ܟܣܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܣ ܦ (k s p)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic כַּסְפָּא (kaspā); compare Hebrew כֶּסֶף (késef), Akkadian 𒆬𒌓 (kaspum) and Ugaritic 𐎋𐎒𐎔 (ksp /⁠kaspu⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [kɪs.pɑː]

Noun

ܟܸܣܦܵܐ • (kispām sg (plural ܟܸܣܦܹ̈ܐ (kispē))

  1. money
    Synonym: ܙܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ (zūzē)
  2. (dated) silver
    Synonym: ܣܹܐܡܵܐ (sēmā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܸܣܦܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܟܣܸܦ (ksip) 1st person ܟܸܣܦܝܼ (kispī) ܟܸܣܦܲܢ (kispan)
construct ܟܣܸܦ (ksip) 2nd person ܟܸܣܦܘܼܟ݂ (kispōḵ) ܟܸܣܦܵܟ݂ܝ (kispāḵ) ܟܸܣܦܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kispawḵōn)
emphatic ܟܸܣܦܵܐ (kispā) 3rd person ܟܸܣܦܹܗ (kispēh) ܟܸܣܦܵܗ̇ (kispāh) ܟܸܣܦܗܘܿܢ (kisphōn)
plural absolute ܟܸܣܦܝܼ̈ܢ (kispīn) 1st person ܟܸܣܦܝܼ̈ (kispī) ܟܸܣܦܲܢ̈ (kispan)
construct ܟܸܣܦܲܝ̈ (kispay) 2nd person ܟܸܣܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kispōḵ) ܟܸܣܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kispāḵ) ܟܸܣܦܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kispawḵōn)
emphatic ܟܸܣܦܹ̈ܐ (kispē) 3rd person ܟܸܣܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kispūh) ܟܸܣܦܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (kispōh) ܟܸܣܦܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kispayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܟܸܣܦܵܐ ܕܥܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ (kispā dˁyāḏā, currency)
  • ܟܸܣܦܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kispānāyā, financial, monetary, pecuniary)
  • ܪܸܚܡܲܬ݂ ܟܸܣܦܵܐ (riḥmaṯ kispā, avarice)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew כֶּסֶף (késep̄).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɛspɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kɛspe] (plural)

Noun

ܟܣܦܐ • (kespām (plural ܟܣܦܐ (kespē), absolute ܟܣܦ (ksep̄))

  1. silver
    Synonyms: ܣܐܡܐ (sēmā), ܣܝܢܐ, ܣܗܪܐ
  2. money
    Synonym: ܙܘܙܐ (zūzē)
  3. (in the plural) coins, pieces of silver

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܣܦܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܣܦ 1st person ܟܣܦܝ ܟܣܦܢ
construct ܟܣܦ 2nd person ܟܣܦܟ ܟܣܦܟܝ ܟܣܦܟܘܢ ܟܣܦܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܣܦܐ 3rd person ܟܣܦܗ ܟܣܦܗ ܟܣܦܗܘܢ ܟܣܦܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܣܦܝܢ 1st person ܟܣܦܝ ܟܣܦܝܢ
construct ܟܣܦܝ 2nd person ܟܣܦܝܟ ܟܣܦܝܟܝ ܟܣܦܝܟܘܢ ܟܣܦܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܣܦܐ 3rd person ܟܣܦܘܗܝ ܟܣܦܝܗ ܟܣܦܝܗܘܢ ܟܣܦܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

  • ܟܣܦ ܪܝܫܐ (ksep rēšā, poll tax)
  • ܟܣܦܢܝܐ (kespānāyā, pecuniary)
  • ܪܚܡܬ ܟܣܦܐ (rehmaṯ kespā, avarice)

References

  • ksp”, 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 160a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 221b
  • 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 641a

Mlahsö

Etymology

From Aramaic כתפא, from Proto-West Semitic *katip-, compare Turoyo ܟܰܬ݂ܦ݁ܳܐ (kaṯpo) and Hértevin ܟܦܬܐ.

Noun

ܟܶܣܦ݁ܳܐ (kespom

  1. shoulder