ܥܦܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]. Compare Classical Syriac ܥܲܦ݂ܪܵܐ, Turoyo ܥܱܦܪܐ (cäfro), Arabic عَفَر (ʕafar), and Hebrew עָפָר (ʿāp̄ār, “dust”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕɪpraː]

Noun

ܥܸܦܪܵܐ • (ˁiprā) m (uncountable)

1. earth, soil, dirt

See also

• ܐܲܪܥܵܐ (arˁā, “earth”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic عَفَر (ʕafar) and Hebrew עָפָר (ʿāp̄ār, “dust”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕafrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕafre] (plural)

Noun

ܥܦܪܐ • (ˁap̄rā) m (plural ܥܦܪܐ)

1. earth, soil, dust

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܦܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܦܪ		1st person	ܥܦܪܝ		ܥܦܪܢ
	construct	ܥܦܪ		2nd person	ܥܦܪܟ	ܥܦܪܟܝ	ܥܦܪܟܘܢ	ܥܦܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܦܪܐ		3rd person	ܥܦܪܗ	ܥܦܪܗ	ܥܦܪܗܘܢ	ܥܦܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܦܪܝܢ		1st person	ܥܦܪܝ		ܥܦܪܝܢ
	construct	ܥܦܪܝ		2nd person	ܥܦܪܝܟ	ܥܦܪܝܟܝ	ܥܦܪܝܟܘܢ	ܥܦܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܦܪܐ		3rd person	ܥܦܪܘܗܝ	ܥܦܪܝܗ	ܥܦܪܝܗܘܢ	ܥܦܪܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܐܕܡܬܐ
• ܐܪܥܐ
• ܥܟܪܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܥ ܦ ܪ related to cloaking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕafrɑ], [ʕ(ə)fɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕafre], [ʕ(ə)fɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܥܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܦܪܐ)

1. garment, cloak, mantle, hood

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܦܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܦܪ		1st person	ܥܦܪܝ		ܥܦܪܢ
	construct	ܥܦܪ		2nd person	ܥܦܪܟ	ܥܦܪܟܝ	ܥܦܪܟܘܢ	ܥܦܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܦܪܐ		3rd person	ܥܦܪܗ	ܥܦܪܗ	ܥܦܪܗܘܢ	ܥܦܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܦܪܝܢ		1st person	ܥܦܪܝ		ܥܦܪܝܢ
	construct	ܥܦܪܝ		2nd person	ܥܦܪܝܟ	ܥܦܪܝܟܝ	ܥܦܪܝܟܘܢ	ܥܦܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܦܪܐ		3rd person	ܥܦܪܘܗܝ	ܥܦܪܝܗ	ܥܦܪܝܗܘܢ	ܥܦܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁpr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-12-13
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 260a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 422b
• 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, →ISBN, pages 1124a–b