ܙܪܝܦܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic זַרְנָפָא (zarnāp̄ā), a borrowing from Classical Persian زرناپا (zurnāpā), a compound of زرنا (zurnā, “flute”) and پا (pā, “leg”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [zɑːriːpɑː]
Noun
ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ • (zārīpā) m (plural ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܹܐ (zārīpē), feminine ܙܵܪܝܼܦܬܵܐ (zārīptā))
- giraffe
- ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܹܗ ܩܕ݂ܵܠܐ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡܸܢ ܣܘܼܣܹܐ
- zārīpā īṯ bēh qḏālā rāmā yatīr min sūsē
- The giraffe has a taller neck than the horse.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܵܪܝܼܦ (zārīp) | 1st person | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܝܼ (zārīpī) | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܲܢ (zārīpan) | |||
| construct | ܙܵܪܝܼܦ (zārīp) | 2nd person | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܘܼܟ݂ (zārīpōḵ) | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ (zārīpāḵ) | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zārīpawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zārīpā) | 3rd person | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܹܗ (zārīpēh) | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܗ̇ (zārīpāh) | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܗܘܿܢ (zārīphōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܝܼܢ (zārīpīn) | 1st person | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܝܼ (zārīpī) | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܲܢ (zārīpan) | |||
| construct | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܲܝ (zārīpay) | 2nd person | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܘܼܟ݂ (zārīpōḵ) | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ (zārīpāḵ) | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zārīpawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܹܐ (zārīpē) | 3rd person | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܘܼܗܝ (zārīpūh) | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܘܼܗ̇ (zārīpōh) | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܲܝܗܘܿܢ (zārīpayhōn) | |||
References
- “ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 9 January 2022 (last accessed)
Classical Syriac
Noun
ܙܪܝܦܐ • (zārīp̄ā) m (plural ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܪܝܦ | 1st person | ܙܪܝܦܝ | ܙܪܝܦܢ | |||
| construct | ܙܪܝܦ | 2nd person | ܙܪܝܦܟ | ܙܪܝܦܟܝ | ܙܪܝܦܟܘܢ | ܙܪܝܦܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܙܪܝܦܐ | 3rd person | ܙܪܝܦܗ | ܙܪܝܦܗ | ܙܪܝܦܗܘܢ | ܙܪܝܦܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܙܪܝܦܝܢ | 1st person | ܙܪܝܦܝ | ܙܪܝܦܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܙܪܝܦܝ | 2nd person | ܙܪܝܦܝܟ | ܙܪܝܦܝܟܝ | ܙܪܝܦܝܟܘܢ | ܙܪܝܦܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܙܪܝܦܐ | 3rd person | ܙܪܝܦܘܗܝ | ܙܪܝܦܝܗ | ܙܪܝܦܝܗܘܢ | ܙܪܝܦܝܗܝܢ | ||