ܝܫܦܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܝܫܦܗ
Etymology
From Aramaic ישפה, from Akkadian 𒉌𒌓𒅀𒀸𒁍 (/yašpû/, “name of a stone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jaʃpɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܝܫܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) jasper
- Synonym: ܩܲܪܢܵܢܵܝܵܐ (qarnānāyā)
Inflection
declension of ܝܫܦܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܝܫܦ |
| construct | ܝܫܦ |
| emphatic | ܝܫܦܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܝܫܦܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܝܫܦܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܝܫܦܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܝܫܦܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܝܫܦܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܝܫܦܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܝܫܦܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܝܫܦܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܝܫܦܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܝܫܦܗܝܢ |
References
- “yšph”, 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. 146a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 198b
- 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. 586b