ܦܪܝܫܐ

Passive participle of the verb ܦܵܪܹܫ (pārēš, “to separate; to be set apart”); compare Hebrew פָּרוּשׁ‎ (parúsh). The sense of “Pharisee” is a learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic פְּרִישַׁיָּא (pərîšayyâ) meaning those who are separated for a life of purity.

• (standard) IPA^(key): [pəriːʃɑː] (singular)

  IPA^(key): [pəriːʃeː] (plural)

ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐ • (prīšā) (feminine ܦܪܝܼܫܬܵܐ (prīštā), plural ܦܪ̈ܝܼܫܹܐ (prīšē))

1. separated, distinct, clear, different

   Synonyms: ܙܢܵܢܵܝܵܐ (znānāyā), ܐܵܕܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ādšānāyā), ܡܫܲܚܠܦܵܐ (mšaḥlpā), ܡܫܲܓ݂ܢܝܵܐ (mšaḡnyā)

2. select, chosen, set apart

   Synonyms: ܢܲܨܝܼܚܵܐ (naṣīḥā), ܓܘܼܒܝܵܐ (gubyā)

3. special, outstanding, excelling, amazing

   Synonyms: ܝܲܩܝܼܪܵܐ (yaqīrā), ܝܲܐܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (yaˀīḇā), ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ (ˁillāyā)

4. exclusive, private

   Synonyms: ܒܸܠܥܵܕܵܝܵܐ (bilˁādāyā), ܕܝܼܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ (dīlānāyā), ܠܚܘܿܕܵܝܵܐ (lḥōdāyā)

• ܦܪܝܼܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (prīšūṯā)
• ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (prīšāˀīṯ)

ܦܪ̈ܝܼܫܹܐ • (prīšē) m sg

1. (Judaism, biblical) the Pharisees
   • Matthew 22:15:

     ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܦܪ̈ܝܼܫܹܐ ܘܣܘܼܙܓܸܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܡܲܦܠܝܼ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܠܹܗ ܒܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ.

     hīgāh zīl lhōn prīšē w-suzgir lhōn dāḵī maplī wā lēh b-hēmizmān.

     Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk.

• ܦܪܝܼܫܵܝܵܐ (prīšāyā, “Pharisee, pharisaic”)