ܦܐܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic פַּאתָא (paʾṯā), from Proto-Semitic *piʔat-; compare Hebrew פֵּאָה (pe'á), Akkadian 𒊕𒆠 (pūtum) and Arabic فِئَة (fiʔa, group, band).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ (paˀṯāf sg (plural ܦܲܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (paṯwāṯā) or ܦܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (pāṯē))

  1. (anatomy) face; cheek
    ܗ̇ܝ ܒܪܵܬܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܬܵܐ.aya brātā īṯ lāh paˀṯā šapīrtā.That girl has a pretty face.
    ܩܘܿܦܵܐ ܪܒ݂ܝܼܨ ܠܹܗ ܦܲܐܬ݂ܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܐ.qōpā rḇīṣ lēh paˀṯēh ˁal safsēlā.The monkey pressed its face against the railings.
  2. page
  3. surface
  4. (geometry) surface, side
  5. (figuratively) audacity
  6. pillow sleeve

Inflection

    Inflection of ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ (paˀṯā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܦܲܐܬ݂ܝܼ
(paˀṯī)
ܦܲܐܬ݂ܲܢ
(paˀṯan)
construct ܦܲܐܲܬ݂
(paˀaṯ)
2nd person ܦܲܐܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂
(paˀṯūḵ)
ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ
(paˀṯāḵ)
ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(paˀṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ
(paˀṯā)
3rd person ܦܲܐܬ݂ܹܗ
(paˀṯēh)
ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܗ̇
(paˀṯāh)
ܦܲܐܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ
(paˀṯhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈
(paṯwāṯī)
ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈
(paṯwāṯan)
construct ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈
(paṯwāṯ)
2nd person ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(paṯwāṯūḵ)
ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(paṯwāṯāḵ)
ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(paṯwāṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ
(paṯwāṯē)
3rd person ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(paṯwāṯūh)
ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇
(paṯwāṯōh)
ܦܲܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(paṯwāṯhōn)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *piʔat-.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܦܐܬܐ (paʾṯāf (plural ܦܐܬܬܐ or ܦܬܘܬܐ or ܦܬܐ)

  1. face (especially forehead and cheeks)
  2. appearance, form
  3. side, edge, corner
  4. page
Inflection
See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

ܦܐܬܐ (peʾṯā)

  1. Alternative form of ܦܬܬܐ (pettəṯā)

References

  • pˀh”, 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 268a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 433b
  • 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, page 1152b