ܦܛܪܘܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pɪtˤroːs]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [patˤrus]

Proper noun

ܦܸܛܪܘܿܣ • (piṭrōs) m

1. Peter (Biblical figure)
2. a male given name from Greek

Derived terms

• ܦܲܬܘܿ (patō) (diminutive, nickname)

See also

• ܟܹܐܦܵܐ (kēpā)
• ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ (šimˁōn)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܦܐܛܪܐ, ܦܐܛܪܘܣ, ܦܗܛܪܐ, ܦܗܛܪܘܣ, ܦܛܪܐ

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛtˤros/

Proper noun

ܦܛܪܘܣ • (transliteration needed) m

1. Peter (Biblical figure)
2. a male given name

Descendants

• → Malayalam: പത്രോസ് (patrōsŭ)

See also

• ܟܐܦܐ

References

• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 416a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 443a