ܫܘܦܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܫ-ܦ-ܪ (š-p-r) related to beauty.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃufrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃufre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܫܘܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܦܪܐ)
- beauty
- fairness, grace, elegance
- glory
- favor/favour, good deed, virtue
- best part
- dawn
Inflection
Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.
declension of ܫܘܦܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܦܘܪ | ܫܘܦܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܦܘܪ | ܫܘܦܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܘܦܪܐ | ܫܘܦܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܘܦܪܝ | ܫܘܦܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܘܦܪܟ | ܫܘܦܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܘܦܪܟܝ | ܫܘܦܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܘܦܪܗ | ܫܘܦܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܘܦܪܗ | ܫܘܦܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܘܦܪܢ | ܫܘܦܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܘܦܪܟܘܢ | ܫܘܦܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܘܦܪܟܝܢ | ܫܘܦܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܘܦܪܗܘܢ | ܫܘܦܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܘܦܪܗܝܢ | ܫܘܦܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “špr”, 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. 378b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 567b
- 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, pp. 1533b-1534a