Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the root ܥ-ܪ-ܦ (ʿ-r-p) related to discussing.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʕurrɑfɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕurrɑfe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܥܘܪܦܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܘܪܦܐ)

  1. discussion
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

From the root ܥ-ܪ-ܦ (ʿ-r-p) related to changing money.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʕurrɑfɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕurrɑfe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܥܘܪܦܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܘܪܦܐ)

  1. money changing
Inflection edit

Etymology 3 edit

From Arabic عُرْف (ʕurf).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʕurpɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕurpe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܥܘܪܦܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܘܪܦܐ)

  1. (animal anatomy) cockscomb
Inflection edit

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

References edit

  • ˁwrp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-07
  • ˁwrpˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-07
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 264b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 408a
  • 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. 1087b