Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܟ ܣ ܦ (k s p)
1 term

From Aramaic כַּסְפָּא (kaspā); compare Hebrew כֶּסֶף (késef), Akkadian 𒆬𒌓 (kaspum) and Ugaritic 𐎋𐎒𐎔 (ksp /⁠kaspu⁠/).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kɪs.pɑː]

Noun edit

ܟܸܣܦܵܐ (kispām sg (plural ܟܸܣܦܹ̈ܐ (kispē))

  1. money
    Synonym: ܙܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ (zūzē)
  2. (dated) silver
    Synonym: ܣܹܐܡܵܐ (sēmā)

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

Compare Hebrew כֶּסֶף (késep̄).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܟܣܦܐ (kespām (plural ܟܣܦܐ (kespē), absolute ܟܣܦ (ksep̄))

  1. silver
    Synonyms: ܣܐܡܐ (sēmā), ܣܝܢܐ, ܣܗܪܐ
  2. money
    Synonym: ܙܘܙܐ (zūzē)
  3. (in the plural) coins, pieces of silver

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • ksp”, 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 160a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 221b
  • 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 641a

Mlahsö edit

Etymology edit

From Aramaic כתפא, from Proto-West Semitic *katip-, compare Turoyo ܟܰܬ݂ܦ݁ܳܐ (kaṯpo) and Hértevin ܟܦܬܐ.

Noun edit

ܟܶܣܦ݁ܳܐ (kespom

  1. shoulder