כפרא

כפרא

Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܟܰܦܪܳܐ‎ (kap̄rā) – Syriac
• 𐢏𐢘𐢛𐢀‎ (kprʾ) – Nabataean
• 𐡊𐡐𐡓𐡀‎ (kprʾ) – Imperial Aramaic

Etymology

(village): From Akkadian 𒅗𒀊𒊒 (kapru, “farm, village; a settlement outside of a city”), considered to be from the non-Akkadian “Mari language”, that is it is formed either in the unknown East Semitic or the unknown Amorite language spoken there.

(tomb): Compare Dadanitic 𐪋𐪐𐪇‎ (kfrʾ, “tomb”).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /kafrɑ/

Noun

כַּפְרָא‎ • (kap̄rā) m (plural כַּפְרֵא‎‎ (kap̄rē))

1. (Palestine) hamlet, village
2. (Nabataean) tomb, sepulcher

Derived terms

• כַּפְרָנָא‎ (kap̄rānā)

Descendants

• → Arabic: كَفْر‎ (kafr)
• → Coptic: ϫⲉⲫⲣⲟ (čephro)
  • • → Arabic: شُبْرَا‎ (šubrā)
    • → Ancient Greek: σαπρο (sapro)
• → Hebrew: כְּפָר‎ (kp̄ār)
• → Old South Arabian: 𐩫𐩰𐩧‎ (kfr)

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /kfɑrɑ/

Noun

כְּפָרָא • (kp̄ārā) m

1. (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic) smearing

References

• “kpr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kpr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–