ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian ʾsplys (asprēs, “hippodrome”). Compare Persian اسپریس (asprês, “hippodrome”) and Old Armenian ասպարէզ (asparēz, “hippodrome; stadion; field, arena”).

Alternative forms

• ܐܣܦܪܣܐ (ʾespərēsā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛsp(ə)re(j)sɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛsp(ə)re(j)se(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ • (ʾesprēsā) m (plural ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ)

1. hippodrome, racecourse

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܣܦܪܝܣ		1st person	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝ		ܐܣܦܪܝܣܢ
	construct	ܐܣܦܪܝܣ		2nd person	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܟ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܟܝ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܟܘܢ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܗ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܗ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܗܘܢ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܢ		1st person	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝ		ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܢ
	construct	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝ		2nd person	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܟ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܟܝ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܟܘܢ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܘܗܝ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܗ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܗܘܢ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛsp(ə)rajsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛsp(ə)rajse(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ • (ʾesprajsā) f (plural ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ)

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of ܐܣܦܝܪܐ (ʾespejrā, ʾespērā, “cohort”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܣܦܪܝܣ		1st person	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝ		ܐܣܦܪܝܣܢ
	construct	ܐܣܦܪܝܣ		2nd person	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܟ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܟܝ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܟܘܢ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܗ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܗ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܗܘܢ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܢ		1st person	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝ		ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܢ
	construct	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝ		2nd person	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܟ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܟܝ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܟܘܢ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܘܗܝ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܗ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܗܘܢ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀsprysˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-06-24
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 16a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 24b
• 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, page 77b