orypaba

Old Tupi

Saint Dismas, the penitent thief, asked Jesus to remember him after he was in his "place of happiness", that is, paradise.

Etymology

From oryb (“happy”) +‎ -sab (circumstantial suffix) +‎ -a (nominal suffix), literally “place of happiness”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔ.ɾɨˈpa.βa]
• Rhymes: -aβa
• Hyphenation: o‧ry‧pa‧ba

Noun

orypaba (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute torypaba, R1 rorypaba, R2 sorypaba)

1. (Christianity, Late Tupi) paradise (when possessor is God)
   • 1618, Antônio de Araújo, “Do que paſsou na Cruz” (chapter 10), in Cateciſmo na Lingoa Braſilica, 1 edition, Livro Terceiro do Cathecismo, e summa da Doctrina Christam [… ] (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeeck, pages 62v–63:

     M. Doimoacijpe amo onheengaîbagoêra, y yaorè?
     D. Oimoacî, ye catuâba cotí oicob aè ndeiteè oâpixâra cacàpa cepîca
     M. Aèpe yandejâra çupê marã eỹ?
     D. Nde maenduar xerecè nde rorîpape nde recô roirè, ey?
     M. Mara ey pe yandejàra ynheeng obaixoa?
     D. Cori ereicô xe roripape xe pirine, ey.

     [M. Nd'oîmoasyîpe amõ o nhe'engaibagûera, iî a'o ré?
     D. Oîmoasy i 'ekatuaba koty oîkoba'e. Nd'e'i te'e o apixara kakapa, sepyka.
     M. A'epe Îandé Îara supé, marã e'i?
     D. "Nde ma'enduar xe resé nde rorypápe nde rekó roîré", e'i.
     M. Marã e'ipe Îandé Îara i nhe'engobaîxûá?
     D. "Kori ereîkó xe rorypápe xe pyrine", e'i.]

     M. Did anyone regret their own evil words, after insulting him?
     D. The one who was on his right regretted. It is no wonder he rebuked his fellow, making reparations.
     M. And to Our Lord, what did he say?
     D. He said: "Remember me after you are in paradise".
     M. What did Our Lord say in response to his words?
     D. He said: "Today you will be in paradise with me".

Synonyms

• tupãrorypaba

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “orypaba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 363, column 1