Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܥ-ܪ-ܦ (ʿ-r-p) related to discussing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʕurrɑfɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕurrɑfe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܥܘܪܦܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܘܪܦܐ)

  1. discussion
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Etymology 2

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From the root ܥ-ܪ-ܦ (ʿ-r-p) related to changing money.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʕurrɑfɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕurrɑfe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܥܘܪܦܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܘܪܦܐ)

  1. money changing
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Etymology 3

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From Arabic عُرْف (ʕurf).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʕurpɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕurpe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܥܘܪܦܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܘܪܦܐ)

  1. (animal anatomy) cockscomb
Inflection
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Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

References

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  • ˁwrp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-07
  • ˁwrpˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-07
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 264b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 408a
  • 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. 1087b