ܡܠܦܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܝ ܠ ܦ (y l p)
5 terms

Etymology

Agent noun of the verb ܡܲܠܸܦ (mallip, “to teach”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mal.pɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܠܦܵܢܵܐ • (malpānā) m (plural ܡܲܠܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ (malpānē), feminine ܡܲܠܦܵܢܬܵܐ (malpāntā) or ܡܲܠܦܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (malpānīṯā))

1. teacher, instructor

   Synonyms: ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā), ܪܲܒܝܼ (rabī)

   ܐܲܚܘܿܢܝܼ ܣܲܪܓܘܿܢ ܡܲܠܦܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܠܕܸܦܢܵܐ ܕܝܵܡܵܐ. ― aḥōnī sargōn malpānā ìlēh bmadraštā ldipnā d-yāmā. ― My brother Sargon is a teacher at the school next to the lake.

   • James 3:1:

     ܐܲܚܘܿܢܘܵܬܝܼ̈، ܠܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܡܸܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܡܲܠܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ، ܣܵܒܵܒ ܝܕܹܥܡܘܼܢ ܕܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܕܡܲܠܦܲܚ ܒܸܬ ܩܲܒܠܲܚ ܕܝܵܢܬܵܐ ܒܘܼܫ ܓܘܼܪܬܵܐ.

     aḥōnwātī, lā rābā minnāwḵōn hāwī malpānē, sābāb dēˁmūn d-aḥnan dmalpaḥ bit qablaḥ dyāntā būš gurtā.

     My brothers, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgement.

Derived terms

• ܡܲܠܦܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (malpānūtā, “doctrine”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mal(lə)fɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mal(lə)fɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܠܦܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܠܦܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܠܦܢܝܬܐ)

1. one who is learned; teacher, master, schoolmaster, doctor

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܠܦܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܠܦܢ	ܡܠܦܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܠܦܢ	ܡܠܦܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܠܦܢܐ	ܡܠܦܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܠܦܢܝ	ܡܠܦܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܠܦܢܟ	ܡܠܦܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܠܦܢܟܝ	ܡܠܦܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܠܦܢܗ	ܡܠܦܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܠܦܢܗ	ܡܠܦܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܠܦܢܢ	ܡܠܦܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܠܦܢܟܘܢ	ܡܠܦܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܠܦܢܟܝܢ	ܡܠܦܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܠܦܢܗܘܢ	ܡܠܦܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܠܦܢܗܝܢ	ܡܠܦܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ

References

• “mlpn”, 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. 278b
• 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. 774b