ܟܦܘܪܘܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ܟܦܘܪܘܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܟܦܘܪܘܬܐ)

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

Inflection

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References

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  • 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