ܨܦܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܨܦܪܐ (ܥܕܢܐ)

Etymology 1

From Aramaic צַפְרָא (ṣap̄ərā); related to Arabic أَصْفَر (ʔaṣfar, “yellow”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤap.rɑː]

Noun

ܨܲܦܪܵܐ • (ṣaprā) m sg (plural ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ṣaprāwāṯē))

1. morning (early part of the day between dawn and midday)

   Synonym: ܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ (qaydāmtā)

2. morning prayer
3. (figuratively) onset, early stage

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܲܦܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܲܦܪܝܼ (ṣaprī)		ܨܲܦܪܲܢ (ṣapran)
	construct	ܨܦܲܪ (ṣpar)		2nd person	ܨܲܦܪܘܼܟ݂ (ṣaprūḵ)	ܨܲܦܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣaprāḵ)	ܨܲܦܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣaprāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā)		3rd person	ܨܲܦܪܹܗ (ṣaprēh)	ܨܲܦܪܵܗ̇ (ṣaprāh)	ܨܲܦܪܗܘܿܢ (ṣaprhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (ṣaprāwāṯī)		ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (ṣaprāwāṯan)
	construct	ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ (ṣaprāwāṯ)		2nd person	ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣaprāwāṯūḵ)	ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣaprāwāṯāḵ)	ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣaprāwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ṣaprāwāṯē)		3rd person	ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (ṣaprāwāṯūh)	ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣaprāwāṯōh)	ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṣaprāwāṯhōn)

Coordinate terms

times of day: ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ (ˁiddānē d-yāwmā)edit

• ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā)
• ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā)
• ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā)
• ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)
• ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā)
• ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā)
• ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nuṣpā)
• ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā)
• ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē)
• ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (palgā d-laylē)

Derived terms

• ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ (b-ṣaprā, “at dawn, in the morning”)
• ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܨܲܦܪܵܝܵܐ (kāwḵḇā ṣaprāyā, “the morning star”)
• ܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ṣaprā brīḵā, “good morning”)
• ܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܘܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ (ṣaprā w-bāṯar, “in the future”)
• ܨܲܦܪܵܝܵܐ (ṣaprāyā, “of dawn, of the morning”)

Adverb

ܨܲܦܪܵܐ • (ṣaprā)

1. (dialectal) tomorrow

   Synonyms: ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ (qudmē), ܡܚܵܪ (mḥār)

Etymology 2

ܨܦܪܐ (ܛܝܪܐ)

From Aramaic צִפְּרָא (ṣippərā) with the latter noun modified from the former; compare Arabic عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr), Hebrew צִפּוֹר (tsipór) and Akkadian 𒄷 (iṣṣūrum).

Pronunciation

• ܨܸܦܪܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤɪp.rɑː]
• ܨܲܦܵܪܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤap.pɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܨܸܦܪܵܐ • (ṣiprā) m sg (plural ܨܸܦܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣiprē), feminine ܨܸܦܪܬܵܐ (ṣiprtā))

1. sparrow
2. (by extension) any bird, generally small

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܸܦܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܸܦܪܝܼ (ṣiprī)		ܨܸܦܪܲܢ (ṣipran)
	construct	ܨܦܸܪ (ṣpir)		2nd person	ܨܸܦܪܘܼܟ݂ (ṣiprūḵ)	ܨܸܦܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣiprāḵ)	ܨܸܦܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣiprāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܸܦܪܵܐ (ṣiprā)		3rd person	ܨܸܦܪܹܗ (ṣiprēh)	ܨܸܦܪܘܿܗ̇ (ṣiprōh)	ܨܸܦܪܗܘܿܢ (ṣiprhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܸܦܪ̈ܝܼ (ṣiprī)		ܨܸܦܪ̈ܲܢ (ṣipran)
	construct	ܨܸܦܪ̈ܲܝ (ṣipray)		2nd person	ܨܸܦܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣiprūḵ)	ܨܸܦܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣiprāḵ)	ܨܸܦܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣiprāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܸܦܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣiprē)		3rd person	ܨܸܦܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ṣiprūh)	ܨܸܦܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣiprōh)	ܨܸܦܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ṣiprhōn)

Noun

ܨܲܦܵܪܵܐ • (ṣappārā) m sg (plural ܨܲܦܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣappārē), feminine ܨܲܦܵܪܬܵܐ (ṣappārtā))

1. bird dealer
2. birdwatcher

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܲܦܵܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܲܦܵܪܝܼ (ṣappārī)		ܨܲܦܵܪܲܢ (ṣappāran)
	construct	ܨܲܦܵܪ (ṣappār)		2nd person	ܨܲܦܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (ṣappārūḵ)	ܨܲܦܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣappārāḵ)	ܨܲܦܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣappārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܲܦܵܪܵܐ (ṣappārā)		3rd person	ܨܲܦܵܪܹܗ (ṣappārēh)	ܨܲܦܵܪܵܗ̇ (ṣappārāh)	ܨܲܦܵܪܗܘܿܢ (ṣappārhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܝܼ (ṣappārī)		ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܲܢ (ṣappāran)
	construct	ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܲܝ (ṣappāray)		2nd person	ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣappārūḵ)	ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣappārāḵ)	ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣappārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܲܦܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣappārē)		3rd person	ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ṣappārūh)	ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣappārōh)	ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ṣappārhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤafrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤafre(ʔ)], [sˤafrawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܦܪܘܬܐ or ܨܦܪܐ)

1. morning
2. dawn, daybreak
3. (figuratively) onset, early stage

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܦܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܦܪ		1st person	ܨܦܪܝ		ܨܦܪܢ
	construct	ܨܦܪ		2nd person	ܨܦܪܟ	ܨܦܪܟܝ	ܨܦܪܟܘܢ	ܨܦܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܦܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܦܪܗ	ܨܦܪܗ	ܨܦܪܗܘܢ	ܨܦܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܦܪܘܬܐ ,ܨܦܪܐ		1st person	ܨܦܪܘܬܝ ,ܨܦܪܝ		ܨܦܪܘܬܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܢ
	construct	ܨܦܪܘܬܐ ,ܨܦܪܐ		2nd person	ܨܦܪܘܬܟ ,ܨܦܪܝܟ	ܨܦܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܨܦܪܝܟܝ	ܨܦܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܟܘܢ	ܨܦܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܦܪܘܬܐ ,ܨܦܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܦܪܘܬܗ ,ܨܦܪܘܗܝ	ܨܦܪܘܬܗ ,ܨܦܪܝܗ	ܨܦܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܗܘܢ	ܨܦܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr) and Hebrew צִפּוֹר (ṣippôr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤɛp(pə)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤɛp(pə)re(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܨܦܪܐ)

1. small bird; sparrow, finch

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܦܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܦܪ		1st person	ܨܦܪܝ		ܨܦܪܢ
	construct	ܨܦܪ		2nd person	ܨܦܪܟ	ܨܦܪܟܝ	ܨܦܪܟܘܢ	ܨܦܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܦܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܦܪܗ	ܨܦܪܗ	ܨܦܪܗܘܢ	ܨܦܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܦܪܝܢ		1st person	ܨܦܪܝ		ܨܦܪܝܢ
	construct	ܨܦܪܝ		2nd person	ܨܦܪܝܟ	ܨܦܪܝܟܝ	ܨܦܪܝܟܘܢ	ܨܦܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܦܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܦܪܘܗܝ	ܨܦܪܝܗ	ܨܦܪܝܗܘܢ	ܨܦܪܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܛܝܪܐ

Etymology 3

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew צַפָּר (ṣappār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤappɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤappɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܦܪܐ)

1. bird dealer
2. birdwatcher

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܦܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܦܪ		1st person	ܨܦܪܝ		ܨܦܪܢ
	construct	ܨܦܪ		2nd person	ܨܦܪܟ	ܨܦܪܟܝ	ܨܦܪܟܘܢ	ܨܦܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܦܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܦܪܗ	ܨܦܪܗ	ܨܦܪܗܘܢ	ܨܦܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܦܪܝܢ		1st person	ܨܦܪܝ		ܨܦܪܝܢ
	construct	ܨܦܪܝ		2nd person	ܨܦܪܝܟ	ܨܦܪܝܟܝ	ܨܦܪܝܟܘܢ	ܨܦܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܦܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܦܪܘܗܝ	ܨܦܪܝܗ	ܨܦܪܝܗܘܢ	ܨܦܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṣpr”, 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. 304b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 483a
• 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, pp. 1298b-1299a

Anagrams

• ܪܨܦܐ

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic צַפְרָא (ṣap̄ərā). Compare Classical Syriac ܨܦܪܐ (ṣafrā, “morning”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤafro/

Adverb

ܨܰܦܪܐ • (ṣafro)

1. tomorrow

   Synonym: ܪܰܡܚܷܠ (ramḥël)