ܛܦܪܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *θ̣upr-, *θ̣ipr-. The senses “onycha” and “onyx” are semantic loans of Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܛܦܪܐ • (ṭep̄rā) f (plural ܛܦܪܬܐ or ܛܦܪܐ)
- (anatomy) fingernail, toenail
- (figuratively) anything resembling a nail
- claw, talon, hoof
- crag
- (pathology) hypopyon
- onycha
- onyx
Inflection edit
declension of ܛܦܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܛܦܪ | ܛܦܪܢ ,ܛܦܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܛܦܪ | ܛܦܪܬ ,ܛܦܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܛܦܪܐ | ܛܦܪܬܐ ,ܛܦܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܛܦܪܝ | ܛܦܪܬܝ ,ܛܦܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܛܦܪܟ | ܛܦܪܬܟ ,ܛܦܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܛܦܪܟܝ | ܛܦܪܬܟܝ ,ܛܦܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܛܦܪܗ | ܛܦܪܬܗ ,ܛܦܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܛܦܪܗ | ܛܦܪܬܗ ,ܛܦܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܛܦܪܢ | ܛܦܪܬܢ ,ܛܦܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܛܦܪܟܘܢ | ܛܦܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܛܦܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܛܦܪܟܝܢ | ܛܦܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܛܦܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܛܦܪܗܘܢ | ܛܦܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܛܦܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܛܦܪܗܝܢ | ܛܦܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܛܦܪܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “ṭpr”, 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 131b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 181a
- 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 548a