ܦܥܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܥ ܠ (p ˁ l)
3 terms

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?] and active participle of ܦܵܥܹܠ (pāˁēl, to work).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [paːʕlaː]

Noun

ܦܵܥܠܵܐ • (pāˁlām (plural ܦܵܥ̈ܠܹܐ (pāˁlē), feminine ܦܵܥܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ (pāˁilṯā))

  1. worker, employee, labourer/laborer
    Synonym: ܦܲܠܵܚܵܐ (pallāḥā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ ܥ ܠ related to working.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [p(ə)ʕɑlɑ]

Noun

ܦܥܠܐ • (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. work, labor/labour
Inflection
Inflection of ܦܥܠܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܦܥܠ 1st person ܦܥܠܝ ܦܥܠܢ
construct ܦܥܠ 2nd person ܦܥܠܟ ܦܥܠܟܝ ܦܥܠܟܘܢ ܦܥܠܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܥܠܐ 3rd person ܦܥܠܗ ܦܥܠܗ ܦܥܠܗܘܢ ܦܥܠܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ ܥ ܠ related to working. Compare Arabic فَاعِل (fāʕil) and Hebrew פּוֹעֵל (pôʿēl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɑʕlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [pɑʕle] (plural)

Noun

ܦܥܠܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܥܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܦܥܠܬܐ)

  1. worker, labourer/laborer
  2. helper, assistant
  3. performer
  4. author
Inflection
Inflection of ܦܥܠܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܦܥܠ 1st person ܦܥܠܝ ܦܥܠܢ
construct ܦܥܠ 2nd person ܦܥܠܟ ܦܥܠܟܝ ܦܥܠܟܘܢ ܦܥܠܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܥܠܐ 3rd person ܦܥܠܗ ܦܥܠܗ ܦܥܠܗܘܢ ܦܥܠܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܦܥܠܝܢ 1st person ܦܥܠܝ ܦܥܠܝܢ
construct ܦܥܠܝ 2nd person ܦܥܠܝܟ ܦܥܠܝܟܝ ܦܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܦܥܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܦܥܠܐ 3rd person ܦܥܠܘܗܝ ܦܥܠܝܗ ܦܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܦܥܠܝܗܝܢ

References

  • pˁl”, 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 282b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 453b
  • 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 1216b