כפרא
Appearance
Aramaic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ܟܰܦܪܳܐ (kap̄rā) — Syriac
- 𐢏𐢘𐢛𐢀 (kprʾ) — Nabataean
- 𐡊𐡐𐡓𐡀 (kprʾ) — Imperial Aramaic
Etymology
[edit](village): From Akkadian 𒅗𒀊𒊒 (kapru, “farm, village; a settlement outside of a city”), considered to be from the non-Akkadian “Mari language”, that is it is formed either in the unknown East Semitic or the unknown Amorite language spoken there.
(tomb): Compare Dadanitic 𐪋𐪐𐪇 (kfr, “tomb”).
Pronunciation 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]כַּפְרָא • (kap̄rā) m (plural כַּפְרֵא (kap̄rē))
Derived terms
[edit]- כַּפְרָנָא (kap̄rānā)
Descendants
[edit]- → Arabic: كَفْر (kafr)
- → Coptic: ϫⲉⲫⲣⲟ (čephro)
- → Hebrew: כְּפָר (kp̄ār)
- → Old South Arabian: 𐩫𐩰𐩧 (kfr)
Pronunciation 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]כְּפָרָא • (kp̄ārā) m