ܙܪܢܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܙܪܐܦܗ, ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [zarˈnɑ.fɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [zarˈnɑ.pɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [zɑrˈno.fo]

Noun

ܙܪܢܦܐ • (zarnāp̄ā) m (plural ܙܪܢܦܐ (zarnāp̄ē))

1. giraffe

   Synonym: ܓܡܠ ܢܡܪܐ (gəmal nemrā)

Inflection

    inflection of ܙܪܢܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܪܢܦ	ܙܪܢܦܝܢ
construct	ܙܪܢܦ	ܙܪܢܦܝ
emphatic	ܙܪܢܦܐ	ܙܪܢܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܪܢܦܝ	ܙܪܢܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܪܢܦܟ	ܙܪܢܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܪܢܦܟܝ	ܙܪܢܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܪܢܦܗ	ܙܪܢܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܪܢܦܗ	ܙܪܢܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܪܢܦܢ	ܙܪܢܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܪܢܦܟܘܢ	ܙܪܢܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܪܢܦܟܝܢ	ܙܪܢܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܪܢܦܗܘܢ	ܙܪܢܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܪܢܦܗܝܢ	ܙܪܢܦܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: زَرَافَة (zarāfa), زُرَافَة (zurāfa) (see there for further descendants)

References

• “zrnp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-11-20
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 92a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 399b