ܙܪܢܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms
  • ܙܪܐܦܗ‎
  • ܙܪܝܦܐ‎

Etymology

From Persian زرناپا‎ (zurnāpā), compound of زرنا‎ (zurnā, “flute, zurna”) and پا‎ (pā, “leg”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [zarnɑfɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [zarnɑfe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܙܪܢܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܪܢܦܐ)

  1. giraffe

Inflection
    declension of ܙܪܢܦܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܙܪܢܦ ܙܪܢܦܝܢ
construct ܙܪܢܦ ܙܪܢܦܝ
emphatic ܙܪܢܦܐ ܙܪܢܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܙܪܢܦܝ ܙܪܢܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܙܪܢܦܟ ܙܪܢܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܙܪܢܦܟܝ ܙܪܢܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܙܪܢܦܗ ܙܪܢܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܙܪܢܦܗ ܙܪܢܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܙܪܢܦܢ ܙܪܢܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܙܪܢܦܟܘܢ ܙܪܢܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܙܪܢܦܟܝܢ ܙܪܢܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܙܪܢܦܗܘܢ ܙܪܢܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܙܪܢܦܗܝܢ ܙܪܢܦܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

References
  • “zrnp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 92a
  • 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. 399b
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