ܣܦܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ܣ ܦ ܪ (s p r)
4 terms

From Aramaic סֵפְרָא (sep̄rā), likely borrowed from Akkadian 𒅆𒅁𒀸 (šiprum, message, report); compare Arabic سِفْر (sifr) and Hebrew סֵפֶר (sḗp̄er /⁠séfer⁠/).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [sɪp.rɑː]

Noun

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ܣܸܦܪܵܐ (siprām sg (plural ܣܸܦܪܹ̈ܐ (siprē))

  1. document, scroll
    Synonyms: ܐܸܫܛܵܪܵܐ (išṭārā), ܟܸܪܟ݂ܵܐ (kirḵā)
  2. written book
    Synonym: ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ (kṯāḇā)
  3. (Christianity, Judaism) a book of the Bible
  4. (chiefly in the plural) writing, literature, scripture
    Synonym: ܟܬ݂ܝܼ̈ܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (kṯīḇāṯē)
Inflection
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    Inflection of ܣܸܦܪܵܐ (siprā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܣܸܦܪܝܼ
(siprī)
ܣܸܦܪܲܢ
(sipran)
construct ܣܦܲܪ
(spar)
2nd person ܣܸܦܪܘܼܟ݂
(siprūḵ)
ܣܸܦܪܵܟ݂ܝ
(siprāḵ)
ܣܸܦܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(siprāwḵōn)
emphatic ܣܸܦܪܵܐ
(siprā)
3rd person ܣܸܦܪܹܗ
(siprēh)
ܣܸܦܪܘܿܗ̇
(siprōh)
ܣܸܦܪܗܘܿܢ
(siprhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܣܸܦܪ̈ܝܼ
(siprī)
ܣܸܦܪ̈ܲܢ
(sipran)
construct ܣܸܦܪ̈ܲܝ
(sipray)
2nd person ܣܸܦܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂
(siprūḵ)
ܣܸܦܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ
(siprāḵ)
ܣܸܦܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(siprāwḵōn)
emphatic ܣܸܦܪܹ̈ܐ
(siprē)
3rd person ܣܸܦܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ
(siprūh)
ܣܸܦܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(siprōh)
ܣܸܦܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ
(siprhōn)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Root
ܣ ܦ ܪ (s p r)
4 terms

From Aramaic סָפְרָא (sāp̄ərā), equivalent to the active participle of ܣܵܦܹܪ (sāpēr, to narrate, scribe), derived from the above; compare Arabic سَافِر (sāfir) and Hebrew סוֹפֵר (sōp̄ēr /⁠sofér⁠/).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [sɑːprɑː]

Noun

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ܣܵܦܪܵܐ (sāprām sg (plural ܣܵܦܪܹ̈ܐ (sāprē), feminine ܣܵܦܸܪܬܵܐ (sāpirtā))

  1. scribe, writer
  2. clerk, lawyer, notary
  3. one learned (especially in sacred scriptures)
  4. (by extension) doctor, person who has attained a doctorate
    Synonym: ܕܘܿܟ݂ܬܘܿܪ (dōḵtōr)
Inflection
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    Inflection of ܣܵܦܪܵܐ (sāprā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܣܵܦܪܝܼ
(sāprī)
ܣܵܦܪܲܢ
(sāpran)
construct ܣܵܦܸܪ
(sāpir)
2nd person ܣܵܦܪܘܼܟ݂
(sāprūḵ)
ܣܵܦܪܵܟ݂ܝ
(sāprāḵ)
ܣܵܦܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(sāprāwḵōn)
emphatic ܣܵܦܪܵܐ
(sāprā)
3rd person ܣܵܦܪܹܗ
(sāprēh)
ܣܵܦܪܘܿܗ̇
(sāprōh)
ܣܵܦܪܗܘܿܢ
(sāprhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܣܵܦܪ̈ܝܼ
(sāprī)
ܣܵܦܪ̈ܲܢ
(sāpran)
construct ܣܵܦܪ̈ܲܝ
(sāpray)
2nd person ܣܵܦܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂
(sāprūḵ)
ܣܵܦܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ
(sāprāḵ)
ܣܵܦܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(sāprāwḵōn)
emphatic ܣܵܦܪܹ̈ܐ
(sāprē)
3rd person ܣܵܦܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ
(sāprūh)
ܣܵܦܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(sāprōh)
ܣܵܦܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ
(sāprhōn)
Derived terms
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Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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Likely borrowed from Akkadian 𒅆𒅁𒀸 (šiprum, message, report). Compare Arabic سِفْر (sifr) and Hebrew סֵפֶר (sḗp̄er).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sɛfrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sɛfre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܣܦܪܐ (sefrām (plural ܣܦܪܐ)

  1. writings
  2. document, scroll
  3. book
  4. literature
  5. letters, characters
  6. speech, language
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Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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From the root ܣ-ܦ-ܪ (s-p-r) related to narrating, derived from above. Compare Arabic سَافِر (sāfir) and Hebrew סוֹפֵר (sōp̄ēr).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sɑfrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sɑfre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܣܦܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܣܦܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܦܪܬܐ)

  1. scribe, writer
  2. clerk
  3. lawyer, notary
  4. master, schoolmaster, teacher, doctor
  5. one learned in sacred scriptures
Inflection
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Etymology 3

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From the root ܣ-ܦ-ܪ (s-p-r) related to shearing. Compare Hebrew סַפָּר (sappār).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sappɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sappɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܣܦܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܣܦܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܦܪܬܐ)

  1. shearer, barber
Inflection
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Etymology 4

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Cognate with ܣܦܬܐ (sep̄ṯā, lip; shore). Compare Hebrew סְפָר (səp̄ār).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [s(ə)fɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [s(ə)fɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܣܦܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܣܦܪܐ)

  1. shore, coast
  2. riverbank
  3. border
  4. edge, margin
  5. corner
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References

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  • spr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 234b-235a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 387a-b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1035a-b