ܝܘܣܦ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܣ ܦ (w s p)
4 terms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsēf).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jawsɪp]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [joːsɪp]

Proper noun

ܝܵܘܣܸܦ • (yāwsip) m

1. Joseph (Biblical figure)
2. a male given name
3. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

• ܝܲܘܣܸܦ ܩܲܒ݂ܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (yawsip qaḇrānāyā, “Joseph of Arimathea”)
• ܝܘܿܣܝܼܦܘܿ (yōsīpō) (diminutive, nickname)
• ܣܝܼܦܘܿ (sīpō) (diminutive, nickname)
• ܐܘܿܫܘܿ (ōšō) (diminutive, nickname)
• ܟ̰ܘܿܦܹܐ (čōpē) (diminutive, nickname)
• ܟ̰ܘܿܟ̰ܘܿ (čōčō) (diminutive, nickname)
• ܐܘܿܣܘܿ (ōsō) (diminutive, nickname)
• ܣܝܼܒܵܐ (sībā) (diminutive, nickname)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Derived from Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsēf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jawsɛf/

Proper noun

ܝܘܣܦ • (yawsef) m

1. Joseph (Biblical figure)
2. a male given name

Descendants

• → Malayalam: യൗസേപ്പ് (yausēppŭ)

References

• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 409b