ܛܪܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܛܪܦܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic טַרְפָּא (ṭarpā); related to Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf), Hebrew טֶרָף (teráf) and Armenian տերեւ (terew).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤarpaː]

Noun

ܛܲܪܦܵܐ • (ṭarpā) m (plural ܛܲܪ̈ܦܹܐ (ṭarpē) or ܛܲܪ̈ܦܵܦܹܐ (ṭarpāpē))

1. leaf (of a plant)
2. page (of a book)
3. (anatomy) lobe (e.g. of the ear, liver, lung, etc.); cartilage of the nose
4. bran

Declension

Inflection of ܛܲܪܦܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܛܲܪܦܝܼ (ṭarpī)		ܛܲܪܦܲܢ (ṭarpan)
	construct	ܛܲܪܦ (ṭarp)		2nd person	ܛܲܪܦܘܼܟ݂ (ṭarpūḵ)	ܛܲܪܦܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭarpāḵ)	ܛܲܪܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭarpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܲܪܦܵܐ (ṭarpā)		3rd person	ܛܲܪܦܹܗ (ṭarpēh)	ܛܲܪܦܵܗ̇ (ṭarpāh)	ܛܲܪܦܗܘܿܢ (ṭarphōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܛܲܪ̈ܦܝܼ (ṭarpī)		ܛܲܪ̈ܦܲܢ (ṭarpan)
	construct	ܛܲܪ̈ܦܲܝ (ṭarpay)		2nd person	ܛܲܪ̈ܦܘܼܟ݂ (ṭarpūḵ)	ܛܲܪ̈ܦܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭarpāḵ)	ܛܲܪ̈ܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭarpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܲܪ̈ܦܹܐ (ṭarpē)		3rd person	ܛܲܪ̈ܦܘܼܗܝ (ṭarpūh)	ܛܲܪ̈ܦܘܿܗ̇ (ṭarpōh)	ܛܲܪ̈ܦܗܘܿܢ (ṭarphōn)

Derived terms

• ܛܲܪܦܵܢܵܐ (ṭarpānā, “leafy”)
• ܛܲܪܦܵܐ ܕܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭarpā dnāṯā, “earlobe”)
• ܛܲܪܦܵܐ ܕܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ṭarpā dˁaynā, “eyelid”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf) and Hebrew טָרָף (ṭārāp̄).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤarpɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤarpe(ʔ)], [tˤarpɑne(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܛܪܦܐ • (ṭarpā) m (plural ܛܪܦܢܐ or ܛܪܦܐ)

1. leaf (of a plant)
2. (figuratively) leaf (of a book)
3. (anatomy) lobe (e.g. of the ear, liver, lung, etc.); cartilage of the nose
4. bran

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܪܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܛܪܦ		1st person	ܛܪܦܝ		ܛܪܦܢ
	construct	ܛܪܦ		2nd person	ܛܪܦܟ	ܛܪܦܟܝ	ܛܪܦܟܘܢ	ܛܪܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܪܦܐ		3rd person	ܛܪܦܗ	ܛܪܦܗ	ܛܪܦܗܘܢ	ܛܪܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܛܪܦܢܝܢ ,ܛܪܦܝܢ		1st person	ܛܪܦܢܝ ,ܛܪܦܝ		ܛܪܦܢܝܢ ,ܛܪܦܝܢ
	construct	ܛܪܦܢܝ ,ܛܪܦܝ		2nd person	ܛܪܦܢܝܟ ,ܛܪܦܝܟ	ܛܪܦܢܝܟܝ ,ܛܪܦܝܟܝ	ܛܪܦܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܛܪܦܝܟܘܢ	ܛܪܦܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܛܪܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܪܦܢܐ ,ܛܪܦܐ		3rd person	ܛܪܦܢܘܗܝ ,ܛܪܦܘܗܝ	ܛܪܦܢܝܗ ,ܛܪܦܝܗ	ܛܪܦܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܛܪܦܝܗܘܢ	ܛܪܦܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܛܪܦܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: տերև (terew)

Etymology 2

From the root ܛ-ܪ-ܦ (ṭ-r-p) related to striking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤarpɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤarpe(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܛܪܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܛܪܦܐ)

1. striking
2. collision
3. stroke, blow
4. movement, fluttering (e.g. of wings)
5. beat, moment of time

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܪܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܛܪܦ		1st person	ܛܪܦܝ		ܛܪܦܢ
	construct	ܛܪܦ		2nd person	ܛܪܦܟ	ܛܪܦܟܝ	ܛܪܦܟܘܢ	ܛܪܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܪܦܐ		3rd person	ܛܪܦܗ	ܛܪܦܗ	ܛܪܦܗܘܢ	ܛܪܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܛܪܦܝܢ		1st person	ܛܪܦܝ		ܛܪܦܝܢ
	construct	ܛܪܦܝ		2nd person	ܛܪܦܝܟ	ܛܪܦܝܟܝ	ܛܪܦܝܟܘܢ	ܛܪܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܪܦܐ		3rd person	ܛܪܦܘܗܝ	ܛܪܦܝܗ	ܛܪܦܝܗܘܢ	ܛܪܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṭrp”, 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, p. 133a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 183a
• 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, p. 555b

Anagrams

• ܛܦܪܐ