פילוסופא
Aramaic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος (philósophos).
Noun
פִּילוֹסוֹפָא • (pīlōsōp̄ā) m
- philosopher
- a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 116a-b:
- אִימָּא שָׁלוֹם דְּבֵיתְהוּ דְּרִבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אֲחָתֵיהּ דְּרַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל הֲוָאִי הֲוָה הַהוּא פִּילוֹסוֹפָא בְּשֵׁבָבוּתֵיהּ דַּהֲוָה שְׁקִיל שְׁמָא דְּלָא מְקַבֵּל שׁוּחְדָּא
- ʾimmā šālōm dəḇēṯəhū dəribbī ʾĕlīʿézer ʾăḥāṯēh dərabbān gamlīʾēl hăwāʾī hăwā hahū pīlōsōp̄ā bəšēḇāḇūṯēh dahăwā šəqīl šəmā dəlā məqabbēl šuḥdā
- Imma Shalom, the wife of Rabbi Eliezer, was the siter of Rabban Gamliel; there was a certain philosopher in their neighborhood who had a reputation that he does not accept bribes.
- a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 116a-b:
Descendants
- Classical Syriac: ܦܝܠܘܣܘܦܐ (pīlōsōp̄ā), ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ (pīlōsōp̄ā), ܦܝܠܘܣܦܐ (pīlōsōp̄ā), ܦܝܠܣܦܐ (pīlōsōp̄ā), ܦܝܠܝܣܘܦܐ (pīlīsōp̄ā)
- → Old Armenian: փիլիսոփայ (pʿilisopʿay), փիղիսոփայ (pʿiłisopʿay), փիլիսովփայ (pʿilisovpʿay)
- Armenian: փիլիսոփա (pʿilisopʿa)
- → Old Armenian: փիլիսոփայ (pʿilisopʿay), փիղիսոփայ (pʿiłisopʿay), փիլիսովփայ (pʿilisovpʿay)