ܥܦܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic عَفَر‎ (ʿafar) and Hebrew עָפָר‎ (ʿāp̄ār, “dust”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʕafrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕafre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܦܪܐ • (ˁap̄rā) m (plural ܥܦܪܐ)

  1. earth, soil, dust
Inflection
    declension of ܥܦܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܥܦܪ ܥܦܪܝܢ
construct ܥܦܪ ܥܦܪܝ
emphatic ܥܦܪܐ ܥܦܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܥܦܪܝ ܥܦܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܥܦܪܟ ܥܦܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܥܦܪܟܝ ܥܦܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܥܦܪܗ ܥܦܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܥܦܪܗ ܥܦܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܥܦܪܢ ܥܦܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܥܦܪܟܘܢ ܥܦܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܥܦܪܟܝܢ ܥܦܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܥܦܪܗܘܢ ܥܦܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܥܦܪܗܝܢ ܥܦܪܝܗܝܢ
See also

Etymology 2

From the root ܥ-ܦ-ܪ‎ (ʿ-p-r) related to cloaking.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʕafrɑ(ʔ)], [ʕ(ə)fɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕafre(ʔ)], [ʕ(ə)fɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܦܪܐ)

  1. garment, cloak, mantle, hood
Inflection
    declension of ܥܦܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܥܦܪ ܥܦܪܝܢ
construct ܥܦܪ ܥܦܪܝ
emphatic ܥܦܪܐ ܥܦܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܥܦܪܝ ܥܦܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܥܦܪܟ ܥܦܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܥܦܪܟܝ ܥܦܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܥܦܪܗ ܥܦܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܥܦܪܗ ܥܦܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܥܦܪܢ ܥܦܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܥܦܪܟܘܢ ܥܦܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܥܦܪܟܝܢ ܥܦܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܥܦܪܗܘܢ ܥܦܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܥܦܪܗܝܢ ܥܦܪܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “ˁpr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-12-13
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 260a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 422b
  • 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. 1124a-b
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