ܝܘܣܦ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܣ ܦ (w s p)
4 terms

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsēf).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ܝܵܘܣܸܦ • (yāwsipm

  1. Joseph (Biblical figure)
  2. a male given name
  3. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

  • ܐܘܿܣܘܿ (ōsō) (diminutive, nickname)
  • ܐܘܿܫܘܿ (ōšō) (diminutive, nickname)
  • ܝܘܿܣܝܼܦܘܿ (yōsīpō) (diminutive, nickname)
  • ܝܲܘܣܸܦ ܩܲܒ݂ܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (yawsip qaḇrānāyā, Joseph of Arimathea)
  • ܟ̰ܘܿܟ̰ܘܿ (čōčō) (diminutive, nickname)
  • ܟ̰ܘܿܦܹܐ (čōpē) (diminutive, nickname)
  • ܣܝܼܒܵܐ (sībā) (diminutive, nickname)
  • ܣܝܼܦܘܿ (sīpō) (diminutive, nickname)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Derived from Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsēf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jawsɛf/

Proper noun

ܝܘܣܦ • (yawsefm

  1. Joseph (Biblical figure)
  2. a male given name

Descendants

  • Malayalam: യൗസേപ്പ് (yausēppŭ)

References

  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 409b