Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܫܝܦܘܪܐ

Etymology

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From Aramaic שִׁיפּוֹרָא (šīppōrā); compare Hebrew שׁוֹפָר (shofár, Jewish ram's horn trumpet) and Akkadian 𒀉𒌋𒆤 (/⁠sappartu⁠/, tip of an animal's horn).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃiːppoːrɑː]

Noun

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ܫܝܼܦܘܿܪܵܐ (šīpōrām sg (plural ܫܝܼܦܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (šīpōrē))

  1. trumpet, bugle

Inflection

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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Compare Hebrew שׁוֹפָר (šōp̄ār).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃipporɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃippore(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܫܝܦܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܝܦܘܪܐ)

  1. (music) trumpet

Inflection

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References

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  • šypwr”, 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. 367a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 575b
  • 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. 1554a