ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ (ʾeppisqōppā)
• ܐܦܣܩܘܦܘܣ
• ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܘܣ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛppisqoppɑ], [ʔappisqoppɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛppisqoppe], [ʔappisqoppe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ • (ʾeppīsqōppā) m (plural ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ (ʾeppīsqōppē))

1. overseer, prefect
2. elder
3. (Christianity) bishop

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦ		1st person	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝ		ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܢ
	construct	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦ		2nd person	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܟ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܟܝ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܟܘܢ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ		3rd person	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܗ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܗ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܗܘܢ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܢ		1st person	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝ		ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܢ
	construct	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝ		2nd person	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܟ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܟܝ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܟܘܢ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ		3rd person	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܘܗܝ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܗ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܗܘܢ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܘܬܐ (ʾeppīsqōppūṯā)
• ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܘܢ (ʾeppīsqōppīyōn)

References

• “ˀpysqwpˀ”, 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, page 17b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 26b
• 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 86b