ܕܦܬܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic [Term?], from Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā); compare Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar) and Hebrew דִּפְתָּר (diftár).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [dɪf.tɑːrɑː]
Noun
ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪܵܐ • (diftārā) m (plural ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪܹ̈ܐ (diftārē))
- notebook, copybook, exercise book
- Synonym: ܟܘܼܪܵܣܬܵܐ (kūrāstā)
- parchment, hide
- (accounting) account book
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪ (diftār) | 1st person | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪܝܼ (diftārī) | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪܲܢ (diftāran) | |||
| construct | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪ (diftār) | 2nd person | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (diftārōḵ) | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (diftārāḵ) | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (diftārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪܵܐ (diftārā) | 3rd person | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪܹܗ (diftārēh) | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪܵܗ̇ (diftārāh) | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪܗܘܿܢ (diftārhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (diftārīn) | 1st person | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪ̈ܝܼ (diftārī) | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪ̈ܲܢ (diftāran) | |||
| construct | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪ̈ܲܝ (diftāray) | 2nd person | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (diftārōḵ) | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (diftārāḵ) | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (diftārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪܹ̈ܐ (diftārē) | 3rd person | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (diftārūh) | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (diftārōh) | ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (diftārayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā). Compare Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar).
Pronunciation
Uncertain.
Noun
ܕܦܬܪܐ • (dptrʾ) m (plural ܕܝܦܬܪܣ or ܕܦܬܪܐ)
References
- “dptr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- 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 316b
- Krauss, Samuel, Löw, Immanuel (1899) Griechische und lateinische Lehnwörter in Talmud, Midrasch und Targum (in German), volume II, Berlin: S. Calvary, page 211a