ܝܫܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܝܫܦܗ

Etymology

From Aramaic ישפה, from Akkadian 𒉌𒌓𒅀𒀸𒁍 (/⁠yašpû⁠/, “name of a stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jaʃpɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܝܫܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) jasper

   Synonym: ܩܲܪܢܵܢܵܝܵܐ (qarnānāyā)

Inflection

    declension of ܝܫܦܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܝܫܦ
construct	ܝܫܦ
emphatic	ܝܫܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܝܫܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܝܫܦܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܝܫܦܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܝܫܦܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܝܫܦܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܝܫܦܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܝܫܦܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܝܫܦܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܝܫܦܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܝܫܦܗܝܢ

References

• “yšph”, 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. 146a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 198b
• 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. 586b