ܫܦܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܫ ܦ ܪ (š p r)
2 terms

Inherited from Aramaic שַׁפִּירָא (šappīrā). Of the adjective pattern 1a22ī3ā.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃap.piː.raː.]

Adjective

ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ • (šapīrā) (feminine ܫܲܦܝܼܪܬܵܐ (šapīrtā), plural ܫܲܦܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (šapīrē))

1. beautiful, pretty, handsome, fair, lovely

   ܗ̇ܘ ܛܘܼܪܵܐ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.

   awa ṭūrā šapīrā ìlēh.

   This is a beautiful mountain.

Derived terms

• ܫܲܦܝܼܪ (šapīr)
• ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ (šapīrāˀīt, “beautifully”)
• ܫܲܦܝܼܪܘܼܬܵܐ (šapīrūtā, “beauty, beautifulness”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Σαπφειρη (Sappheirē).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃap.piː.raː.]

Proper noun

ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ • (šapīrā) f

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek.
2. (biblical) Sapphira