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 • (diftārām (plural ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪܹ̈ܐ (diftārē))

  1. notebook, copybook, exercise book
    Synonym: ܟܘܼܪܵܣܬܵܐ (kūrāstā)
  2. parchment, hide
  3. (accounting) account book

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܸܦ̮ܬܵܪܵܐ
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 • (dptrʾm (plural ܕܝܦܬܪܣ or ܕܦܬܪܐ)

  1. parchment, hide
  2. (accounting) account book

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