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 (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

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

Noun

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

  1. a reward, a prize

Etymology 4

From Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (pārsa).

Proper noun

פָּרָס (parás) m

  1. Persia

Anagrams

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