ܣܦܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Root |
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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
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܣܸܦܪܵܐ • (siprā) m sg (plural ܣܸܦܪܹ̈ܐ (siprē))
- document, scroll
- written book
- Synonym: ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ (kṯāḇā)
- (Christianity, Judaism) a book of the Bible
- (chiefly in the plural) writing, literature, scripture
- Synonym: ܟܬ݂ܝܼ̈ܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (kṯīḇāṯē)
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of ܣܸܦܪܵܐ (siprā) | ||||||||
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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
[edit]- ܣܸܦܪܵܝܵܐ (siprāyā)
- ܣܸܦܪܹ̈ܐ ܩܲܕܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ (siprē qadīšē)
- ܣܦܲܪܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (sparzaḇnā)
- ܣܦܲܪܝܵܘܡܵܐ (sparyāwmā)
Etymology 2
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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
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܣܵܦܪܵܐ • (sāprā) m sg (plural ܣܵܦܪܹ̈ܐ (sāprē), feminine ܣܵܦܸܪܬܵܐ (sāpirtā))
- scribe, writer
- clerk, lawyer, notary
- one learned (especially in sacred scriptures)
- (by extension) doctor, person who has attained a doctorate
- Synonym: ܕܘܿܟ݂ܬܘܿܪ (dōḵtōr)
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of ܣܵܦܪܵܐ (sāprā) | ||||||||
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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
[edit]- ܣܵܦܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (sāprūṯā)
Classical Syriac
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Likely borrowed from Akkadian 𒅆𒅁𒀸 (šiprum, “message, report”). Compare Arabic سِفْر (sifr) and Hebrew סֵפֶר (sḗp̄er).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܣܦܪܐ • (sefrā) m (plural ܣܦܪܐ)
Inflection
[edit]state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܣܦܪ | ܣܦܪܝܢ |
construct | ܣܦܪ | ܣܦܪܝ |
emphatic | ܣܦܪܐ | ܣܦܪܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܦܪܝ | ܣܦܪܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܟ | ܣܦܪܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܝ | ܣܦܪܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܦܪܗ | ܣܦܪܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܦܪܗ | ܣܦܪܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܦܪܢ | ܣܦܪܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܘܢ | ܣܦܪܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܝܢ | ܣܦܪܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܗܘܢ | ܣܦܪܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܗܝܢ | ܣܦܪܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From the root ܣ-ܦ-ܪ (s-p-r) related to narrating, derived from above. Compare Arabic سَافِر (sāfir) and Hebrew סוֹפֵר (sōp̄ēr).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܣܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܦܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܦܪܬܐ)
- scribe, writer
- clerk
- lawyer, notary
- master, schoolmaster, teacher, doctor
- one learned in sacred scriptures
Inflection
[edit]state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܣܦܪ | ܣܦܪܝܢ |
construct | ܣܦܪ | ܣܦܪܝ |
emphatic | ܣܦܪܐ | ܣܦܪܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܦܪܝ | ܣܦܪܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܟ | ܣܦܪܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܝ | ܣܦܪܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܦܪܗ | ܣܦܪܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܦܪܗ | ܣܦܪܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܦܪܢ | ܣܦܪܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܘܢ | ܣܦܪܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܝܢ | ܣܦܪܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܗܘܢ | ܣܦܪܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܗܝܢ | ܣܦܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
[edit]From the root ܣ-ܦ-ܪ (s-p-r) related to shearing. Compare Hebrew סַפָּר (sappār).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܣܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܦܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܦܪܬܐ)
Inflection
[edit]state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܣܦܪ | ܣܦܪܝܢ |
construct | ܣܦܪ | ܣܦܪܝ |
emphatic | ܣܦܪܐ | ܣܦܪܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܦܪܝ | ܣܦܪܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܟ | ܣܦܪܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܝ | ܣܦܪܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܦܪܗ | ܣܦܪܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܦܪܗ | ܣܦܪܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܦܪܢ | ܣܦܪܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܘܢ | ܣܦܪܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܝܢ | ܣܦܪܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܗܘܢ | ܣܦܪܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܗܝܢ | ܣܦܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 4
[edit]Cognate with ܣܦܬܐ (sep̄ṯā, “lip; shore”). Compare Hebrew סְפָר (səp̄ār).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܣܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܦܪܐ)
Inflection
[edit]state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܣܦܪ | ܣܦܪܝܢ |
construct | ܣܦܪ | ܣܦܪܝ |
emphatic | ܣܦܪܐ | ܣܦܪܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܦܪܝ | ܣܦܪܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܟ | ܣܦܪܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܝ | ܣܦܪܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܦܪܗ | ܣܦܪܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܦܪܗ | ܣܦܪܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܦܪܢ | ܣܦܪܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܘܢ | ܣܦܪܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܝܢ | ܣܦܪܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܗܘܢ | ܣܦܪܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܗܝܢ | ܣܦܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
[edit]- “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
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms belonging to the root ܣ ܦ ܪ
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- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Aramaic
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- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic lemmas
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic nouns
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic masculine nouns
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- Classical Syriac terms borrowed from Akkadian
- Classical Syriac terms derived from Akkadian
- Classical Syriac terms with IPA pronunciation
- Classical Syriac lemmas
- Classical Syriac nouns
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