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Aramaic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος (philósophos).
Noun
פִּילוֹסוֹפָא • (pīlōsōp̄ā) m
- philosopher
a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 116a-b:אִימָּא שָׁלוֹם דְּבֵיתְהוּ דְּרִבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אֲחָתֵיהּ דְּרַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל הֲוָאִי הֲוָה הַהוּא פִּילוֹסוֹפָא בְּשֵׁבָבוּתֵיהּ דַּהֲוָה שְׁקִיל שְׁמָא דְּלָא מְקַבֵּל שׁוּחְדָּא- ʾimmā šālōm dəḇēṯəhū dəribbī ʾĕlīʿézer ʾăḥāṯēh dərabbān gamlīʾēl hăwāʾī hăwā hahū pīlōsōp̄ā bəšēḇāḇūṯēh dahăwā šəqīl šəmā dəlā məqabbēl šuḥdā
- Imma Shalom, the wife of Rabbi Eliezer, was the siter of Rabban Gamliel; there was a certain philosopher in their neighborhood who had a reputation that he does not accept bribes.
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