ܚܦܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ ܦ ܪ related to shame, from Proto-Semitic *ḫ p r. Compare Arabic خَفْر (ḵafr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛfrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɛfre] (plural)

Noun

ܚܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܦܪܐ)

1. shame

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܦܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܦܪ		1st person	ܚܦܪܝ		ܚܦܪܢ
	construct	ܚܦܪ		2nd person	ܚܦܪܟ	ܚܦܪܟܝ	ܚܦܪܟܘܢ	ܚܦܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܦܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܦܪܗ	ܚܦܪܗ	ܚܦܪܗܘܢ	ܚܦܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܦܪܝܢ		1st person	ܚܦܪܝ		ܚܦܪܝܢ
	construct	ܚܦܪܝ		2nd person	ܚܦܪܝܟ	ܚܦܪܝܟܝ	ܚܦܪܝܟܘܢ	ܚܦܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܦܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܦܪܘܗܝ	ܚܦܪܝܗ	ܚܦܪܝܗܘܢ	ܚܦܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ ܦ ܪ related to digging, from Proto-Semitic *ḥapr-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛfrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɛfre] (plural)

Noun

ܚܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܦܪܐ)

1. ditch, trench, hole
2. pit, mine
3. grave
4. pond

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܦܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܦܪ		1st person	ܚܦܪܝ		ܚܦܪܢ
	construct	ܚܦܪ		2nd person	ܚܦܪܟ	ܚܦܪܟܝ	ܚܦܪܟܘܢ	ܚܦܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܦܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܦܪܗ	ܚܦܪܗ	ܚܦܪܗܘܢ	ܚܦܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܦܪܝܢ		1st person	ܚܦܪܝ		ܚܦܪܝܢ
	construct	ܚܦܪܝ		2nd person	ܚܦܪܝܟ	ܚܦܪܝܟܝ	ܚܦܪܝܟܘܢ	ܚܦܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܦܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܦܪܘܗܝ	ܚܦܪܝܗ	ܚܦܪܝܗܘܢ	ܚܦܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ ܦ ܪ related to digging, from Proto-Semitic *ḥapr-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)fɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)fɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܚܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܦܪܐ)

1. digging, hollowing

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܦܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܦܪ		1st person	ܚܦܪܝ		ܚܦܪܢ
	construct	ܚܦܪ		2nd person	ܚܦܪܟ	ܚܦܪܟܝ	ܚܦܪܟܘܢ	ܚܦܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܦܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܦܪܗ	ܚܦܪܗ	ܚܦܪܗܘܢ	ܚܦܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܦܪܝܢ		1st person	ܚܦܪܝ		ܚܦܪܝܢ
	construct	ܚܦܪܝ		2nd person	ܚܦܪܝܟ	ܚܦܪܝܟܝ	ܚܦܪܝܟܘܢ	ܚܦܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܦܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܦܪܘܗܝ	ܚܦܪܝܗ	ܚܦܪܝܗܘܢ	ܚܦܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥpr”, 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 113b–114a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 154a
• 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, →ISBN, pages 482a–b