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أسقف

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See also: اشفق and أشفق

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أسقف

Etymology

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From Classical Syriac ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ (ʾeppisqoppā) or a variant thereof, whence Persian سکوبا (sokubâ) might have been derived via Middle Persian *uskōpā, a borrowing of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔus.quf/
  • IPA(key): /ʔus.quff/, /ʔas.quf/, /ʔas.quff/ (archaic)

Noun

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أُسْقُف or أُسْقُفّ or أَسْقُف or أَسْقُفّ (ʔusquf or ʔusquff or ʔasquf or ʔasquffm (plural أَسَاقِفَة (ʔasāqifa) or أَسَاقِف (ʔasāqif))

  1. (Christianity) bishop

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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