ܦܠܝܛܐ

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

  • (standard) IPA(key): [palliːtˤɑː]

Adjective

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

  1. safe, saved, protected

Noun

ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܐ • (palīṭā) m sg (plural ܦܲܠܝܼܛܹ̈ܐ (palīṭē), feminine ܦܲܠܝܼܛܬܵܐ (palīṭtā))

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

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܦܲܠܝܼܛܵܝܵܐ (palīṭāyā, planetary)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pallitˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [pallitˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܦܠܝܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܝܛܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܦܠܝܛܬܐ)

  1. safe, saved, protected
Inflection

Noun

ܦܠܝܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܠܝܛܐ)

  1. fugitive, escapee, survivor
Inflection

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [palle(j)tˤe(ʔ)]

Noun

ܦܠܝܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural only; not used in singular form)

  1. (astronomy) planets
Inflection
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
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