ܛܦܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *θ̣upr-, *θ̣ipr-. The senses “onycha” and “onyx” are semantic loans of Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tˁɛfrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˁɛfre(ʔ)], [tˁɛfrɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܛܦܪܐ • (ṭep̄rā) f (plural ܛܦܪܬܐ‎ or ܛܦܪܐ)

  1. (anatomy) fingernail, toenail
  2. (figuratively) anything resembling a nail
  3. claw, talon, hoof
  4. crag
  5. (medicine) hypopyon
  6. onycha
  7. onyx

Inflection
    declension of ܛܦܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܛܦܪ ܛܦܪܢ ,ܛܦܪܝܢ
construct ܛܦܪ ܛܦܪܬ ,ܛܦܪܝ
emphatic ܛܦܪܐ ܛܦܪܬܐ ,ܛܦܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܛܦܪܝ ܛܦܪܬܝ ,ܛܦܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܛܦܪܟ ܛܦܪܬܟ ,ܛܦܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܛܦܪܟܝ ܛܦܪܬܟܝ ,ܛܦܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܛܦܪܗ ܛܦܪܬܗ ,ܛܦܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܛܦܪܗ ܛܦܪܬܗ ,ܛܦܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܛܦܪܢ ܛܦܪܬܢ ,ܛܦܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܛܦܪܟܘܢ ܛܦܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܛܦܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܛܦܪܟܝܢ ܛܦܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܛܦܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܛܦܪܗܘܢ ܛܦܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܛܦܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܛܦܪܗܝܢ ܛܦܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܛܦܪܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “ṭpr”, 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, page 131b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 181a
  • 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, page 548a

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