ܣܦܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ-ܦ-ܪ (s-p-r) related to narrating. Compare and Hebrew סוֹפֶרֶת (sōp̄éreṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɑfar(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sɑfrɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܦܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܦܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܣܦܪܐ)

1. scribe, writer
2. clerk
3. lawyer, notary
4. master, schoolmaster, teacher, doctor
5. one learned in sacred scriptures

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܦܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܦܪܐ		1st person	ܣܦܪܬܝ		ܣܦܪܬܢ
	construct	ܣܦܪܬ		2nd person	ܣܦܪܬܟ	ܣܦܪܬܟܝ	ܣܦܪܬܟܘܢ	ܣܦܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܪܬܗ	ܣܦܪܬܗ	ܣܦܪܬܗܘܢ	ܣܦܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܦܪܢ		1st person	ܣܦܪܬܢ		ܣܦܪܬܢ
	construct	ܣܦܪܬ		2nd person	ܣܦܪܬܟ	ܣܦܪܬܟܝ	ܣܦܪܬܟܘܢ	ܣܦܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܪܬܗ	ܣܦܪܬܗ	ܣܦܪܬܗܘܢ	ܣܦܪܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܦ-ܪ (s-p-r) related to shearing. Compare Hebrew סַפָּרָה (sappārâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sappɑrtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sappɑrɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܦܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܦܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܣܦܪܐ)

1. shearer, barber
2. barber's wife

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܦܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܦܪܐ		1st person	ܣܦܪܬܝ		ܣܦܪܬܢ
	construct	ܣܦܪܬ		2nd person	ܣܦܪܬܟ	ܣܦܪܬܟܝ	ܣܦܪܬܟܘܢ	ܣܦܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܪܬܗ	ܣܦܪܬܗ	ܣܦܪܬܗܘܢ	ܣܦܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܦܪܢ		1st person	ܣܦܪܬܢ		ܣܦܪܬܢ
	construct	ܣܦܪܬ		2nd person	ܣܦܪܬܟ	ܣܦܪܬܟܝ	ܣܦܪܬܟܘܢ	ܣܦܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܪܬܗ	ܣܦܪܬܗ	ܣܦܪܬܗܘܢ	ܣܦܪܬܗܝܢ

References

• “sprh”, 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, pp. 234b-235a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 387a
• 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. 1036a