ܟܣܦܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Compare Hebrew כֶּסֶף (késep̄).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɛspɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kɛspe] (plural)
Noun
ܟܣܦܐ • (kespā) m (plural ܟܣܦܐ (kespē), absolute ܟܣܦ (ksep̄))
- silver
- Synonyms: ܣܐܡܐ (sēmā), ܣܝܢܐ, ܣܗܪܐ
- money
- Synonym: ܙܘܙܐ (zūzē)
- (in the plural) coins, pieces of silver
Inflection
inflection of ܟܣܦܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܟܣܦ | ܟܣܦܝܢ |
construct | ܟܣܦ | ܟܣܦܝ |
emphatic | ܟܣܦܐ | ܟܣܦܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܣܦܝ | ܟܣܦܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܣܦܟ | ܟܣܦܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܣܦܟܝ | ܟܣܦܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܣܦܗ | ܟܣܦܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܣܦܗ | ܟܣܦܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܣܦܢ | ܟܣܦܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܣܦܟܘܢ | ܟܣܦܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܣܦܟܝܢ | ܟܣܦܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܣܦܗܘܢ | ܟܣܦܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܣܦܗܝܢ | ܟܣܦܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܟܣܦ ܪܝܫܐ (ksep rēšā, “poll tax”)
- ܟܣܦܢܝܐ (kespānāyā, “pecuniary”)
- ܪܚܡܬ ܟܣܦܐ (rehmaṯ kespā, “avarice”)
References
- “ksp”, 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, page 160a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 221b
- 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, page 641a
Mlahsö
Etymology
From Aramaic כתפא, from Proto-West Semitic *katip-, compare Turoyo ܟܰܬ݂ܦ݁ܳܐ (kaṯpo) and Hértevin ܟܦܬܐ.
Noun
ܟܶܣܦ݁ܳܐ (kespo) m
- shoulder