ܦܘܠܚܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Of the noun pattern 1u23ānā, from ܦܵܠܹܚ (pālēḥ, “to work”); compare Hebrew פֻּלְחָן (pulkhán).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ • (pulḥānā) m (plural ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܹ̈ܐ (pulḥānē))
- work, labour, job
- worship, devotion; service, rite
- Synonyms: ܣܸܓ݂ܕܬܵܐ (siḡdtā), ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܐ (tišmištā)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢ (pulḥān) | 1st person | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܝܼ (pulḥānī) | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܲܢ (pulḥānan) | |||
| construct | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢ (pulḥān) | 2nd person | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (pulḥānōḵ) | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (pulḥānāḵ) | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pulḥānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ (pulḥānā) | 3rd person | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܹܗ (pulḥānēh) | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܗ̇ (pulḥānāh) | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܗܘܿܢ (pulḥānhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (pulḥānīn) | 1st person | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܝܼ̈ (pulḥānī) | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܲܢ̈ (pulḥānan) | |||
| construct | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܲܝ̈ (pulḥānay) | 2nd person | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pulḥānōḵ) | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pulḥānāḵ) | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pulḥānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܹ̈ܐ (pulḥānē) | 3rd person | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pulḥānūh) | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (pulḥānōh) | ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (pulḥānayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܝܵܐ (pulḥānāyā)
- ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (pulḥānā yatīrā, “overtime”)
- ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ (bēṯ pulḥānā, “manufacture, plant, factory”)
- ܚܹܝܠ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ (ḥēl pulḥānā, “workforce”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܦ ܠ ܚ related to working. Compare Hebrew פֻּלְחָן (pulḥān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pulħɑnɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [pulħɑne] (plural)
Noun
ܦܘܠܚܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܘܠܚܢܐ)
- ploughing, tillage, husbandry, cultivation
- tilled fields
- (collectively) farmers
- service, labour, work, occupation, task
- fabrication
- day's work
- (collectively) servants
- exercise, practice
- (military) army
- apportionment
- worship, devotion
- service, rite
- parchment
- cloth, linen
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܘܠܚܢ | 1st person | ܦܘܠܚܢܝ | ܦܘܠܚܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܘܠܚܢ | 2nd person | ܦܘܠܚܢܟ | ܦܘܠܚܢܟܝ | ܦܘܠܚܢܟܘܢ | ܦܘܠܚܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܘܠܚܢܐ | 3rd person | ܦܘܠܚܢܗ | ܦܘܠܚܢܗ | ܦܘܠܚܢܗܘܢ | ܦܘܠܚܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܦܘܠܚܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܦܘܠܚܢܝ | ܦܘܠܚܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܦܘܠܚܢܝ | 2nd person | ܦܘܠܚܢܝܟ | ܦܘܠܚܢܝܟܝ | ܦܘܠܚܢܝܟܘܢ | ܦܘܠܚܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܦܘܠܚܢܐ | 3rd person | ܦܘܠܚܢܘܗܝ | ܦܘܠܚܢܝܗ | ܦܘܠܚܢܝܗܘܢ | ܦܘܠܚܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “pwlḥn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 11 April 2013
- Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 277a–b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 437a–b
- 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, pages 1163b–1164a