܝܠܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܝܠ | 2nd person | ܦܝܠܟ | ܦܝܠܟܝ | ܦܝܠܟܘܢ | ܦܝܠܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܝܠܐ | 3rd person | ܦܝܠܗ | ܦܝܠܗ | ܦܝܠܗܘܢ | ܦܝܠܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܦܝܠܝܢ | 1st person | ܦܝܠܝ | ܦܝܠܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܝܠܝ | 2nd person | ܦܝܠܝܟ | ܦܝܠܝܟܝ | ܦܝܠܝܟܘܢ | ܦܝܠܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܝܠܐ | 3rd person | ܦܝܠܘܗܝ | ܦܝܠܝܗ | ܦܝܠܝܗܘܢ | ܦܝܠܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 3
From Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē).
Alternative forms
- ܦܠܐ (p̄alā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fijɑlɑ], [fijalɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [fijɑle], [fijɑlajje], [fijɑlas] (plural)
Noun
ܦܝܠܐ • (p̄īyālā, p̄īyalā) f (plural ܦܝܠܐܣ (p̄īyālas) or ܦܝܠܝܐ (p̄īyālayyē) or ܦܝܠܐ (p̄īyālē))
References
- “pyl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “pyly2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 566b
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 274a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 443b
- 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, pages 1186a–b