ܡܠܦܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܝ ܠ ܦ (y l p)
7 terms

Etymology

Agent noun of the verb ܡܲܠܸܦ (mallip, to teach).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mal.pɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܠܦܵܢܵܐ • (malpānām (plural ܡܲܠܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ (malpānē), feminine ܡܲܠܦܵܢܬܵܐ (malpāntā) or ܡܲܠܦܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (malpānīṯā))

  1. teacher, instructor
    Synonyms: ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā), ܪܲܒܝܼ (rabī)
    ܐܲܚܘܿܢܝܼ ܣܲܪܓܘܿܢ ܡܲܠܦܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܠܕܸܦܢܵܐ ܕܝܵܡܵܐ.aḥōnī sargōn malpānā ìlēh bmadraštā ldipnā d-yāmā.My brother Sargon is a teacher at the school next to the lake.
    • James 3:1:
      ܐܲܚܘܿܢܘܵܬܝܼ̈، ܠܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܡܸܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܡܲܠܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ، ܣܵܒܵܒ ܝܕܹܥܡܘܼܢ ܕܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܕܡܲܠܦܲܚ ܒܸܬ ܩܲܒܠܲܚ ܕܝܵܢܬܵܐ ܒܘܼܫ ܓܘܼܪܬܵܐ.
      aḥōnwātī, lā rābā minnāwḵōn hāwī malpānē, sābāb dēˁmūn d-aḥnan dmalpaḥ bit qablaḥ dyāntā būš gurtā.
      My brothers, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgement.

Derived terms

  • ܡܲܠܦܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (malpānūtā, doctrine)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܝ ܠ ܦ related to learning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mal(lə)fɑnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mal(lə)fɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܡܠܦܢܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܠܦܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܠܦܢܝܬܐ)

  1. one who is learned; teacher, master, schoolmaster, doctor

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܠܦܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܠܦܢ 1st person ܡܠܦܢܝ ܡܠܦܢܢ
construct ܡܠܦܢ 2nd person ܡܠܦܢܟ ܡܠܦܢܟܝ ܡܠܦܢܟܘܢ ܡܠܦܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܠܦܢܐ 3rd person ܡܠܦܢܗ ܡܠܦܢܗ ܡܠܦܢܗܘܢ ܡܠܦܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܠܦܢܝܢ 1st person ܡܠܦܢܝ ܡܠܦܢܝܢ
construct ܡܠܦܢܝ 2nd person ܡܠܦܢܝܟ ܡܠܦܢܝܟܝ ܡܠܦܢܝܟܘܢ ܡܠܦܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܠܦܢܐ 3rd person ܡܠܦܢܘܗܝ ܡܠܦܢܝܗ ܡܠܦܢܝܗܘܢ ܡܠܦܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

  • ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ

References

  • mlpn”, 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 141b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 278b
  • 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 774b