ܐܣܦܝܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra).

Alternative forms

• ܐܣܦܐܪܐ, ܐܣܦܪܐ, ܣܦܝܪܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspe(j)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspe(j)re(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܦܝܪܐ • (ʾespejrā) f (plural ܐܣܦܝܪܐ)

1. any round object; circle, sphere

   Synonyms: ܚܘܕܪܐ, ܚܘܓܬܐ

2. ball, globe

   Synonym: ܚܘܓܬܐ

3. bowl
4. round cake
5. pine cone

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܣܦܝܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܣܦܝܪ		1st person	ܐܣܦܝܪܝ		ܐܣܦܝܪܢ
	construct	ܐܣܦܝܪ		2nd person	ܐܣܦܝܪܟ	ܐܣܦܝܪܟܝ	ܐܣܦܝܪܟܘܢ	ܐܣܦܝܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܦܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܦܝܪܗ	ܐܣܦܝܪܗ	ܐܣܦܝܪܗܘܢ	ܐܣܦܝܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܢ		1st person	ܐܣܦܝܪܝ		ܐܣܦܝܪܝܢ
	construct	ܐܣܦܝܪܝ		2nd person	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟܝ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟܘܢ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܦܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܦܝܪܘܗܝ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܗ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܗܘܢ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra).

Alternative forms

• ܐܣܦܝܪ, ܐܣܦܪܐ, ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ, ܣܦܝܪܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspe(j)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspe(j)re(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܦܝܪܐ • (ʾespejrā) f (plural ܐܣܦܝܪܐ)

1. (military) band, troop, cohort

   Synonym: ܓܝܣܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܣܦܝܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܣܦܝܪ		1st person	ܐܣܦܝܪܝ		ܐܣܦܝܪܢ
	construct	ܐܣܦܝܪ		2nd person	ܐܣܦܝܪܟ	ܐܣܦܝܪܟܝ	ܐܣܦܝܪܟܘܢ	ܐܣܦܝܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܦܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܦܝܪܗ	ܐܣܦܝܪܗ	ܐܣܦܝܪܗܘܢ	ܐܣܦܝܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܢ		1st person	ܐܣܦܝܪܝ		ܐܣܦܝܪܝܢ
	construct	ܐܣܦܝܪܝ		2nd person	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟܝ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟܘܢ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܦܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܦܝܪܘܗܝ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܗ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܗܘܢ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek σφῦρα (sphûra).

Alternative forms

• ܣܦܝܪܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspe(j)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspe(j)re(ʔ)], [ʔɛspe(j)ras] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܦܝܪܐ • (ʾespejrā) c (plural ܐܣܦܝܪܣ or ܐܣܦܝܪܐ)

1. large hammer

See also

• ܐܪܙܦܬܐ
• ܡܪܙܦܬܐ

References

• “ˀspyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀspyr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀspyrˀ³”, 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, pages 15b, 16a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 24a, 385b
• 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, pages 76a, 1031b