פילוסופא

Aramaic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος (philósophos).

Noun

פִּילוֹסוֹפָא • (pīlōsōp̄ā) m

1. philosopher
   • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 116a-b:

     אִימָּא שָׁלוֹם דְּבֵיתְהוּ דְּרִבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אֲחָתֵיהּ דְּרַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל הֲוָאִי הֲוָה הַהוּא פִּילוֹסוֹפָא בְּשֵׁבָבוּתֵיהּ דַּהֲוָה שְׁקִיל שְׁמָא דְּלָא מְקַבֵּל שׁוּחְדָּא

     ʾimmā šālōm dəḇēṯəhū dəribbī ʾĕlīʿézer ʾăḥāṯēh dərabbān gamlīʾēl hăwāʾī hăwā hahū pīlōsōp̄ā bəšēḇāḇūṯēh dahăwā šəqīl šəmā dəlā məqabbēl šuḥdā

     Imma Shalom, the wife of Rabbi Eliezer, was the siter of Rabban Gamliel; there was a certain philosopher in their neighborhood who had a reputation that he does not accept bribes.

Descendants

• Classical Syriac: ܦܝܠܘܣܘܦܐ (pīlōsōp̄ā), ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ (pīlōsōp̄ā), ܦܝܠܘܣܦܐ (pīlōsōp̄ā), ܦܝܠܣܦܐ (pīlōsōp̄ā), ܦܝܠܝܣܘܦܐ (pīlīsōp̄ā)
  • → Old Armenian: փիլիսոփայ (pʻilisopʻay), փիղիսոփայ (pʻiłisopʻay), փիլիսովփայ (pʻilisovpʻay)
    • Armenian: փիլիսոփա (pʻilisopʻa)