ܥܪܦܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܪ ܦ ܠ (ˁ r p l)
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic עַרֲפֵּלָא (ˁarăpellā), from Proto-Semitic *ʿ-r-p (cloud) + a suffixed -l; cognate to Hebrew עֲרָפֶל ('arafél) and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎗𐎔𐎚 (ʿrpt /⁠ʿurpatu⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʕar.pɪllɑː]

Noun

ܥܲܪܦܸܠܵܐ • (ˁarpillāf sg (plural ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܹܐ (ˁarpillē))

  1. fog, mist, cloud
    Synonym: ܚܸܦܘܿܝܬܵܐ (ḥipōytā)
  2. gloom, darkness
    Synonyms: ܚܘܼܫܟܵܐ (ḥuškā), ܚܘܼܒ݂ܝܵܐ (ḥuḇyā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܲܪܦܸܠܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܥܲܪܦܸܠ (ˁarpil) 1st person ܥܲܪܦܸܠܝܼ (ˁarpilī) ܥܲܪܦܸܠܲܢ (ˁarpillan)
construct ܥܲܪܦܸܠ (ˁarpil) 2nd person ܥܲܪܦܸܠܘܼܟ݂ (ˁarpilōḵ) ܥܲܪܦܸܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁarpillāḵ) ܥܲܪܦܸܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁarpillawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܲܪܦܸܠܵܐ (ˁarpillā) 3rd person ܥܲܪܦܸܠܹܗ (ˁarpillēh) ܥܲܪܦܸܠܵܗ̇ (ˁarpillāh) ܥܲܪܦܸܠܗܘܿܢ (ˁarpilhōn)
plural absolute ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܝܼܢ (ˁarpilīn) 1st person ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܝܼ (ˁarpilī) ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܲܢ (ˁarpillan)
construct ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܲܝ (ˁarpillay) 2nd person ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܘܼܟ݂ (ˁarpilōḵ) ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁarpillāḵ) ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁarpillawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܹܐ (ˁarpillē) 3rd person ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܘܼܗܝ (ˁarpilūh) ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܘܼܗ̇ (ˁarpillōh) ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ˁarpillayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܡܥܲܪܦܸܠ (mˁarpil, to fog up)
  • ܥܲܪܦܸܠܵܢܵܐ (ˁarpillānā, foggy, hazy)
  • ܥܲܪܦܸܠܵܐ ܬܸܢܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ˁarpillā tinnānāytā, smog)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʿ-r-p (cloud) + a suffixed -l. Compare Hebrew עֲרָפֶל (ʿărāp̄el) and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎗𐎔𐎚 (ʿrpt /⁠ʿurpatu⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕarpɛllɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕarpɛlle] (plural)

Noun

ܥܪܦܠܐ • (‘arpelāf (plural ܥܪܦܠܐ)

  1. fog, mist, cloud
  2. gloom, darkness

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܪܦܠܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܪܦܠ 1st person ܥܪܦܠܝ ܥܪܦܠܢ
construct ܥܪܦܠ 2nd person ܥܪܦܠܟ ܥܪܦܠܟܝ ܥܪܦܠܟܘܢ ܥܪܦܠܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܪܦܠܐ 3rd person ܥܪܦܠܗ ܥܪܦܠܗ ܥܪܦܠܗܘܢ ܥܪܦܠܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܥܪܦܠܝܢ 1st person ܥܪܦܠܝ ܥܪܦܠܝܢ
construct ܥܪܦܠܝ 2nd person ܥܪܦܠܝܟ ܥܪܦܠܝܟܝ ܥܪܦܠܝܟܘܢ ܥܪܦܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܪܦܠܐ 3rd person ܥܪܦܠܘܗܝ ܥܪܦܠܝܗ ܥܪܦܠܝܗܘܢ ܥܪܦܠܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ˁrpl”, 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 264b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 429a
  • 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 1141b–1142a