ܥ ܪ ܦ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic; compare Arabic ع ر ف (ʕ r f) and Hebrew ע־ר־ף (ʿ-r-p).

Root

ܥ ܪ ܦ • (ˁ r p)

1. forming words pertaining to bartering, banking

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܥܵܪܹܦ (ˁārēp, “to work in a bank”)
• ܥܲܪܸܦ (ˁarrip, “to bank”)

Nouns

• ܡܥܲܪܦܵܢܵܐ (mˁarpānā, “banker”)
• ܥܘܼܪܵܦܵܐ (ˁurrāpā, “exchange”)
• ܥܘܼܪܦܵܢܵܐ (ˁurpānā, “profit, bank”)

  ܒܹܝܬ ܥܘܼܪܦܵܢܵܐ (bēt ˁurpānā, “bank”)

Adjectives

• ܡܸܬܥܲܪܦܵܢܵܐ (mitˁarpānā)