ܡܠܦܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܝ ܠ ܦ (y l p)
7 terms

Etymology

Agent noun of the verb ܡܲܠܸܦ (mallip, “to teach”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mal.pɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܠܦܵܢܵܐ • (malpānā) m (plural ܡܲܠܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ (malpānē), feminine ܡܲܠܦܵܢܬܵܐ (malpāntā) or ܡܲܠܦܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (malpānīṯā))

1. teacher, instructor

   Synonyms: ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā), ܪܲܒܝܼ (rabī)

   ܐܲܚܘܿܢܝܼ ܣܲܪܓܘܿܢ ܡܲܠܦܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܠܕܸܦܢܵܐ ܕܝܵܡܵܐ. ― aḥōnī sargōn malpānā ìlēh bmadraštā ldipnā d-yāmā. ― My brother Sargon is a teacher at the school next to the lake.

   • James 3:1:

     ܐܲܚܘܿܢܘܵܬܝܼ̈، ܠܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܡܸܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܡܲܠܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ، ܣܵܒܵܒ ܝܕܹܥܡܘܼܢ ܕܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܕܡܲܠܦܲܚ ܒܸܬ ܩܲܒܠܲܚ ܕܝܵܢܬܵܐ ܒܘܼܫ ܓܘܼܪܬܵܐ.

     aḥōnwātī, lā rābā minnāwḵōn hāwī malpānē, sābāb dēˁmūn d-aḥnan dmalpaḥ bit qablaḥ dyāntā būš gurtā.

     My brothers, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgement.

Derived terms

• ܡܲܠܦܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (malpānūtā, “doctrine”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܝ-ܠ-ܦ (y-l-p) related to learning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mal(lə)fɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mal(lə)fɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܠܦܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܠܦܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܠܦܢܝܬܐ)

1. one who is learned; teacher, master, schoolmaster, doctor

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܠܦܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܠܦܢ		1st person	ܡܠܦܢܝ		ܡܠܦܢܢ
	construct	ܡܠܦܢ		2nd person	ܡܠܦܢܟ	ܡܠܦܢܟܝ	ܡܠܦܢܟܘܢ	ܡܠܦܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܠܦܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܠܦܢܗ	ܡܠܦܢܗ	ܡܠܦܢܗܘܢ	ܡܠܦܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܠܦܢܝܢ		1st person	ܡܠܦܢܝ		ܡܠܦܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܠܦܢܝ		2nd person	ܡܠܦܢܝܟ	ܡܠܦܢܝܟܝ	ܡܠܦܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܠܦܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܠܦܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܠܦܢܘܗܝ	ܡܠܦܢܝܗ	ܡܠܦܢܝܗܘܢ	ܡܠܦܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ

References

• “mlpn”, 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. 141b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 278b
• 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. 774b