ܐܣܦܝܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛspe(j)rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛspe(j)re] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܦܝܪܐ • (ʾespejrāf (plural ܐܣܦܝܪܐ)

  1. any round object; circle, sphere
    Synonyms: ܚܘܕܪܐ, ܚܘܓܬܐ
  2. ball, globe
    Synonym: ܚܘܓܬܐ
  3. bowl
  4. round cake
  5. pine cone
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܣܦܝܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܣܦܝܪ 1st person ܐܣܦܝܪܝ ܐܣܦܝܪܢ
construct ܐܣܦܝܪ 2nd person ܐܣܦܝܪܟ ܐܣܦܝܪܟܝ ܐܣܦܝܪܟܘܢ ܐܣܦܝܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܣܦܝܪܐ 3rd person ܐܣܦܝܪܗ ܐܣܦܝܪܗ ܐܣܦܝܪܗܘܢ ܐܣܦܝܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܣܦܝܪܝܢ 1st person ܐܣܦܝܪܝ ܐܣܦܝܪܝܢ
construct ܐܣܦܝܪܝ 2nd person ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟ ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟܝ ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟܘܢ ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܣܦܝܪܐ 3rd person ܐܣܦܝܪܘܗܝ ܐܣܦܝܪܝܗ ܐܣܦܝܪܝܗܘܢ ܐܣܦܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛspe(j)rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛspe(j)re] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܦܝܪܐ • (ʾespejrāf (plural ܐܣܦܝܪܐ)

  1. (military) band, troop, cohort
    Synonym: ܓܝܣܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܣܦܝܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܣܦܝܪ 1st person ܐܣܦܝܪܝ ܐܣܦܝܪܢ
construct ܐܣܦܝܪ 2nd person ܐܣܦܝܪܟ ܐܣܦܝܪܟܝ ܐܣܦܝܪܟܘܢ ܐܣܦܝܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܣܦܝܪܐ 3rd person ܐܣܦܝܪܗ ܐܣܦܝܪܗ ܐܣܦܝܪܗܘܢ ܐܣܦܝܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܣܦܝܪܝܢ 1st person ܐܣܦܝܪܝ ܐܣܦܝܪܝܢ
construct ܐܣܦܝܪܝ 2nd person ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟ ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟܝ ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟܘܢ ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܣܦܝܪܐ 3rd person ܐܣܦܝܪܘܗܝ ܐܣܦܝܪܝܗ ܐܣܦܝܪܝܗܘܢ ܐܣܦܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek σφῦρα (sphûra).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛspe(j)rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛspe(j)re], [ʔɛspe(j)ras] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܦܝܪܐ • (ʾespejrāc (plural ܐܣܦܝܪܣ or ܐܣܦܝܪܐ)

  1. large hammer

See also

References

  • ˀspyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ˀspyr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ˀspyrˀ3”, 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, pages 15b, 16a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 24a, 385b
  • 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, →ISBN, pages 76a, 1031b