Aramaic

Verb

פְּרַס • ‎(pəras)

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

• פְּרַשׂ ‎(pəraś)

Verb

פְּרַס • ‎(pəras)

1. to spread

Etymology 3

Cognate with 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

From the root פ־ר־ס , related to dividing, separating.

Verb

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

1. to slice, to cut

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

Noun

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

1. a award, a prize

Etymology 3

Proper noun

פָּרָס • ‎(parás) m

1. Persia

Anagrams

• ספר