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 (ṭarpā)
number	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 • (transliteration needed) 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

    declension of ܛܪܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܪܦ	ܛܪܦܢܝܢ ,ܛܪܦܝܢ
construct	ܛܪܦ	ܛܪܦܢܝ ,ܛܪܦܝ
emphatic	ܛܪܦܐ	ܛܪܦܢܐ ,ܛܪܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܪܦܝ	ܛܪܦܢܝ ,ܛܪܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܪܦܟ	ܛܪܦܢܝܟ ,ܛܪܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܪܦܟܝ	ܛܪܦܢܝܟܝ ,ܛܪܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܪܦܗ	ܛܪܦܢܘܗܝ ,ܛܪܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܪܦܗ	ܛܪܦܢܝܗ ,ܛܪܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܪܦܢ	ܛܪܦܢܝܢ ,ܛܪܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܪܦܟܘܢ	ܛܪܦܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܛܪܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܪܦܟܝܢ	ܛܪܦܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܛܪܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܪܦܗܘܢ	ܛܪܦܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܛܪܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܪܦܗܝܢ	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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܪܦ	ܛܪܦܝܢ
construct	ܛܪܦ	ܛܪܦܝ
emphatic	ܛܪܦܐ	ܛܪܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܪܦܝ	ܛܪܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܪܦܟ	ܛܪܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܪܦܟܝ	ܛܪܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܪܦܗ	ܛܪܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܪܦܗ	ܛܪܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܪܦܢ	ܛܪܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܪܦܟܘܢ	ܛܪܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܪܦܟܝܢ	ܛܪܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܪܦܗܘܢ	ܛܪܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܪܦܗܝܢ	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