ܛܦܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *θ̣upr-, *θ̣ipr-. The senses “onycha” and “onyx” are semantic loans of Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤɛfrɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤɛfre(ʔ)], [tˤɛfrɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܛܦܪܐ • (ṭep̄rā) f (plural ܛܦܪܬܐ or ܛܦܪܐ)

1. (anatomy) fingernail, toenail
2. (figuratively) anything resembling a nail
3. claw, talon, hoof
4. crag
5. (pathology) hypopyon
6. onycha
7. onyx

Inflection

    declension of ܛܦܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܦܪ	ܛܦܪܢ ,ܛܦܪܝܢ
construct	ܛܦܪ	ܛܦܪܬ ,ܛܦܪܝ
emphatic	ܛܦܪܐ	ܛܦܪܬܐ ,ܛܦܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܦܪܝ	ܛܦܪܬܝ ,ܛܦܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܦܪܟ	ܛܦܪܬܟ ,ܛܦܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܦܪܟܝ	ܛܦܪܬܟܝ ,ܛܦܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܦܪܗ	ܛܦܪܬܗ ,ܛܦܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܦܪܗ	ܛܦܪܬܗ ,ܛܦܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܦܪܢ	ܛܦܪܬܢ ,ܛܦܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܦܪܟܘܢ	ܛܦܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܛܦܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܦܪܟܝܢ	ܛܦܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܛܦܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܦܪܗܘܢ	ܛܦܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܛܦܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܦܪܗܝܢ	ܛܦܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܛܦܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṭpr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 131b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 181a
• 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 548a

Anagrams

• ܛܪܦܐ