ܙܪܢܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.?
    Classical Persian سرنا
    Proto-Indo-European *ped-
    Proto-Indo-European *-s
    Proto-Indo-European *pṓds
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts
    Proto-Iranian *pā́dah
    Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d)
    Classical Persian پَا (pā)
    Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor.
    Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܦܐ

    Borrowed from Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā).

    Pronunciation

    • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [zarˈnɑ.fɑ]
    • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [zarˈnɑ.pɑ]
    • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [zɑrˈno.fo]

    Noun

    ܙܪܢܦܐ • (zarnāp̄ā) m (plural ܙܪܢܦܐ (zarnāp̄ē))

    1. giraffe
      Synonym: ܓܡܠ ܢܡܪܐ (gəmal nemrā)

    Inflection

    Inflection of ܙܪܢܦܐ
    isolated forms with possessive pronouns
    state form person singular plural
    m f m f
    singular absolute ܙܪܢܦ 1st person ܙܪܢܦܝ ܙܪܢܦܢ
    construct ܙܪܢܦ 2nd person ܙܪܢܦܟ ܙܪܢܦܟܝ ܙܪܢܦܟܘܢ ܙܪܢܦܟܝܢ
    emphatic ܙܪܢܦܐ 3rd person ܙܪܢܦܗ ܙܪܢܦܗ ܙܪܢܦܗܘܢ ܙܪܢܦܗܝܢ
    plural absolute ܙܪܢܦܝܢ 1st person ܙܪܢܦܝ ܙܪܢܦܝܢ
    construct ܙܪܢܦܝ 2nd person ܙܪܢܦܝܟ ܙܪܢܦܝܟܝ ܙܪܢܦܝܟܘܢ ܙܪܢܦܝܟܝܢ
    emphatic ܙܪܢܦܐ 3rd person ܙܪܢܦܘܗܝ ܙܪܢܦܝܗ ܙܪܢܦܝܗܘܢ ܙܪܢܦܝܗܝܢ

    Descendants

    • → Arabic: زَرَافَة (zarāfa), زُرَافَة (zurāfa) (see there for further descendants)

    References

    • “zrnp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 20 November 2012
    • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 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, →ISBN, page 399b
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