ܛܪܦܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܛܪܦܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic טַרְפָּא (ṭarpā); related to Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf), Hebrew טֶרָף (teráf) and Armenian տերեւ (terew).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܛܲܪܦܵܐ (ṭarpām (plural ܛܲܪ̈ܦܹܐ (ṭarpē) or ܛܲܪ̈ܦܵܦܹܐ (ṭarpāpē))

  1. leaf (of a plant)
  2. page (of a book)
  3. (anatomy) lobe (e.g. of the ear, liver, lung, etc.); cartilage of the nose
  4. bran

Declension

    Inflection of ܛܲܪܦܵܐ (ṭarpā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܛܲܪܦܝܼ
(ṭarpī)
ܛܲܪܦܲܢ
(ṭarpan)
construct ܛܲܪܦ
(ṭarp)
2nd person ܛܲܪܦܘܼܟ݂
(ṭarpūḵ)
ܛܲܪܦܵܟ݂ܝ
(ṭarpāḵ)
ܛܲܪܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ṭarpāwḵōn)
emphatic ܛܲܪܦܵܐ
(ṭarpā)
3rd person ܛܲܪܦܹܗ
(ṭarpēh)
ܛܲܪܦܵܗ̇
(ṭarpāh)
ܛܲܪܦܗܘܿܢ
(ṭarphōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܛܲܪ̈ܦܝܼ
(ṭarpī)
ܛܲܪ̈ܦܲܢ
(ṭarpan)
construct ܛܲܪ̈ܦܲܝ
(ṭarpay)
2nd person ܛܲܪ̈ܦܘܼܟ݂
(ṭarpūḵ)
ܛܲܪ̈ܦܵܟ݂ܝ
(ṭarpāḵ)
ܛܲܪ̈ܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ṭarpāwḵōn)
emphatic ܛܲܪ̈ܦܹܐ
(ṭarpē)
3rd person ܛܲܪ̈ܦܘܼܗܝ
(ṭarpūh)
ܛܲܪ̈ܦܘܿܗ̇
(ṭarpōh)
ܛܲܪ̈ܦܗܘܿܢ
(ṭarphōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf) and Hebrew טָרָף (ṭārāp̄).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܛܪܦܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܛܪܦܢܐ or ܛܪܦܐ)

  1. leaf (of a plant)
  2. (figuratively) leaf (of a book)
  3. (anatomy) lobe (e.g. of the ear, liver, lung, etc.); cartilage of the nose
  4. bran
Inflection
Descendants
  • Old Armenian: տերեւ (terew)

Etymology 2

From the root ܛ-ܪ-ܦ (ṭ-r-p) related to striking.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܛܪܦܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܛܪܦܐ)

  1. striking
  2. collision
  3. stroke, blow
  4. movement, fluttering (e.g. of wings)
  5. beat, moment of time
Inflection

References

  • ṭrp”, 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. 133a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 183a
  • 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, p. 555b

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