Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܝ ܠ ܦ (y l p)
5 terms

Derived form the noun ܝܵܠܹܦ (yālēp, to learn); cognante to Hebrew אֻלְפָּן (ulpán).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [jul.pɑːnɑː]

Noun edit

ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ (yulpānām sg (plural ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ (yulpānē))

  1. learning, study, scholarship
  2. training, instruction, doctrine
  3. (in the plural) science

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܝ-ܠ-ܦ (y-l-p) related to learning.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [julpɑnɑ(ʔ)], [jul(lə)fɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [julpɑne(ʔ)], [jul(lə)fɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܝܘܠܦܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܝܘܠܦܢܐ)

  1. learning, study, scholarship
  2. training, instruction
  3. art, science, discipline
  4. opinion
  5. doctrine, dogma, religion
  6. sect

Inflection edit

References edit

  • ywlpn”, 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, p. 141b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 189b
  • 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, p. 568b