ܙܪܢܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܙܪܐܦܗ, ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.?

Classical Persian سرنا

Proto-Indo-European *ped-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *pṓds

Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts

Proto-Iranian *pā́dah

Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d)

Classical Persian پَا (pā)

Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor.

Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܦܐ

Borrowed from Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [zarˈnɑ.fɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [zarˈnɑ.pɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [zɑrˈno.fo]

Noun

ܙܪܢܦܐ • (zarnāp̄ā) m (plural ܙܪܢܦܐ (zarnāp̄ē))

1. giraffe

   Synonym: ܓܡܠ ܢܡܪܐ (gəmal nemrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܪܢܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܪܢܦ		1st person	ܙܪܢܦܝ		ܙܪܢܦܢ
	construct	ܙܪܢܦ		2nd person	ܙܪܢܦܟ	ܙܪܢܦܟܝ	ܙܪܢܦܟܘܢ	ܙܪܢܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܪܢܦܐ		3rd person	ܙܪܢܦܗ	ܙܪܢܦܗ	ܙܪܢܦܗܘܢ	ܙܪܢܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܪܢܦܝܢ		1st person	ܙܪܢܦܝ		ܙܪܢܦܝܢ
	construct	ܙܪܢܦܝ		2nd person	ܙܪܢܦܝܟ	ܙܪܢܦܝܟܝ	ܙܪܢܦܝܟܘܢ	ܙܪܢܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܪܢܦܐ		3rd person	ܙܪܢܦܘܗܝ	ܙܪܢܦܝܗ	ܙܪܢܦܝܗܘܢ	ܙܪܢܦܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: زَرَافَة (zarāfa), زُرَافَة (zurāfa) (see there for further descendants)

References

• “zrnp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-11-20
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 92a
• 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 399b