Aramaic

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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סָפְרָא (sāp̄ərām (plural ספרי, singular feminine counterpart סָפַרְתָּא)

  1. scribe, writer

Etymology 2

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Noun

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סַפָּרָא (sappārām (plural ספרי, singular feminine counterpart סַפָּרְתָא)

  1. barber

Etymology 3

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Compare Hebrew ספר.

Noun

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סִפְרָא (sip̄rām (plural ספרי)

  1. book
  2. document, scroll

Etymology 4

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Noun

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ספרא (səp̄ārām (plural ספרי)

  1. shore, coast
  2. riverbank