ܦܐܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܘ ܫ (p w š)
6 terms

From Aramaic פָּשׁ (pāš, “to stay back, remain”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [pɑːʔeʃː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [paːjɪʃː]

Verb

ܦܵܐܹܫ • (pāˀēš) (present participle ܦܝܵܫܵܐ (pyāšā), past participle ܦܝܼܫܵܐ (pīšā))

1. to stay, remain

   ܦܵܝܫܲܚ ܒܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ ― pāyšaḥ bbaytā idlaylē ― Let’s stay home tonight

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܩܵܝܡܹܢ ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܢ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܐ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ.

   ānā bit qāymēn āzēn, īnā awa kē bāˁē pāˀēš ḥakmā yāwmānē yatīrē gāw nīnwē.

   I’m going but he wants to stay a few more days in Nineveh.

2. to be located, situated

   ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܟܵܐ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܒܲܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ؟ ― aykā kā pāˀēš baytāḵ? ― Where is your house located?

3. to become, to be left over

   ܗ̇ܝ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܝܵܐ ܦܵܝܫܵܐ ܐܵܣܝܼܬܵܐ. ― aya kē bāˁyā pāyšā āsītā. ― She wants to become a doctor.

   ܡܘܼܙܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܕܗܵܘܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܩܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ ܡܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܥܵܪܹܒ݂ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ.

   muzzāḡā d-hāwā bit pāˀēš qarīrā m-bār ˁārēḇ šimšā.

   The weather will become cold after the sun goes down.

4. (by extension, auxiliary) to be used to form the passive voice

   ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܡܵܨܲܚ ܦܵܝܫܲܚ ܦܪ̈ܝܼܩܹܐ ܐܸܢ ܩܵܪܲܚ ܩܵܐ ܥܘܼܕܪܵܢܵܐ.

   aḥnan māṣaḥ pāyšaḥ prīqē in qāraḥ qā ˁudrānā.

   We may be saved if we call for help.

5. used in describing familial relations

   ܫܡܘܿܢܝܼ ܕܒܹܝܬ݂ ܕܵܘܝܼܕ݂ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܝܫܵܐ ܒܲܪ݇ܬ݂ ܚܵܠܝܼ. ― šmōnī dbēṯ dāwīḏ kē pāyšā baṯ ḥālī. ― Shmoni of the house of David is my maternal uncle’s daughter.

   ܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܡܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܗܵܡ؟ ― mā kē pāˀēš minnāḵ aḇrāhām? ― How is Abraham related to you?

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܦܵܐܹܫ (pāˀēš)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܦܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ (pīš lī)	ܦܝܼܫ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (pīš lūḵ)	ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ (pīš lēh)	ܦܝܼܫ ܠܲܢ (pīš lan)	ܦܝܼܫ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pīš lāwḵōn)	ܦܝܼܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ (pīš lhōn)
	f		ܦܝܼܫ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (pīš lāḵ)	ܦܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ (pīš lāh)
non-past	m	ܦܵܝܫܹܢ (pāyšēn)	ܦܵܝܫܹܬ (pāyšēt)	ܦܵܐܹܫ (pāˀēš)	ܦܵܝܫܲܚ (pāyšaḥ)	ܦܵܝܫܝܼܬܘܿܢ (pāyšītōn)	ܦܵܝܫܝܼ (pāyšī)
	f	ܦܵܝܫܵܢ (pāyšān)	ܦܵܝܫܵܬܝ (pāyšāt)	ܦܵܝܫܵܐ (pāyšā)
imperative	m		ܦܘܼܫ (pūš)			ܦܘܼܫܘܿܢ (pūšōn)
	f		ܦܘܼܫܝ (pūš)

Synonyms

• (become): ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē), ܩܲܘܸܡ (qawwim)