ܣܦܪܬܐ
Classical Syriac
editEtymology 1
editFrom the root ܣ-ܦ-ܪ (s-p-r) related to narrating. Compare and Hebrew סוֹפֶרֶת (sōp̄éreṯ).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܣܦܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܦܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܣܦܪܐ)
- scribe, writer
- clerk
- lawyer, notary
- master, schoolmaster, teacher, doctor
- one learned in sacred scriptures
Inflection
edit declension of ܣܦܪܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܣܦܪܐ | ܣܦܪܢ |
| construct | ܣܦܪܬ | ܣܦܪܬ |
| emphatic | ܣܦܪܬܐ | ܣܦܪܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܦܪܬܝ | ܣܦܪܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܬܟ | ܣܦܪܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܬܟܝ | ܣܦܪܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܦܪܬܗ | ܣܦܪܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܦܪܬܗ | ܣܦܪܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܦܪܬܢ | ܣܦܪܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܬܟܘܢ | ܣܦܪܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܬܟܝܢ | ܣܦܪܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܬܗܘܢ | ܣܦܪܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܬܗܝܢ | ܣܦܪܬܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
editFrom the root ܣ-ܦ-ܪ (s-p-r) related to shearing. Compare Hebrew סַפָּרָה (sappārâ).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܣܦܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܦܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܣܦܪܐ)
Inflection
edit declension of ܣܦܪܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܣܦܪܐ | ܣܦܪܢ |
| construct | ܣܦܪܬ | ܣܦܪܬ |
| emphatic | ܣܦܪܬܐ | ܣܦܪܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܦܪܬܝ | ܣܦܪܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܬܟ | ܣܦܪܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܦܪܬܟܝ | ܣܦܪܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܦܪܬܗ | ܣܦܪܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܦܪܬܗ | ܣܦܪܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܦܪܬܢ | ܣܦܪܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܬܟܘܢ | ܣܦܪܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܦܪܬܟܝܢ | ܣܦܪܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܬܗܘܢ | ܣܦܪܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܦܪܬܗܝܢ | ܣܦܪܬܗܝܢ |
References
edit- “sprh”, 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, pp. 234b-235a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 387a
- 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. 1036a