ܛܪܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܛ ܪ ܦ (ṭ r p)
2 terms

Inherited from Aramaic טַרְפָּא (ṭarpā); related to Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf), Hebrew טֶרָף (teráf) and Armenian տերեւ (terew).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [tˤarpaː]

Noun

ܛܲܪܦܵܐ • (ṭarpām (plural ܛܲܪ̈ܦܹܐ (ṭarpē) or ܛܲܪ̈ܦܵܦܹܐ (ṭarpāpē))

  1. leaf (of a plant)
  2. page (of a book)
  3. (anatomy) lobe (e.g. of the ear, liver, lung, etc.); cartilage of the nose
  4. bran

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܲܪܦܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܛܪܲܦ (ṭrap) 1st person ܛܲܪܦܝܼ (ṭarpī) ܛܲܪܦܲܢ (ṭarpan)
construct ܛܪܲܦ (ṭrap) 2nd person ܛܲܪܦܘܼܟ݂ (ṭarpōḵ) ܛܲܪܦܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭarpāḵ) ܛܲܪܦܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭarpawḵōn)
emphatic ܛܲܪܦܵܐ (ṭarpā) 3rd person ܛܲܪܦܹܗ (ṭarpēh) ܛܲܪܦܵܗ̇ (ṭarpāh) ܛܲܪܦܗܘܿܢ (ṭarphōn)
plural absolute ܛܲܪ̈ܦܝܼܢ (ṭarpīn) 1st person ܛܲܪ̈ܦܝܼ (ṭarpī) ܛܲܪ̈ܦܲܢ (ṭarpan)
construct ܛܲܪ̈ܦܲܝ (ṭarpay) 2nd person ܛܲܪ̈ܦܘܼܟ݂ (ṭarpōḵ) ܛܲܪ̈ܦܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭarpāḵ) ܛܲܪ̈ܦܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭarpawḵōn)
emphatic ܛܲܪ̈ܦܹܐ (ṭarpē) 3rd person ܛܲܪ̈ܦܘܼܗܝ (ṭarpūh) ܛܲܪ̈ܦܘܼܗ̇ (ṭarpōh) ܛܲܪ̈ܦܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ṭarpayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܛܲܪܦܵܢܵܐ (ṭarpānā, leafy)
  • ܛܲܪܦܵܐ ܕܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭarpā dnāṯā, earlobe)
  • ܛܲܪܦܵܐ ܕܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ṭarpā dˁaynā, eyelid)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf) and Hebrew טָרָף (ṭārāp̄).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˤarpɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤarpe], [tˤarpɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܛܪܦܐ • (ṭarpām (plural ܛܪܦܢܐ or ܛܪܦܐ)

  1. leaf (of a plant)
  2. (figuratively) leaf (of a book)
  3. (anatomy) lobe (e.g. of the ear, liver, lung, etc.); cartilage of the nose
  4. bran
Inflection
Inflection of ܛܪܦܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܛܪܦ 1st person ܛܪܦܝ ܛܪܦܢ
construct ܛܪܦ 2nd person ܛܪܦܟ ܛܪܦܟܝ ܛܪܦܟܘܢ ܛܪܦܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܛܪܦܗ ܛܪܦܗ ܛܪܦܗܘܢ ܛܪܦܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܛܪܦܢܝܢ ,ܛܪܦܝܢ 1st person ܛܪܦܢܝ ,ܛܪܦܝ ܛܪܦܢܝܢ ,ܛܪܦܝܢ
construct ܛܪܦܢܝ ,ܛܪܦܝ 2nd person ܛܪܦܢܝܟ ,ܛܪܦܝܟ ܛܪܦܢܝܟܝ ,ܛܪܦܝܟܝ ܛܪܦܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܛܪܦܝܟܘܢ ܛܪܦܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܛܪܦܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܪܦܢܐ , 3rd person ܛܪܦܢܘܗܝ ,ܛܪܦܘܗܝ ܛܪܦܢܝܗ ,ܛܪܦܝܗ ܛܪܦܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܛܪܦܝܗܘܢ ܛܪܦܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܛܪܦܝܗܝܢ
Descendants
  • Old Armenian: տերև (terew)

Etymology 2

From the root ܛ ܪ ܦ related to striking.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˤarpɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤarpe] (plural)

Noun

ܛܪܦܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܛܪܦܐ)

  1. striking
  2. collision
  3. stroke, blow
  4. movement, fluttering (e.g. of wings)
  5. beat, moment of time
Inflection
Inflection of ܛܪܦܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܛܪܦ 1st person ܛܪܦܝ ܛܪܦܢ
construct ܛܪܦ 2nd person ܛܪܦܟ ܛܪܦܟܝ ܛܪܦܟܘܢ ܛܪܦܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܪܦܐ 3rd person ܛܪܦܗ ܛܪܦܗ ܛܪܦܗܘܢ ܛܪܦܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܛܪܦܝܢ 1st person ܛܪܦܝ ܛܪܦܝܢ
construct ܛܪܦܝ 2nd person ܛܪܦܝܟ ܛܪܦܝܟܝ ܛܪܦܝܟܘܢ ܛܪܦܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܪܦܐ 3rd person ܛܪܦܘܗܝ ܛܪܦܝܗ ܛܪܦܝܗܘܢ ܛܪܦܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ṭrp”, 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, page 133a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 183a
  • 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 555b

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