ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛppisqoppɑ], [ʔappisqoppɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛppisqoppe], [ʔappisqoppe] (plural)

Noun

ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ • (ʾeppīsqōppām (plural ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ (ʾeppīsqōppē))

  1. overseer, prefect
  2. elder
  3. (Christianity) bishop

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦ 1st person ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܢ
construct ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦ 2nd person ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܟ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܟܝ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܟܘܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ 3rd person ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܗ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܗ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܗܘܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܢ 1st person ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܢ
construct ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝ 2nd person ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܟ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܟܝ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܟܘܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ 3rd person ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܘܗܝ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܗ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܗܘܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

  • ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܘܬܐ (ʾeppīsqōppūṯā)
  • ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܘܢ (ʾeppīsqōppīyōn)

References

  • ˀpysqwpˀ”, 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 17b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 26b
  • 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 86b