ܚܦܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܦ ܪ (ḥ p r)
4 terms

Of the noun pattern 1i23ā. Diverged from ܚܸܦܲܪܬܵܐ (ḥippartā), Proto-Semitic *ḥapr-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xɪprɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܦܪܵܐ • (ḥiprām (plural ܚܸܦܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥiprē))

  1. mine, lode
    Synonym: ܡܲܚܦܪܵܐ (maḥprā)
  2. metal
  3. (chiefly in the plural) minerals

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܸܦܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܚܦܲܪ (ḥpar) 1st person ܚܸܦܪܝܼ (ḥiprī) ܚܸܦܪܲܢ (ḥipran)
construct ܚܦܲܪ (ḥpar) 2nd person ܚܸܦܪܘܼܟ݂ (ḥiprōḵ) ܚܸܦܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥiprāḵ) ܚܸܦܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥiprawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܦܪܵܐ (ḥiprā) 3rd person ܚܸܦܪܹܗ (ḥiprēh) ܚܸܦܪܵܗ̇ (ḥiprāh) ܚܸܦܪܗܘܿܢ (ḥiprhōn)
plural absolute ܚܸܦܪ̈ܝܼܢ (ḥiprīn) 1st person ܚܸܦܪ̈ܝܼ (ḥiprī) ܚܸܦܪ̈ܲܢ (ḥipran)
construct ܚܸܦܪ̈ܲܝ (ḥipray) 2nd person ܚܸܦܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥiprōḵ) ܚܸܦܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥiprāḵ) ܚܸܦܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥiprawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܦܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥiprē) 3rd person ܚܸܦܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ḥiprūh) ܚܸܦܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (ḥiprōh) ܚܸܦܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ḥiprayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܚܸܦܪܵܝܵܐ (ḥiprāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ ܦ ܪ related to shame, from Proto-Semitic *ḫ p r. Compare Arabic خَفْر (ḵafr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħɛfrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħɛfre] (plural)

Noun

ܚܦܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܦܪܐ)

  1. shame
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܦܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܦܪ 1st person ܚܦܪܝ ܚܦܪܢ
construct ܚܦܪ 2nd person ܚܦܪܟ ܚܦܪܟܝ ܚܦܪܟܘܢ ܚܦܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܦܪܐ 3rd person ܚܦܪܗ ܚܦܪܗ ܚܦܪܗܘܢ ܚܦܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܦܪܝܢ 1st person ܚܦܪܝ ܚܦܪܝܢ
construct ܚܦܪܝ 2nd person ܚܦܪܝܟ ܚܦܪܝܟܝ ܚܦܪܝܟܘܢ ܚܦܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܦܪܐ 3rd person ܚܦܪܘܗܝ ܚܦܪܝܗ ܚܦܪܝܗܘܢ ܚܦܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ ܦ ܪ related to digging, from Proto-Semitic *ḥapr-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħɛfrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħɛfre] (plural)

Noun

ܚܦܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܦܪܐ)

  1. ditch, trench, hole
  2. pit, mine
  3. grave
  4. pond
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܦܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܦܪ 1st person ܚܦܪܝ ܚܦܪܢ
construct ܚܦܪ 2nd person ܚܦܪܟ ܚܦܪܟܝ ܚܦܪܟܘܢ ܚܦܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܦܪܐ 3rd person ܚܦܪܗ ܚܦܪܗ ܚܦܪܗܘܢ ܚܦܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܦܪܝܢ 1st person ܚܦܪܝ ܚܦܪܝܢ
construct ܚܦܪܝ 2nd person ܚܦܪܝܟ ܚܦܪܝܟܝ ܚܦܪܝܟܘܢ ܚܦܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܦܪܐ 3rd person ܚܦܪܘܗܝ ܚܦܪܝܗ ܚܦܪܝܗܘܢ ܚܦܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ ܦ ܪ related to digging, from Proto-Semitic *ḥapr-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)fɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)fɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܚܦܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܦܪܐ)

  1. digging, hollowing
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܦܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܦܪ 1st person ܚܦܪܝ ܚܦܪܢ
construct ܚܦܪ 2nd person ܚܦܪܟ ܚܦܪܟܝ ܚܦܪܟܘܢ ܚܦܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܦܪܐ 3rd person ܚܦܪܗ ܚܦܪܗ ܚܦܪܗܘܢ ܚܦܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܦܪܝܢ 1st person ܚܦܪܝ ܚܦܪܝܢ
construct ܚܦܪܝ 2nd person ܚܦܪܝܟ ܚܦܪܝܟܝ ܚܦܪܝܟܘܢ ܚܦܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܦܪܐ 3rd person ܚܦܪܘܗܝ ܚܦܪܝܗ ܚܦܪܝܗܘܢ ܚܦܪܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ḥpr”, 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 113b–114a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 154a
  • 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 482a–b