ܟܦܘܪܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܟܦܘܪܐ (kāp̄ōrāʾ, “unbeliever”), from the root ܟ-ܦ-ܪ (k-p-r) related to denying + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑforuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɑforwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܦܘܪܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܦܘܪܘܬܐ)

1. denial, rejection
2. impiety, unfaithfulness, infidelity
3. apostasy
4. paganism
5. (Christianity) renunciation of evil at baptism

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܦܘܪܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܦܘܪܘ		1st person	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܝ		ܟܦܘܪܘܬܢ
	construct	ܟܦܘܪܘܬ		2nd person	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܟ	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܟܝ	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܟܘܢ	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܗ	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܗ	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܗܘܢ	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܦܘܪܘܢ		1st person	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܝ		ܟܦܘܪܘܬܢ
	construct	ܟܦܘܪܘܬ		2nd person	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܟ	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܟܝ	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܟܘܢ	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܗ	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܗ	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܗܘܢ	ܟܦܘܪܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “kpwrw”, 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. 161a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 222b
• 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. 642a