פרס

Aramaic

Etymology 1

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

Verb

פְּרַס • (p’ras)

  1. to divide
    • Tanach, 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
    • Tanach, 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) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִפְרַס)

  1. to slice, to cut
Conjugation
Conjugation of פָּרַס (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לפרוס / לִפְרֹס
  • action noun: פְּרִיסָה
  • passive participle: פָּרוּס
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first פָּרַסְתִּיפָּרַסְנוּ
second פָּרַסְתָּפָּרַסְתְּפְּרַסְתֶּם1פְּרַסְתֶּן1
third פָּרַספָּרְסָהפָּרְסוּ
present פּוֹרֵספּוֹרֶסֶתפּוֹרְסִיםפּוֹרְסוֹת
future first אפרוס / אֶפְרֹסנפרוס / נִפְרֹס
second תפרוס / תִּפְרֹסתִּפְרְסִיתִּפְרְסוּתפרוסנה / תִּפְרֹסְנָה2
third יפרוס / יִפְרֹסתפרוס / תִּפְרֹסיִפְרְסוּתפרוסנה / תִּפְרֹסְנָה2
imperative פרוס / פְּרֹספִּרְסִיפִּרְסוּפרוסנה / פְּרֹסְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced פָּרַסְתֶּם and פָּרַסְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
Synonyms
  • (to slice): בָּצַע (batzá')

Noun

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

  1. bearded vulture; ossifrage (Gypaetus barbatus)

Proper noun

פֶּרֶס • (péres) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling of פָּרַשׂ (parás).

Verb

פָּרַס • (parás) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִפְרַס)

  1. to spread, spread (something) out
  2. to stretch (something) out
Conjugation
Conjugation of פָּרַס (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לפרוס / לִפְרֹס
  • action noun: פְּרִיסָה
  • passive participle: פָּרוּס
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first פָּרַסְתִּיפָּרַסְנוּ
second פָּרַסְתָּפָּרַסְתְּפְּרַסְתֶּם1פְּרַסְתֶּן1
third פָּרַספָּרְסָהפָּרְסוּ
present פּוֹרֵספּוֹרֶסֶתפּוֹרְסִיםפּוֹרְסוֹת
future first אפרוס / אֶפְרֹסנפרוס / נִפְרֹס
second תפרוס / תִּפְרֹסתִּפְרְסִיתִּפְרְסוּתפרוסנה / תִּפְרֹסְנָה2
third יפרוס / יִפְרֹסתפרוס / תִּפְרֹסיִפְרְסוּתפרוסנה / תִּפְרֹסְנָה2
imperative פרוס / פְּרֹספִּרְסִיפִּרְסוּפרוסנה / פְּרֹסְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced פָּרַסְתֶּם and פָּרַסְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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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