ܙܪܝܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܙܪܝܦܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic זַרְנָפָא (zarnāp̄ā), a borrowing from Classical Persian زرناپا (zurnāpā), a compound of زرنا (zurnā, “flute”) and پا (pā, “leg”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zɑːriːpɑː]

Noun

ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ • (zārīpā) m (plural ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܹܐ (zārīpē), feminine ܙܵܪܝܼܦܬܵܐ (zārīptā))

1. giraffe

   ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܩܕ݂ܵܠܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܣܘܼܣܹܐ

   zārīpā īṯ lēh qḏālā yatīr rāmā min sūsē

   The giraffe has a taller neck than the horse.

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܝܼ (zārīpī)		ܙܵܪܝܼܦܲܢ (zārīpan)
	construct	ܙܵܪܝܼܦ (zārīp)		2nd person	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܘܼܟ݂ (zārīpūḵ)	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ (zārīpāḵ)	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zārīpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zārīpā)		3rd person	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܹܗ (zārīpēh)	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܗ̇ (zārīpāh)	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܗܘܿܢ (zārīphōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܝܼ (zārīpī)		ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܲܢ (zārīpan)
	construct	ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܲܝ (zārīpay)		2nd person	ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܘܼܟ݂ (zārīpūḵ)	ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ (zārīpāḵ)	ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zārīpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܹܐ (zārīpē)		3rd person	ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܘܼܗܝ (zārīpūh)	ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܘܿܗ̇ (zārīpōh)	ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܗܘܿܢ (zārīphōn)

References

• “ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 January 9 (last accessed)

Classical Syriac

Noun

ܙܪܝܦܐ • (zārīp̄ā) m (plural ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ē))

1. Alternative form of ܙܪܢܦܐ (zarnāp̄ā): giraffe

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܪܝܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܪܝܦ		1st person	ܙܪܝܦܝ		ܙܪܝܦܢ
	construct	ܙܪܝܦ		2nd person	ܙܪܝܦܟ	ܙܪܝܦܟܝ	ܙܪܝܦܟܘܢ	ܙܪܝܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܪܝܦܐ		3rd person	ܙܪܝܦܗ	ܙܪܝܦܗ	ܙܪܝܦܗܘܢ	ܙܪܝܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܪܝܦܝܢ		1st person	ܙܪܝܦܝ		ܙܪܝܦܝܢ
	construct	ܙܪܝܦܝ		2nd person	ܙܪܝܦܝܟ	ܙܪܝܦܝܟܝ	ܙܪܝܦܝܟܘܢ	ܙܪܝܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܪܝܦܐ		3rd person	ܙܪܝܦܘܗܝ	ܙܪܝܦܝܗ	ܙܪܝܦܝܗܘܢ	ܙܪܝܦܝܗܝܢ