ܙܪܝܦܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
From Aramaic זַרְנָפָא (zarnāp̄ā), a borrowing from Classical Persian زرناپا (zurnāpā), a compound of زرنا (zurnā, “flute”) and پا (pā, “leg”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ • (zārīpā) m sg (feminine ܙܵܪܝܼܦܬܵܐ (zārīptā), masculine plural ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܹܐ (zārīpē))
- giraffe (animal from the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck)
- ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܹܗ ܩܕܵܠܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܣܘܼܣܵܐ
- zārīpā itlēh qdālā yatīr rāmā min susā.
- The giraffe has a taller neck than the horse.
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zārīpā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܝܼ (zārīpī) |
ܙܵܪܝܼܦܲܢ (zārīpan) | ||
| construct | ܙܵܪܝܼܦ (zārīp) |
2nd person | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܘܼܟ݂ (zārīpūḵ) |
ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ (zārīpāḵ) |
ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zārīpāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zārīpā) |
3rd person | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܹܗ (zārīpēh) |
ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܗ̇ (zārīpāh) |
ܙܵܪܝܼܦܗܘܿܢ (zārīphōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܝܼ (zārīpī) |
ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܲܢ (zārīpan) | ||
| construct | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܲܝ (zārīpay) |
2nd person | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܘܼܟ݂ (zārīpūḵ) |
ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ (zārīpāḵ) |
ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zārīpāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܹܐ (zārīpē) |
3rd person | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܘܼܗܝ (zārīpūh) |
ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܘܿܗ̇ (zārīpōh) |
ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܗܘܿܢ (zārīphōn) | ||
References edit
- “ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 January 9 (last accessed)