ܨܦܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sˤafrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sˤafre(ʔ)], [sˤafrawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܦܪܘܬܐ‎ or ܨܦܪܐ)

  1. morning
  2. dawn, daybreak
  3. (figuratively) onset, early stage
Inflection
    declension of ܨܦܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܨܦܪ ܨܦܪܘܬܐ ,ܨܦܪܐ
construct ܨܦܪ ܨܦܪܘܬܐ ,ܨܦܪܐ
emphatic ܨܦܪܐ ܨܦܪܘܬܐ ,ܨܦܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܨܦܪܝ ܨܦܪܘܬܝ ,ܨܦܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܨܦܪܟ ܨܦܪܘܬܟ ,ܨܦܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܨܦܪܟܝ ܨܦܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܨܦܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܨܦܪܗ ܨܦܪܘܬܗ ,ܨܦܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܨܦܪܗ ܨܦܪܘܬܗ ,ܨܦܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܨܦܪܢ ܨܦܪܘܬܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܨܦܪܟܘܢ ܨܦܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܨܦܪܟܝܢ ܨܦܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܨܦܪܗܘܢ ܨܦܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܨܦܪܗܝܢ ܨܦܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic عُصْفُور‎ (ʿuṣfūr) and Hebrew צִפּוֹר‎ (ṣippôr).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sˤɛp(pə)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sˤɛp(pə)re(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܨܦܪܐ)

  1. small bird; sparrow, finch
Inflection
    declension of ܨܦܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܨܦܪ ܨܦܪܝܢ
construct ܨܦܪ ܨܦܪܝ
emphatic ܨܦܪܐ ܨܦܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܨܦܪܝ ܨܦܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܨܦܪܟ ܨܦܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܨܦܪܟܝ ܨܦܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܨܦܪܗ ܨܦܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܨܦܪܗ ܨܦܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܨܦܪܢ ܨܦܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܨܦܪܟܘܢ ܨܦܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܨܦܪܟܝܢ ܨܦܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܨܦܪܗܘܢ ܨܦܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܨܦܪܗܝܢ ܨܦܪܝܗܝܢ
See also

Etymology 3

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew צַפָּר‎ (ṣappār).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sˤappɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sˤappɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܦܪܐ)

  1. bird dealer
  2. birdwatcher
Inflection
    declension of ܨܦܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܨܦܪ ܨܦܪܝܢ
construct ܨܦܪ ܨܦܪܝ
emphatic ܨܦܪܐ ܨܦܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܨܦܪܝ ܨܦܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܨܦܪܟ ܨܦܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܨܦܪܟܝ ܨܦܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܨܦܪܗ ܨܦܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܨܦܪܗ ܨܦܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܨܦܪܢ ܨܦܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܨܦܪܟܘܢ ܨܦܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܨܦܪܟܝܢ ܨܦܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܨܦܪܗܘܢ ܨܦܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܨܦܪܗܝܢ ܨܦܪܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “ṣpr”, 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. 304b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 483a
  • 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, pp. 1298b-1299a

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