ܦܬܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܦܬܘܪܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic פָּתוּרָא (pāṯūrā), from Akkadian 𒍎 (paššūrum), ultimately from Sumerian 𒍎 (banšur); also in Classical Syriac ܦܵܬܘܼܪܵܐ (pāṯūrā) and in Arabic فَاثُور (fāṯūr).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [pɑːtoːrɑː]

Noun

ܦܵܬܘܿܪܵܐ • (pātōrā) m sg (plural ܦܵܬܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (pātōrē))

  1. table

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Aramaic פָּתוּרָא (pāṯūrā), from Akkadian 𒍎 (paššūrum), ultimately from Sumerian 𒍎 (banšur). The interpretation as a "moneychanger's table" is considered a semantic loan from Ancient Greek τραπεζίτης (trapezítēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɑθurɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [pɑθure] (plural)

Noun

ܦܬܘܪܐ • (pāṯūrā) m (plural ܦܬܘܪܐ (pāṯūrē))

  1. table, tray
  2. course, dish
  3. paten, eucharistic plate
  4. banquet, feast
  5. contribution, gift
  6. moneychanger's table

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References

  • ptwr”, 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, page 295b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 470a
  • 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, page 1264b
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