כפרא

Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

(village): From Akkadian 𒅗𒀊𒊒 (kapru, farm, village; a settlement outside of a city), considered to be from the non-Akkadian “Mari language”, that is it is formed either in the unknown East Semitic or the unknown Amorite language spoken there.

(tomb): Compare Dadanitic 𐪋𐪐𐪇 (kfr, tomb).

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /kafrɑ/

Noun

כַּפְרָא • (kap̄rām (plural כַּפְרֵא (kap̄rē))

  1. (Palestine) hamlet, village
  2. (Nabataean) tomb, sepulcher
Derived terms
  • כַּפְרָנָא (kap̄rānā)
Descendants
  • Arabic: كَفْر (kafr)
  • Coptic: ϫⲉⲫⲣⲟ (čephro)
      • Arabic: شُبْرَا (šubrā)
      • Ancient Greek: σαπρο (sapro)
  • Hebrew: כְּפָר (kp̄ār)
  • Old South Arabian: 𐩫𐩰𐩧 (kfr)

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /kfɑrɑ/

Noun

כְּפָרָא • (kp̄ārām

  1. (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic) smearing

References

  • kpr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • kpr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–