ܩܘܦܪܘܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܘܦܪܘܣ

ܐܬܐ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɪw.pros.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [quːprus.]

Proper noun

ܩܸܘܦܪܘܿܣ • (qiwprōs) f

1. Cyprus (country and island)

Derived terms

• ܩܸܘܦܪܵܝܵܐ (qiwprāyā, “Cypriot”)
• ܓܲܪܒܹܐ ܩܸܘܦܪܘܿܣ (garbē qiwprōs, “Northern Cyprus”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κόπρος (kópros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qofˈros]

Noun

ܩܘܦܪܘܣ • (qōp̄rōs) m (plural ܩܘܦܪܘ)

1. dung

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος (kupárissos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qufˈros]

Noun

ܩܘܦܪܘܣ • (qūp̄rōs) m (plural ܩܘܦܪܘ)

1. (botany) cypress flowers; henna plant

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

Alternative forms

• ܩܘܦܪܣ (Qwprs)
• ܩܦܪܣ (Qprs)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qufˈros]

Proper noun

ܩܘܦܪܘܣ • (Qūp̄rōs) f

1. Cyprus

References

• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 418a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 497b