ܩܘܦܪܘܣ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܘܦܪܘܣ
ܐܬܐ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ܩܸܘܦܪܘܿܣ (qiwprōsf

  1. Cyprus (country and island)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κόπρος (kópros).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܘܦܪܘܣ (qōp̄rōsm (plural ܩܘܦܪܘ)

  1. dung

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος (kupárissos).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܘܦܪܘܣ (qūp̄rōsm (plural ܩܘܦܪܘ)

  1. (botany) cypress flowers; henna plant

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ܩܘܦܪܘܣ (Qūp̄rōsf

  1. Cyprus

References

  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 418a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 497b