פילגש
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Hebrew
Etymology
Likely related to Aramaic פַּלְקְתָא (palqəṯā, “concubine”), Ancient Greek παλλακή (pallakḗ, “concubine”), παλλακίς (pallakís), πάλλαξ (pállax, “young”) (compare פַּלְגָּס (palgás)), Proto-Iranian *parikaH (“sorceress, witch”), whence Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬐𐬁 (pairikā, “beautiful women seducing pious men”), Middle Persian (plykʾ /parīg/, “witch”), Khotanese 𑀧𑀮𑀻𑀓𑀸 (palīkā), Old Armenian պարիկ (parik).[1]
Noun
פִּילֶגֶשׁ • (pilégesh) f (plural indefinite פִּילַגְשִׁים)
Declension
Declension of פִּילֶגֶשׁ
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | פִּילֶגֶשׁ | first | פִּילַגְשִׁי | פִּילַגְשֵׁנוּ | ||
| definite | הַפִּילֶגֶשׁ | second | פִּילַגְשְׁךָ | פִּילַגְשֵׁךְ | פִּילַגְשְׁכֶם | פִּילַגְשְׁכֶן | |
| construct | פִּילֶגֶשׁ־ | third | פִּילַגְשׁוֹ | פִּילַגְשָׁהּ | פִּילַגְשָׁם | פִּילַגְשָׁן | |
| plural | indefinite | פִּילַגְשִׁים | first | פילגשיי / פִּילַגְשַׁי | פִּילַגְשֵׁינוּ | ||
| definite | הַפִּילַגְשִׁים | second | פִּילַגְשֶׁיךָ | פילגשייך / פִּילַגְשַׁיִךְ | פִּילַגְשֵׁיכֶם | פִּילַגְשֵׁיכֶן | |
| construct | פִּילַגְשֵׁי־ | third | פִּילַגְשָׁיו | פִּילַגְשֶׁיהָ | פִּילַגְשֵׁיהֶם | פִּילַגְשֵׁיהֶן | |
Derived terms
- פִּילַגְשׁוּת (pilagshút)
References
- ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “plykʾ”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 65.