ܣܦܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܣ ܦ ܪ (s p r)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic סֵפְרָא (sep̄rā), likely borrowed from Akkadian 𒅆𒅁𒀸 (šiprum, message, report); compare Arabic سِفْر (sifr) and Hebrew סֵפֶר (sḗp̄er /⁠séfer⁠/).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܸܦܪܵܐ or ܣ̣ܦܪܐ (siprām sg (plural ܣܸܦܪܹ̈ܐ (siprē))

  1. document, scroll
    Synonyms: ܐܸܫܛܵܪܵܐ (išṭārā), ܟܸܪܟ݂ܵܐ (kirḵā)
  2. written book
    Synonym: ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ (kṯāḇā)
  3. (Christianity, Judaism) a book of the Bible
  4. (chiefly in the plural) writing, literature, scripture
    Synonym: ܟܬ݂ܝܼ̈ܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kṯīḇāṯā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܸܦܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܣܦܲܪ (spar) 1st person ܣܸܦܪܝܼ (siprī) ܣܸܦܪܲܢ (sipran)
construct ܣܦܲܪ (spar) 2nd person ܣܸܦܪܘܼܟ݂ (siprōḵ) ܣܸܦܪܵܟ݂ܝ (siprāḵ) ܣܸܦܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (siprawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܸܦܪܵܐ (siprā) 3rd person ܣܸܦܪܹܗ (siprēh) ܣܸܦܪܵܗ̇ (siprāh) ܣܸܦܪܗܘܿܢ (siprhōn)
plural absolute ܣܸܦܪ̈ܝܼܢ (siprīn) 1st person ܣܸܦܪ̈ܝܼ (siprī) ܣܸܦܪ̈ܲܢ (sipran)
construct ܣܸܦܪ̈ܲܝ (sipray) 2nd person ܣܸܦܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (siprōḵ) ܣܸܦܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (siprāḵ) ܣܸܦܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (siprawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܸܦܪܹ̈ܐ (siprē) 3rd person ܣܸܦܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (siprūh) ܣܸܦܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (siprōh) ܣܸܦܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (siprayhōn)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Aramaic סָפְרָא (sāp̄ərā), equivalent to the active participle of ܣܵܦܹܪ (sāpēr, to narrate, scribe), derived from the above; compare Arabic سَافِر (sāfir) and Hebrew סוֹפֵר (sōp̄ēr /⁠sofér⁠/).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܵܦܪܵܐ or ܣ̇ܦܪܐ (sāprām sg (plural ܣܵܦܪܹ̈ܐ (sāprē), feminine ܣܵܦܸܪܬܵܐ (sāpirtā))

  1. scribe, writer
  2. clerk, lawyer, notary
  3. one learned (especially in sacred scriptures)
  4. (by extension) doctor, person who has attained a doctorate
    Synonym: ܕܘܿܟ݂ܬܘܿܪ (dōḵtōr)
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܵܦܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܣܵܦܸܪ (sāpir) 1st person ܣܵܦܪܝܼ (sāprī) ܣܵܦܪܲܢ (sāpran)
construct ܣܵܦܸܪ (sāpir) 2nd person ܣܵܦܪܘܼܟ݂ (sāprōḵ) ܣܵܦܪܵܟ݂ܝ (sāprāḵ) ܣܵܦܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāprawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܵܦܪܵܐ (sāprā) 3rd person ܣܵܦܪܹܗ (sāprēh) ܣܵܦܪܵܗ̇ (sāprāh) ܣܵܦܪܗܘܿܢ (sāprhōn)
plural absolute ܣܵܦܪ̈ܝܼܢ (sāprīn) 1st person ܣܵܦܪ̈ܝܼ (sāprī) ܣܵܦܪ̈ܲܢ (sāpran)
construct ܣܵܦܪ̈ܲܝ (sāpray) 2nd person ܣܵܦܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (sāprōḵ) ܣܵܦܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (sāprāḵ) ܣܵܦܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāprawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܵܦܪܹ̈ܐ (sāprē) 3rd person ܣܵܦܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (sāprūh) ܣܵܦܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (sāprōh) ܣܵܦܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (sāprayhōn)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Inherited from Aramaic סְפָרָא (səp̄ārā, edge, margin, corner), related to ܣܸܦܬ݂ܵܐ (sipṯā, lip); compare Hebrew סְפָר (sfár).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܦܵܪܵܐ or ܣܦ̇ܪܐ (spārā or sprām (plural ܣܦܵܪܹ̈ܐ (spārē))

  1. beach, shore, coast
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܦܵܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܣܦܵܪ (spār) 1st person ܣܦܵܪܝܼ (spārī) ܣܦܵܪܲܢ (spāran)
construct ܣܦܵܪ (spār) 2nd person ܣܦܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (spārōḵ) ܣܦܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (spārāḵ) ܣܦܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (spārawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܦܵܪܵܐ (spārā) 3rd person ܣܦܵܪܹܗ (spārēh) ܣܦܵܪܵܗ̇ (spārāh) ܣܦܵܪܗܘܿܢ (spārhōn)
plural absolute ܣܦܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (spārīn) 1st person ܣܦܵܪ̈ܝܼ (spārī) ܣܦܵܪ̈ܲܢ (spāran)
construct ܣܦܵܪ̈ܲܝ (spāray) 2nd person ܣܦܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (spārōḵ) ܣܦܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (spārāḵ) ܣܦܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (spārawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܦܵܪܹ̈ܐ (spārē) 3rd person ܣܦܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (spārūh) ܣܦܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (spārōh) ܣܦܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (spārayhōn)
Derived terms
See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Likely borrowed from Akkadian 𒅆𒅁𒀸 (šiprum, message, report). Compare Arabic سِفْر (sifr) and Hebrew סֵפֶר (sḗp̄er).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܦܪܐ (sefrām (plural ܣܦܪܐ)

  1. writings
  2. document, scroll
  3. book
  4. literature
  5. letters, characters
  6. speech, language
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܦܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܦܪ 1st person ܣܦܪܝ ܣܦܪܢ
construct ܣܦܪ 2nd person ܣܦܪܟ ܣܦܪܟܝ ܣܦܪܟܘܢ ܣܦܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܪܐ 3rd person ܣܦܪܗ ܣܦܪܗ ܣܦܪܗܘܢ ܣܦܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܦܪܝܢ 1st person ܣܦܪܝ ܣܦܪܝܢ
construct ܣܦܪܝ 2nd person ܣܦܪܝܟ ܣܦܪܝܟܝ ܣܦܪܝܟܘܢ ܣܦܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܪܐ 3rd person ܣܦܪܘܗܝ ܣܦܪܝܗ ܣܦܪܝܗܘܢ ܣܦܪܝܗܝܢ
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ ܦ ܪ related to narrating, derived from above. Compare Arabic سَافِر (sāfir) and Hebrew סוֹפֵר (sōp̄ēr).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܦܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܣܦܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܦܪܬܐ)

  1. scribe, writer
  2. clerk
  3. lawyer, notary
  4. master, schoolmaster, teacher, doctor
  5. one learned in sacred scriptures
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܦܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܦܪ 1st person ܣܦܪܝ ܣܦܪܢ
construct ܣܦܪ 2nd person ܣܦܪܟ ܣܦܪܟܝ ܣܦܪܟܘܢ ܣܦܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܪܐ 3rd person ܣܦܪܗ ܣܦܪܗ ܣܦܪܗܘܢ ܣܦܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܦܪܝܢ 1st person ܣܦܪܝ ܣܦܪܝܢ
construct ܣܦܪܝ 2nd person ܣܦܪܝܟ ܣܦܪܝܟܝ ܣܦܪܝܟܘܢ ܣܦܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܪܐ 3rd person ܣܦܪܘܗܝ ܣܦܪܝܗ ܣܦܪܝܗܘܢ ܣܦܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܣ ܦ ܪ related to shearing. Compare Hebrew סַפָּר (sappār).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܦܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܣܦܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܦܪܬܐ)

  1. shearer, barber
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܦܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܦܪ 1st person ܣܦܪܝ ܣܦܪܢ
construct ܣܦܪ 2nd person ܣܦܪܟ ܣܦܪܟܝ ܣܦܪܟܘܢ ܣܦܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܪܐ 3rd person ܣܦܪܗ ܣܦܪܗ ܣܦܪܗܘܢ ܣܦܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܦܪܝܢ 1st person ܣܦܪܝ ܣܦܪܝܢ
construct ܣܦܪܝ 2nd person ܣܦܪܝܟ ܣܦܪܝܟܝ ܣܦܪܝܟܘܢ ܣܦܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܪܐ 3rd person ܣܦܪܘܗܝ ܣܦܪܝܗ ܣܦܪܝܗܘܢ ܣܦܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Cognate with ܣܦܬܐ (sep̄ṯā, lip; shore). Compare Hebrew סְפָר (səp̄ār).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܦܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܣܦܪܐ)

  1. shore, coast
  2. riverbank
  3. border
  4. edge, margin
  5. corner
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܦܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܦܪ 1st person ܣܦܪܝ ܣܦܪܢ
construct ܣܦܪ 2nd person ܣܦܪܟ ܣܦܪܟܝ ܣܦܪܟܘܢ ܣܦܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܪܐ 3rd person ܣܦܪܗ ܣܦܪܗ ܣܦܪܗܘܢ ܣܦܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܦܪܝܢ 1st person ܣܦܪܝ ܣܦܪܝܢ
construct ܣܦܪܝ 2nd person ܣܦܪܝܟ ܣܦܪܝܟܝ ܣܦܪܝܟܘܢ ܣܦܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܪܐ 3rd person ܣܦܪܘܗܝ ܣܦܪܝܗ ܣܦܪܝܗܘܢ ܣܦܪܝܗܝܢ

References

  • spr”, 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, pages 234b–235a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 387a–b
  • 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, →ISBN, pages 1035a–b