ܥܦܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic عَفَر (ʿafar) and Hebrew עָפָר (ʿāp̄ār, “dust”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʕafrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʕafre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܥܦܪܐ • (ˁap̄rā) m (plural ܥܦܪܐ)
- earth, soil, dust
Inflection
inflection of ܥܦܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܦܪ | ܥܦܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܥܦܪ | ܥܦܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܥܦܪܐ | ܥܦܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܥܦܪܝ | ܥܦܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܥܦܪܟ | ܥܦܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܥܦܪܟܝ | ܥܦܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܥܦܪܗ | ܥܦܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܦܪܗ | ܥܦܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܥܦܪܢ | ܥܦܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܥܦܪܟܘܢ | ܥܦܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܥܦܪܟܝܢ | ܥܦܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܥܦܪܗܘܢ | ܥܦܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܥܦܪܗܝܢ | ܥܦܪܝܗܝܢ |
See also
- ܐܕܡܬܐ
- ܐܪܥܐ
- ܥܟܪܐ
Etymology 2
From the root ܥ-ܦ-ܪ (ʿ-p-r) related to cloaking.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʕafrɑ(ʔ)], [ʕ(ə)fɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʕafre(ʔ)], [ʕ(ə)fɑre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܥܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܦܪܐ)
- garment, cloak, mantle, hood
Inflection
inflection of ܥܦܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܦܪ | ܥܦܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܥܦܪ | ܥܦܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܥܦܪܐ | ܥܦܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܥܦܪܝ | ܥܦܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܥܦܪܟ | ܥܦܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܥܦܪܟܝ | ܥܦܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܥܦܪܗ | ܥܦܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܦܪܗ | ܥܦܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܥܦܪܢ | ܥܦܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܥܦܪܟܘܢ | ܥܦܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܥܦܪܟܝܢ | ܥܦܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܥܦܪܗܘܢ | ܥܦܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܥܦܪܗܝܢ | ܥܦܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ˁpr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-12-13
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 260a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 422b
- 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. 1124a-b