ܨܦܪܐ
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ܨܦܪܐ (ܥܕܢܐ)
ܨܦܪܐ (ܛܝܪܐ)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
From Aramaic צַפְרָא (ṣap̄ərā); related to Arabic أَصْفَر (ʔaṣfar, “yellow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܨܲܦܪܵܐ • (ṣaprā) m sg (plural ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ṣaprāwāṯē))
- morning (early part of the day between dawn and midday)
- Synonym: ܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ (qaydāmtā)
- morning prayer
- (figuratively) onset, early stage
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܨܲܦܪܝܼ (ṣaprī) |
ܨܲܦܪܲܢ (ṣapran) | ||
| construct | ܨܦܲܪ (ṣpar) |
2nd person | ܨܲܦܪܘܼܟ݂ (ṣaprūḵ) |
ܨܲܦܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣaprāḵ) |
ܨܲܦܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣaprāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā) |
3rd person | ܨܲܦܪܹܗ (ṣaprēh) |
ܨܲܦܪܵܗ̇ (ṣaprāh) |
ܨܲܦܪܗܘܿܢ (ṣaprhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (ṣaprāwāṯī) |
ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (ṣaprāwāṯan) | ||
| construct | ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ (ṣaprāwāṯ) |
2nd person | ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣaprāwāṯūḵ) |
ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣaprāwāṯāḵ) |
ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣaprāwāṯāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ṣaprāwāṯē) |
3rd person | ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (ṣaprāwāṯūh) |
ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣaprāwāṯōh) |
ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṣaprāwāṯhōn) | ||
Coordinate terms
- (times of day) ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ (ˁiddānē d-yāwmā); ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā, “daytime”), ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā, “dawn”), ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā, “sunrise”), ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā, “morning”), ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā, “noon, afternoon”), ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā, “sunset”), ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nuṣpā, “dusk”), ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā, “evening”), ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (palgā d-laylē, “midnight”), ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē, “nighttime”) (Category: aii:Times of day)
Derived terms
- ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ (b-ṣaprā, “at dawn, in the morning”)
- ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܨܲܦܪܵܝܵܐ (kāwḵḇā ṣaprāyā, “the morning star”)
- ܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ṣaprā brīḵā, “good morning”)
- ܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܘܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ (ṣaprā w-bāṯar, “in the future”)
- ܨܲܦܪܵܝܵܐ (ṣaprāyā, “of dawn, of the morning”)
Adverb
ܨܲܦܪܵܐ • (ṣaprā)
Etymology 2
From Aramaic צִפְּרָא (ṣippərā) with the latter noun modified from the former; compare Arabic عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr), Hebrew צִפּוֹר (tsipór) and Akkadian 𒄷 (iṣṣūrum).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܨܸܦܪܵܐ • (ṣiprā) m sg (plural ܨܸܦܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣiprē), feminine ܨܸܦܪܬܵܐ (ṣiprtā))
- sparrow
- (by extension) any bird, generally small
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܸܦܪܵܐ (ṣiprā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܨܸܦܪܝܼ (ṣiprī) |
ܨܸܦܪܲܢ (ṣipran) | ||
| construct | ܨܦܸܪ (ṣpir) |
2nd person | ܨܸܦܪܘܼܟ݂ (ṣiprūḵ) |
ܨܸܦܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣiprāḵ) |
ܨܸܦܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣiprāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܨܸܦܪܵܐ (ṣiprā) |
3rd person | ܨܸܦܪܹܗ (ṣiprēh) |
ܨܸܦܪܘܿܗ̇ (ṣiprōh) |
ܨܸܦܪܗܘܿܢ (ṣiprhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܨܸܦܪ̈ܝܼ (ṣiprī) |
ܨܸܦܪ̈ܲܢ (ṣipran) | ||
| construct | ܨܸܦܪ̈ܲܝ (ṣipray) |
2nd person | ܨܸܦܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣiprūḵ) |
ܨܸܦܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣiprāḵ) |
ܨܸܦܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣiprāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܨܸܦܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣiprē) |
3rd person | ܨܸܦܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ṣiprūh) |
ܨܸܦܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣiprōh) |
ܨܸܦܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ṣiprhōn) | ||
Noun
ܨܲܦܵܪܵܐ • (ṣappārā) m sg (plural ܨܲܦܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣappārē), feminine ܨܲܦܵܪܬܵܐ (ṣappārtā))
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܲܦܵܪܵܐ (ṣappārā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܨܲܦܵܪܝܼ (ṣappārī) |
ܨܲܦܵܪܲܢ (ṣappāran) | ||
| construct | ܨܲܦܵܪ (ṣappār) |
2nd person | ܨܲܦܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (ṣappārūḵ) |
ܨܲܦܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣappārāḵ) |
ܨܲܦܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣappārāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܨܲܦܵܪܵܐ (ṣappārā) |
3rd person | ܨܲܦܵܪܹܗ (ṣappārēh) |
ܨܲܦܵܪܵܗ̇ (ṣappārāh) |
ܨܲܦܵܪܗܘܿܢ (ṣappārhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܝܼ (ṣappārī) |
ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܲܢ (ṣappāran) | ||
| construct | ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܲܝ (ṣappāray) |
2nd person | ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣappārūḵ) |
ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣappārāḵ) |
ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣappārāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܨܲܦܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣappārē) |
3rd person | ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ṣappārūh) |
ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣappārōh) |
ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ṣappārhōn) | ||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
ܨܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܦܪܘܬܐ or ܨܦܪܐ)
Inflection
declension of ܨܦܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܨܦܪ | ܨܦܪܘܬܐ ,ܨܦܪܐ |
| construct | ܨܦܪ | ܨܦܪܘܬܐ ,ܨܦܪܐ |
| emphatic | ܨܦܪܐ | ܨܦܪܘܬܐ ,ܨܦܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܨܦܪܝ | ܨܦܪܘܬܝ ,ܨܦܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܨܦܪܟ | ܨܦܪܘܬܟ ,ܨܦܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܨܦܪܟܝ | ܨܦܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܨܦܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܨܦܪܗ | ܨܦܪܘܬܗ ,ܨܦܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܨܦܪܗ | ܨܦܪܘܬܗ ,ܨܦܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܨܦܪܢ | ܨܦܪܘܬܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܨܦܪܟܘܢ | ܨܦܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܨܦܪܟܝܢ | ܨܦܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܨܦܪܗܘܢ | ܨܦܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܨܦܪܗܝܢ | ܨܦܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
Compare Arabic عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr) and Hebrew צִפּוֹר (ṣippôr).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܨܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܨܦܪܐ)
Inflection
inflection of ܨܦܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܨܦܪ | ܨܦܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܨܦܪ | ܨܦܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܨܦܪܐ | ܨܦܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܨܦܪܝ | ܨܦܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܨܦܪܟ | ܨܦܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܨܦܪܟܝ | ܨܦܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܨܦܪܗ | ܨܦܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܨܦܪܗ | ܨܦܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܨܦܪܢ | ܨܦܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܨܦܪܟܘܢ | ܨܦܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܨܦܪܟܝܢ | ܨܦܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܨܦܪܗܘܢ | ܨܦܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܨܦܪܗܝܢ | ܨܦܪܝܗܝܢ |
See also
Etymology 3
Modified from above. Compare Hebrew צַפָּר (ṣappār).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܨܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܦܪܐ)
Inflection
inflection of ܨܦܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܨܦܪ | ܨܦܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܨܦܪ | ܨܦܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܨܦܪܐ | ܨܦܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܨܦܪܝ | ܨܦܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܨܦܪܟ | ܨܦܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܨܦܪܟܝ | ܨܦܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܨܦܪܗ | ܨܦܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܨܦܪܗ | ܨܦܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܨܦܪܢ | ܨܦܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܨܦܪܟܘܢ | ܨܦܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܨܦܪܟܝܢ | ܨܦܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܨܦܪܗܘܢ | ܨܦܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܨܦܪܗܝܢ | ܨܦܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ṣpr”, 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. 304b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 483a
- 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, pp. 1298b-1299a
Anagrams
Turoyo
Etymology
From Aramaic צַפְרָא (ṣap̄ərā). Compare Classical Syriac ܨܦܪܐ (ṣafrā, “morning”)
Pronunciation
Adverb
ܨܰܦܪܐ • (ṣafro)