כפרא

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Aramaic

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Etymology

(village): From Akkadian 𒅗𒀊𒊒 (kapru, “farm, village; a settlement outside of a city”), considered to be from the non-Akkadian “Mari language”, that is it is formed either in the unknown East Semitic or the unknown Amorite language spoken there.

(tomb): Compare Dadanitic 𐪋𐪐𐪇 (kfr, “tomb”).

Pronunciation 1

Noun

כַּפְרָא • (kap̄rā) m (plural כַּפְרֵא (kap̄rē))

  1. (Palestine) hamlet, village
  2. (Nabataean) tomb, sepulcher
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Pronunciation 2

Noun

כְּפָרָא • (kp̄ārā) m

  1. (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic) smearing

References

  • “kpr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “kpr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
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