כפרא
Aramaic
editAlternative forms
edit- ܟܰܦܪܳܐ (kap̄rā) — Syriac
- 𐢏𐢘𐢛𐢀 (kprʾ) — Nabataean
- 𐡊𐡐𐡓𐡀 (kprʾ) — Imperial Aramaic
Etymology
edit(village): From Akkadian 𒅗𒀊𒊒 (kapru, “farm, village; a settlement outside of a city”), considered to be from the non-Akkadian “Mari language”, that is it is formed either in the unknown East Semitic or the unknown Amorite language spoken there.
(tomb): Compare Dadanitic 𐪋𐪐𐪇 (kfr, “tomb”).
Pronunciation 1
editNoun
editכַּפְרָא • (kap̄rā) m (plural כַּפְרֵא (kap̄rē))
Derived terms
edit- כַּפְרָנָא (kap̄rānā)
Descendants
edit- → Arabic: كَفْر (kafr)
- → Coptic: ϫⲉⲫⲣⲟ (čephro)
- → Hebrew: כְּפָר (kp̄ār)
- → Old South Arabian: 𐩫𐩰𐩧 (kfr)
Pronunciation 2
editNoun
editכְּפָרָא • (kp̄ārā) m