Aramaic פ

פּוּקוּ Dn 3:26 v. נְפַק.

† פֶּחָה n.m. (Bab. or Pers.) governor (Assyrian loan-word, BH id.);—abs. פ׳ Ezr 5:14; cstr. פַּחַת Ezr 5:3, 6; 6:6, 7, 13; pl. emph. פַּתֲוָתָא Dn 3:2, 3, 27; 6:8.

† פֶּחָר n.m. potter (= paḫḫâr, 𝔗 פַּחָר (also clay), Syriac ܦܰܚܳܪܳܐ; prob. loan-wd. from Assyrian paḫâru, potter, cf. Brock Zim^Buhl);—abs. פ׳ Dn 2:41.

† [פְּטַשׁ] n.[m.] a garment, meaning dub., tunic (Thes) or leggings SAC^{JPhil. xxvi (1899), 309}; (prob. later insertion in text id.^{ib. 311 ff.}) (Talm (rare); √ פטשׁ spread out according to K^{§ 57 b) α)});—pl. sf. פטישי הון Kt (prob. פְּטִי׳ K^{§§ 54, 3 a) α); 57, b) α)}, Kmp^{ad loc.} M ^78* al. פַּטִּי׳), פַּטְּשֵׁיהוֹן Qr, Dn 3:21; conj. on meaning v. in Behrm Bev Dr M ^78*.

† [פְּלַג] vb. divide (𝔗 Syriac; cf. BH (chiefly late));—

Pe. Pt. pass. fs. פְּלִיגָה תֶּהֱוֵה Dn 2:41 shall be divided.

† פְּלַג n.[m.] half;—cstr. פ׳ Dn 7:25.

† פְּלֻגָּה n.f. division;—sf. פְּלֻנָּֽתִהוֹן Ezr 6:18.

† [פְּלַח] vb. pay reverence to, serve (deity) (cf. Assyrian palâḫu, fear, revere (and BH יָרֵא, פָּחַד etc.); Egyptian Aramaic פלח worship Lzb ³⁵¹; 𝔗 פְּלַח serve, Syriac ܦܠܰܚ; Palm. פלחא soldier);—

Pe. 1. pay reverence to deity (usually ל acc.): Impf. 3 mpl. יִפְלְחוּן Dn 3:28; 7:14, 27; so Pt. act. פָּלַח 6:17, 21, pl. פָּֽלְחִין 3:12, 14, 18, and (acc. dei) v 17. 2. pl. cstr. as n. פָּֽלְחֵי בֵית אֱלָהָא Ezr 7:24 servants of the house of God (+ priests, Nethinim, etc.).

† פָּלְחָן n.[m.] service, worship;—cstr. פ׳ בֵּית אֱלָהָךְ Ezr 7:19.

† פֻּם n.m. ^{Dn 7:8} mouth (cf. BH פֶּה; on form v. K^{§ 61, 2)} M^{§ 76 f.});—פ׳ abs. Dn 7:8, 20, cstr. 4:28 +, sf. פֻּמֵּהּ (on form v. K^l.c. Nö^{Zur Gram. d. Class. Ar. 15 (1896)} (expansion of biliteral √), Ba^{ZMG xli (1887), 633 f.}) 7:5;—mouth of king Dn 4:28, lions 6:23, beast (in vision) 7:5, horn (ib.) v 8, 20; mouth of pit 6:18.

פַּס v. פסס.

† פְּסַנְטֵרִין n.[m.] a (triangular) stringed instrument (Gk. ψαλτήριον, Krauss^{i. 12, 99, 101; ii. 473} Prince^{EB 3232} Dr ^{Dn 58, and on 3, 5});—פ׳ Dn 3:7, פְּסַנְתֵּרִין v 5, 10, 15.

פסס (√ of foll.; v. BH I. פסס, [פַּס]).

† פַּס n.m. palm of hand;—cstr. Dn 5:5, emph. פַּסָּא v 24.

פַּרְזֶל₁₉ n.m. Dn 2:40 iron (𝔗 Syriac; v. BH בַּרְזֶל);—abs. Dn 2:33 (-זֶ֑ל), 4:12 +; emph. פַּרְזְלָא 2:34 +;—Dn 2:33, 34 + 11 times 2; 4:12, 20; 5:4, 23; 7:7, 19.

† [פְּרַס] vb. break in two (v. BH פרס);—Peʿîl (W^{CG 224}) Pf. 3 fs. פְּרִיסַת מַלְכוּתָךְ Dn 5:28.

† פְּרֵס (read פְּרָס? M ^{78* f.}) prob. n.[m.] halfmina (NH פְּרָס, Old Aramaic פרס, פרש Lzb ³⁵⁴ SAC ⁹⁹ Cooke ^{176, 406}; v. מְנֵא and reff.);—abs. פ׳ Dn 5:28; pl. (וּ)פַרְסִין [read פְּרָסִין? v. M^l.c.] v 25.

† פָּרַס n.pr. terr. et gent. Persia (as kingdom), Persians (v. BH id.)—;פ׳ Dn 6:9, 13, 16; פָּרָ֑ס 5:28; Ezr 4:24; 6:14.

† [פַּרְסַי] adj. gent. Persian;—emph. פרסיא Kt, פְּרְסָאָה Qr (K^{§ 61, 6}) Dn 6:29 the Persian.

† [פְּרַק] vb. tear away, break off (v. BH [פָּרַק);—

Pe. Imv. ms. פְּרֻק Dn 4:24 (cf. Dr), acc. of sins + ב instr.

† [פְּרַשׁ] vb. make distinct (cf. BH (chiefly late));—

Pa. Pt. pass. Ezr 4:18 made distinct (BH Ne 8:8; 𝔗 NH).

† פַּרְשֶׁ֫גֶן n.m. Ezr 4:23 copy (𝔗 -שַׁגְנָא, Syriac ܦܰܪܫܰܓܢܳܐ; Aramaic loan-word in BH, where also פַּתְשֶׁגֶן id.; loan-word from Pers. (Thes^{1133; Add. 108}), cf. Armen. patǧên, copy, Gildemeister^{ZKM iv. 210} Lag^{Ges. Abh. 79; Armen. Stud. § 1838} Mey^{Enst. J. 22} Hoffm^{ZA ii. 52}, OIran. *paticayan, id., according to Andr^{M 79*}; not clear whether פַּר׳ is textual error for פת׳ (Hoffm^l.c.), or from diff. orig. (Andr^l.c. paračayan? paricayan?), or from same √ in diff. stage (so appar. Scheft⁵², citing, for both, OBaktr. fra-sěṅhana, announcement, OIran. praśaṃsana, praśāsana, command, Arabic frasasti, command, patisêṅhana, answer, OP. *patithaṅhana, announcement, answer));—cstr. פ׳ Ezr 4:11, 23; 5:6.

† פְּשַׁר vb. interpret (a dream) (𝔗 id., Syriac ܦܫܰܪ, perhaps EgyptianAramaic פשר Lzb³⁵⁵ SAC¹⁰⁰ (Arabic فسّر loan-word, v. Frä²⁶³); Assyrian pašâru);—

Pe. Inf. לְמִפְשַׁר Dn 5:16, acc. cogn. פִּשְׁרִין.

Pa. Pt. act. מְפַשַּׁר Dn 5:12, acc. חֶלְמִין.

פְּשַׁר₃₁ n.m. Dn 2:45 interpretation (of dream) (cf. BH as loan-word);—cstr. פ׳ Dn 4:3; 5:15, 26; 7:16; emph. פִּשְׁרָא 2:4 + 7 times Dn, + 4:15, 16 Kt (Qr. הּ—ֵ); ה—ָ 2:7; 5:12; sf. הּ—ֵ 2:5, 6^(×2) + 11 times Dn, + Qr 4:15, 16 (Kt א—ָ); pl. פִּשְׁרִין 5:16.

† פִּתְגָם n.m. ^{Ezr 6:11} command, word, affair (Pers.: v. BH);—abs. פ׳ Dn 3:16; emph. -מָא Ezr 4:17 +;—command Ezr 6:11, word, by missive 5:7, from king 4:17 (both c. שְׁלַח), in answer 5:11 (c. התיב); weakened, thing, affair Dn 3:16; 4:14.

† [פְּתַח] vb. open (v. BH);—

Pe. Pt. pass. fpl. פְּתִיחָן Dn 6:11 opened (windows). Peʿîl (W^{CG 225}) Pf. 3 mpl. פְּתִ֫יחוּ 7:10 books were opened.

פתא (√ of foll.; 𝔗 Syriac; BH פתה (rare)).

† [פְּתָי] n.[m.] breadth (𝔗 Syriac; EgyptianAramaic RÉS²⁴⁶ S-C^{D 4});—sf. פְּתָיֵהּ Dn 3:1 Ezr 6:3.