ܣܦܪܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ-ܦ-ܪ (s-p-r) related to narrating. Compare and Hebrew סוֹפֶרֶת (sōp̄éreṯ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܦܪܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܣܦܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܣܦܪܐ)

  1. scribe, writer
  2. clerk
  3. lawyer, notary
  4. master, schoolmaster, teacher, doctor
  5. one learned in sacred scriptures
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܦܪܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܦܪܐ 1st person ܣܦܪܬܝ ܣܦܪܬܢ
construct ܣܦܪܬ 2nd person ܣܦܪܬܟ ܣܦܪܬܟܝ ܣܦܪܬܟܘܢ ܣܦܪܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܪܬܐ 3rd person ܣܦܪܬܗ ܣܦܪܬܗ ܣܦܪܬܗܘܢ ܣܦܪܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܦܪܢ 1st person ܣܦܪܬܢ ܣܦܪܬܢ
construct ܣܦܪܬ 2nd person ܣܦܪܬܟ ܣܦܪܬܟܝ ܣܦܪܬܟܘܢ ܣܦܪܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܪܬܐ 3rd person ܣܦܪܬܗ ܣܦܪܬܗ ܣܦܪܬܗܘܢ ܣܦܪܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܦ-ܪ (s-p-r) related to shearing. Compare Hebrew סַפָּרָה (sappārâ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܦܪܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܣܦܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܣܦܪܐ)

  1. shearer, barber
  2. barber's wife
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܦܪܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܦܪܐ 1st person ܣܦܪܬܝ ܣܦܪܬܢ
construct ܣܦܪܬ 2nd person ܣܦܪܬܟ ܣܦܪܬܟܝ ܣܦܪܬܟܘܢ ܣܦܪܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܪܬܐ 3rd person ܣܦܪܬܗ ܣܦܪܬܗ ܣܦܪܬܗܘܢ ܣܦܪܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܦܪܢ 1st person ܣܦܪܬܢ ܣܦܪܬܢ
construct ܣܦܪܬ 2nd person ܣܦܪܬܟ ܣܦܪܬܟܝ ܣܦܪܬܟܘܢ ܣܦܪܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܪܬܐ 3rd person ܣܦܪܬܗ ܣܦܪܬܗ ܣܦܪܬܗܘܢ ܣܦܪܬܗܝܢ

References

  • sprh”, 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, pp. 234b-235a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 387a
  • 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. 1036a