ܣܦܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic سِفْر (sifr) and Hebrew סֵפֶר (sḗp̄er).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɛfrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sɛfre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܣܦܪܐ • (sefrā) m (plural ܣܦܪܐ)
- writings
- document, scroll
- book
- literature
- letters, characters
- speech, language
Inflection
inflection of ܣܦܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܣܦܪ | ܣܦܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܣܦܪ | ܣܦܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܣܦܪܐ | ܣܦܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܦܪܝ | ܣܦܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܟ | ܣܦܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܝ | ܣܦܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܦܪܗ | ܣܦܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܦܪܗ | ܣܦܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܦܪܢ | ܣܦܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܘܢ | ܣܦܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܝܢ | ܣܦܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܗܘܢ | ܣܦܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܗܝܢ | ܣܦܪܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms
- (letters) ܐܬܘܬܐ
- (book, writing) ܟܬܒܐ, ܨܘܪܬܐ
- (language, tongue) ܠܫܢܐ, ܠܥܙܐ
Etymology 2
From the root ܣ-ܦ-ܪ (s-p-r) related to narrating, derived from above. Compare Arabic سَافِر (sāfir) and Hebrew סוֹפֵר (sōp̄ēr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɑfrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sɑfre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܣܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܦܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܦܪܬܐ)
- scribe, writer
- clerk
- lawyer, notary
- master, schoolmaster, teacher, doctor
- one learned in sacred scriptures
Inflection
inflection of ܣܦܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܣܦܪ | ܣܦܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܣܦܪ | ܣܦܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܣܦܪܐ | ܣܦܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܦܪܝ | ܣܦܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܟ | ܣܦܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܝ | ܣܦܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܦܪܗ | ܣܦܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܦܪܗ | ܣܦܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܦܪܢ | ܣܦܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܘܢ | ܣܦܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܝܢ | ܣܦܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܗܘܢ | ܣܦܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܗܝܢ | ܣܦܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
From the root ܣ-ܦ-ܪ (s-p-r) related to shearing. Compare Hebrew סַפָּר (sappār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sappɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sappɑre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܣܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܦܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܦܪܬܐ)
- shearer, barber
Inflection
inflection of ܣܦܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܣܦܪ | ܣܦܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܣܦܪ | ܣܦܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܣܦܪܐ | ܣܦܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܦܪܝ | ܣܦܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܟ | ܣܦܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܝ | ܣܦܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܦܪܗ | ܣܦܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܦܪܗ | ܣܦܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܦܪܢ | ܣܦܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܘܢ | ܣܦܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܝܢ | ܣܦܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܗܘܢ | ܣܦܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܗܝܢ | ܣܦܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 4
Cognate with ܣܦܬܐ (sep̄ṯā, “lip; shore”). Compare Hebrew סְפָר (səp̄ār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [s(ə)fɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [s(ə)fɑre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܣܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܦܪܐ)
- shore, coast
- riverbank
- border
- edge, margin
- corner
Inflection
inflection of ܣܦܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܣܦܪ | ܣܦܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܣܦܪ | ܣܦܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܣܦܪܐ | ܣܦܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܦܪܝ | ܣܦܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܟ | ܣܦܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܝ | ܣܦܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܦܪܗ | ܣܦܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܦܪܗ | ܣܦܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܦܪܢ | ܣܦܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܘܢ | ܣܦܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܟܝܢ | ܣܦܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܗܘܢ | ܣܦܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܗܝܢ | ܣܦܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “spr”, 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, pp. 234b-235a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 387a-b
- 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. 1035a-b