ܟܘܪܦܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly Borrowed from Akkadian kuppû (a type of snake). Also found in Turoyo ܟܷܪܦܐ (kërfo, snake) and Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܘܼܪܦܵܐ (kurpā?

  1. viper
    Synonym: ܐܸܡܵܐ ܕܚܘܼܘܹܐ (immā dḥūwē)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

Noun

A viper

ܟܘܪܦܐ (kūrpā, kōrpāc (plural ܟܘܪܦܐ)

  1. viper, asp

Inflection

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

Synonyms

References

  • kwrpˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-10-08
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 163b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 211b
  • 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. 615a