פרס

Aramaic

Etymology 1

Cognate with Hebrew פָּרַס‎ (pāras, “to slice, cut”).

Verb

פְּרַס • (p’ras)

  1. to divide
    • Daniel 5:28, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      ‏פְּרֵס פְּרִיסַת מַלְכוּתָךְ וִיהִיבַת לְמָדַי וּפָרָס׃‎‎
      pərēs pərīsaṯ malḵūṯāḵ wīhīḇaṯ ləmāḏay ūp̄ārās.
      PERES [half-shekel], thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

Etymology 2

Cognate with Hebrew פָּרַשׂ‎ (pāraś, “to spread”).

Alternative forms

Verb

פְּרַס • (pəras)

  1. to spread

Etymology 3

From Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /Pārsa/). Compare Hebrew פָּרָס‎ (pārās, “Persia”).

Proper noun

פָּרָס • (pārās)

  1. Persia, the Persians
    • Daniel 5:28, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      ‏פְּרֵס פְּרִיסַת מַלְכוּתָךְ וִיהִיבַת לְמָדַי וּפָרָס׃‎‎
      pərēs pərīsaṯ malḵūṯāḵ wīhīḇaṯ ləmāḏay ūp̄ārās.
      PERES [half-shekel], thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
פ־ר־ס‎ (p-r-s)

Verb

פָּרַס • (parás) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִפְרַס‎)

  1. to slice, to cut
Conjugation
Synonyms
  • (to slice): בָּצַע‎ (batzá')

Noun

פֶּרֶס • (péres) m (plural indefinite פְּרָסִים‎, plural construct פַּרְסֶי־‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. an ossifrage

Proper noun

פֶּרֶס • (péres) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling of פָּרַשׂ‎ (parás).

Verb

פָּרַס • (parás) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִפְרַס‎)

  1. to spread, spread (something) out
  2. to stretch (something) out
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Root
פ־ר־ס‎ (p-r-s)

Noun

פְּרָס • (prás) m (plural indefinite פְּרָסִים‎, singular construct פְּרַס־, plural construct פְּרָסֵי־‎)

  1. a reward, a prize

Etymology 4

From Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /Pārsa/).

Proper noun

פָּרָס • (parás) m

  1. Persia

References

  • “פרס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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