ܦܠܝܛܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܦ ܠ ܛ (p l ṭ)
3 terms
ܦܠܝܛܐ

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from the verb ܦܵܠܹܛ (pālēṭ, to escape, leave); compare Hebrew פָּלִיט (palít). The sense of “planet” is a semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac and phono-semantic matching of Ancient Greek πλᾰνήτης (planḗtēs).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܐ (palīṭā) (feminine ܦܲܠܝܼܛܬܵܐ (palīṭtā), plural ܦܲܠܝܼܛܹ̈ܐ (palīṭē))

  1. safe, saved, protected

Noun

ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܐ (palīṭām sg (plural ܦܲܠܝܼܛܹ̈ܐ (palīṭē), feminine ܦܲܠܝܼܛܬܵܐ (palīṭtā))

  1. fugitive, escapee, survivor
  2. refugee
  3. (astronomy) planet
    Synonym: ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܛܵܥܝܵܐ (kāwḵḇā ṭāˁyā, wandering star)

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܠ-ܛ (p-l-ṭ) related to escaping. Compare Hebrew פָּלִיט (pālîṭ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܦܠܝܛܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܠܝܛܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܦܠܝܛܬܐ)

  1. safe, saved, protected
Inflection

Noun

ܦܠܝܛܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܦܠܝܛܐ)

  1. fugitive, escapee, survivor
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πλάνητες (plánētes), plural of πλάνης (plánēs).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܦܠܝܛܐ (transliteration neededm (plural only; not used in singular form)

  1. (astronomy) planets
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Synonyms

References

  • plyṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • plnṭˀ”, 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, p. 277b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 449a
  • 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, p. 1200b