ܩܘܦܪܘܣ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ܩܸܘܦܪܘܿܣ • (qiwprōs) f
- Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)
Derived terms
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek κόπρος (kópros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qofˈros]
Noun
ܩܘܦܪܘܣ • (qōp̄rōs) m (plural ܩܘܦܪܘ)
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος (kupárissos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qufˈros]
Noun
ܩܘܦܪܘܣ • (qūp̄rōs) m (plural ܩܘܦܪܘ)
Etymology 3
From Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).
Alternative forms
- ܩܘܦܪܣ (Qwprs)
- ܩܦܪܣ (Qprs)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qufˈros]
Proper noun
ܩܘܦܪܘܣ • (Qūp̄rōs) f
- Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)
References
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 418a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 497b