ܩܘܦܪܘܣ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
ܩܸܘܦܪܘܿܣ • (qiwprōs) f
- Cyprus (country and island)
Derived terms edit
- ܩܸܘܦܪܵܝܵܐ (qiwprāyā, “Cypriot”)
- ܓܲܪܒܹܐ ܩܸܘܦܪܘܿܣ (garbē qiwprōs, “Northern Cyprus”)
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ancient Greek κόπρος (kópros).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܩܘܦܪܘܣ • (qōp̄rōs) m (plural ܩܘܦܪܘ)
Etymology 2 edit
From Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος (kupárissos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܩܘܦܪܘܣ • (qūp̄rōs) m (plural ܩܘܦܪܘ)
Etymology 3 edit
From Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
ܩܘܦܪܘܣ • (Qūp̄rōs) f
References edit
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 418a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 497b