ܦܝܠܐ
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ܦܝܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
From Aramaic פִּילָא (pīlā), from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (AM.SI /pīru/); compare Hebrew פִּיל (pīl), Arabic فِيل (fīl), Persian پیل (pil), and Sanskrit पीलु (pīlu).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܦܝܼܠܵܐ • (pīla) m (feminine ܦܝܼܠܬܵܐ (pīlta), plural ܦܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ (pīle))
Declension
| Inflection of ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā) | ||||||||
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| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܦܝܼܠܝܼ (pīlī) |
ܦܝܼܠܲܢ (pīlan) | |||
| construct | ܦܝܼܠ (pīl) |
2nd person | ܦܝܼܠܘܼܟ݂ (pīlūḵ) |
ܦܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ (pīlāḵ) |
ܦܝܼܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pīlāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā) |
3rd person | ܦܝܼܠܹܗ (pīlēh) |
ܦܝܼܠܵܗ̇ (pīlāh) |
ܦܝܼܠܗܘܿܢ (pīlhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܦܝܼܠܝܼ̈ (pīlī) |
ܦܝܼܠܲܢ̈ (pīlan) | |||
| construct | ܦܝܼܠܲܝ̈ (pīlay) |
2nd person | ܦܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pīlūḵ) |
ܦܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pīlāḵ) |
ܦܝܼܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pīlāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ (pīlē) |
3rd person | ܦܝܼܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pīlūh) |
ܦܝܼܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pīlōh) |
ܦܝܼܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pīlhōn) | |||
Coordinate terms
| Chess pieces in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܟܹܐܦܲܝ̈ ܛܠܲܦ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ (kēpay ṭlapsānē) (layout · text) | |||||
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| ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā) | ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā) | ܩܲܠܥܵܐ (qalˁā) | ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā) | ܣܘܼܣܹܐ (sūsē) | ܩܘܿܛܝܼܢ (qōṭīn), ܕܲܚܫܵܐ (daḥšā) |
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܦܝܠܐ, from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܦܝܼܵܠܵܐ • (pyala) m (plural ܦܝܼܵܠܹ̈ܐ (pyale))
Declension
| Inflection of ܦܝܵܠܵܐ (pyālā) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܦܝܵܠܝܼ (pyālī) |
ܦܝܵܠܲܢ (pyālan) | |||
| construct | ܦܝܵܠ (pyāl) |
2nd person | ܦܝܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (pyālūḵ) |
ܦܝܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (pyālāḵ) |
ܦܝܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pyālāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܝܵܠܵܐ (pyālā) |
3rd person | ܦܝܵܠܹܗ (pyālēh) |
ܦܝܵܠܵܗ̇ (pyālāh) |
ܦܝܵܠܗܘܿܢ (pyālhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܦܝܵܠܝܼ̈ (pyālī) |
ܦܝܵܠܲܢ̈ (pyālan) | |||
| construct | ܦܝܵܠܲܝ̈ (pyālay) |
2nd person | ܦܝܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pyālūḵ) |
ܦܝܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pyālāḵ) |
ܦܝܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pyālāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܝܵܠܹ̈ܐ (pyālē) |
3rd person | ܦܝܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pyālūh) |
ܦܝܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pyālōh) |
ܦܝܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pyālhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
The term has spread across the ancient Middle East, compare Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (AM.SI /pīru/), Hebrew פִּיל (pīl), Sanskrit पीलु (pīlu)
Pronunciation
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
inflection of ܦܝܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
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| absolute | ܦܝܠ | ܦܝܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܦܝܠ | ܦܝܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܦܝܠܐ | ܦܝܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܦܝܠܝ | ܦܝܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܦܝܠܟ | ܦܝܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܦܝܠܟܝ | ܦܝܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܦܝܠܗ | ܦܝܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܦܝܠܗ | ܦܝܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܦܝܠܢ | ܦܝܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܦܝܠܟܘܢ | ܦܝܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܦܝܠܟܝܢ | ܦܝܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܦܝܠܗܘܢ | ܦܝܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܦܝܠܗܝܢ | ܦܝܠܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܦ-ܘ-ܠ (p-w-l) related to sprinkling.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܦܝܠܐ • (pyālā) m (plural ܦܝܠܐ (pyālē))
Inflection
inflection of ܦܝܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܦܝܠ | ܦܝܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܦܝܠ | ܦܝܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܦܝܠܐ | ܦܝܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܦܝܠܝ | ܦܝܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܦܝܠܟ | ܦܝܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܦܝܠܟܝ | ܦܝܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܦܝܠܗ | ܦܝܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܦܝܠܗ | ܦܝܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܦܝܠܢ | ܦܝܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܦܝܠܟܘܢ | ܦܝܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܦܝܠܟܝܢ | ܦܝܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܦܝܠܗܘܢ | ܦܝܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܦܝܠܗܝܢ | ܦܝܠܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
From Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē).
Alternative forms
- ܦܠܐ (p̄alā)
Pronunciation
Noun
ܦܝܠܐ • (p̄īyālā, p̄īyalā) f (plural ܦܝܠܐܣ (p̄īyālē) or ܦܝܠܝܐ (p̄īyālayyē) or ܦܝܠܐ (p̄īyālas))
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, pages 1186a–b