ܨܦܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܨ ܦ ܪ (ṣ p r)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic צַפְרָא (ṣap̄ərā); related to Arabic أَصْفَر (ʔaṣfar, yellow).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [sˤap.rɑː]

Noun

ܨܲܦܪܵܐ • (ṣaprām sg (plural ܨܲܦܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣaprawwāṯā))

  1. morning (early part of the day between dawn and midday)
    Synonym: ܩܲܕܵܡܬܵܐ (qaddāmtā)
  2. morning prayer
  3. (figuratively) onset, early stage
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܲܦܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܨܦܸܪ (ṣpir) 1st person ܨܲܦܪܝܼ (ṣaprī) ܨܲܦܪܲܢ (ṣapran)
construct ܨܦܸܪ (ṣpir) 2nd person ܨܲܦܪܘܼܟ݂ (ṣaprōḵ) ܨܲܦܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣaprāḵ) ܨܲܦܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣaprawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā) 3rd person ܨܲܦܪܹܗ (ṣaprēh) ܨܲܦܪܵܗ̇ (ṣaprāh) ܨܲܦܪܗܘܿܢ (ṣaprhōn)
plural absolute ܨܲܦܪ̈ܲܘܵܢ (ṣaprawwān) 1st person ܨܲܦܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (ṣaprawwāṯī) ܨܲܦܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (ṣaprawwāṯan)
construct ܨܲܦܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ (ṣaprawwāṯ) 2nd person ܨܲܦܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣaprawwāṯōḵ) ܨܲܦܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣaprawwāṯāḵ) ܨܲܦܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣaprawwāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܲܦܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣaprawwāṯā) 3rd person ܨܲܦܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ṣaprawwāṯēh) ܨܲܦܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṣaprawwāṯāh) ܨܲܦܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṣaprawwāṯhōn)
Coordinate terms
times of day: ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ (ˁiddānē d-yāwmā)edit
Derived terms

Adverb

ܨܲܦܪܵܐ • (ṣaprā)

  1. (dialectal) tomorrow
    Synonyms: ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ (qudmē), ܡܚܵܪ (mḥār)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Aramaic צִפְּרָא (ṣippərā) with the latter noun modified from the former; compare Arabic عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr), Hebrew צִפּוֹר (tsipór) and Akkadian 𒄷 (iṣṣūrum).

Pronunciation

  • ܨܸܦܪܵܐ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [sˤɪp.rɑː]
  • ܨܲܦܵܪܵܐ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [sˤap.pɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܨܸܦܪܵܐ • (ṣiprām sg (plural ܨܸܦܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣiprē), feminine ܨܸܦܲܪܬܵܐ (ṣippartā))

  1. sparrow
  2. (by extension) any bird (usually small)
    Synonym: ܛܲܝܪܵܐ (ṭayrā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܸܦܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܨܸܦܲܪ (ṣippar) 1st person ܨܸܦܪܝܼ (ṣiprī) ܨܸܦܪܲܢ (ṣipran)
construct ܨܸܦܲܪ (ṣippar) 2nd person ܨܸܦܪܘܼܟ݂ (ṣiprōḵ) ܨܸܦܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣiprāḵ) ܨܸܦܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣiprawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܸܦܪܵܐ (ṣiprā) 3rd person ܨܸܦܪܹܗ (ṣiprēh) ܨܸܦܪܵܗ̇ (ṣiprāh) ܨܸܦܪܗܘܿܢ (ṣiprhōn)
plural absolute ܨܸܦܪ̈ܝܼܢ (ṣiprīn) 1st person ܨܸܦܪ̈ܝܼ (ṣiprī) ܨܸܦܪ̈ܲܢ (ṣipran)
construct ܨܸܦܪ̈ܲܝ (ṣipray) 2nd person ܨܸܦܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣiprōḵ) ܨܸܦܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣiprāḵ) ܨܸܦܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣiprawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܸܦܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣiprē) 3rd person ܨܸܦܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ṣiprūh) ܨܸܦܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (ṣiprōh) ܨܸܦܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ṣiprayhōn)
Derived terms
  • ܨܸܦܪܘܿܢܵܐ (ṣiprōnā)
  • ܨܸܦܲܪ ܓܘܼܡܠܵܐ (ṣippar gumlā)
  • ܨܸܦܲܪ ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣippar mīṯā)
  • ܨܸܦܲܪ ܡܵܕܲܝ (ṣippar māday)
  • ܨܸܦܲܪ ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (ṣippar pīlā)

Noun

ܨܲܦܵܪܵܐ • (ṣappārām sg (plural ܨܲܦܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣappārē), feminine ܨܲܦܵܪܬܵܐ (ṣappārtā))

  1. bird dealer
  2. birdwatcher
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܲܦܵܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܨܲܦܵܪ (ṣappār) 1st person ܨܲܦܵܪܝܼ (ṣappārī) ܨܲܦܵܪܲܢ (ṣappāran)
construct ܨܲܦܵܪ (ṣappār) 2nd person ܨܲܦܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (ṣappārōḵ) ܨܲܦܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣappārāḵ) ܨܲܦܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣappārawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܲܦܵܪܵܐ (ṣappārā) 3rd person ܨܲܦܵܪܹܗ (ṣappārēh) ܨܲܦܵܪܵܗ̇ (ṣappārāh) ܨܲܦܵܪܗܘܿܢ (ṣappārhōn)
plural absolute ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (ṣappārīn) 1st person ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܝܼ (ṣappārī) ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܲܢ (ṣappāran)
construct ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܲܝ (ṣappāray) 2nd person ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣappārōḵ) ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣappārāḵ) ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣappārawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܲܦܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣappārē) 3rd person ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ṣappārūh) ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (ṣappārōh) ܨܲܦܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ṣappārayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sˤafrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sˤafre], [sˤafrawwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܨܦܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܨܦܪܘܬܐ or ܨܦܪܐ)

  1. morning
  2. dawn, daybreak
  3. (figuratively) onset, early stage
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܦܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܨܦܪ 1st person ܨܦܪܝ ܨܦܪܢ
construct ܨܦܪ 2nd person ܨܦܪܟ ܨܦܪܟܝ ܨܦܪܟܘܢ ܨܦܪܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܨܦܪܗ ܨܦܪܗ ܨܦܪܗܘܢ ܨܦܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܨܦܪܘܬܐ , 1st person ܨܦܪܘܬܝ ,ܨܦܪܝ ܨܦܪܘܬܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܢ
construct ܨܦܪܘܬܐ , 2nd person ܨܦܪܘܬܟ ,ܨܦܪܝܟ ܨܦܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܨܦܪܝܟܝ ܨܦܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܟܘܢ ܨܦܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܦܪܘܬܐ , 3rd person ܨܦܪܘܬܗ ,ܨܦܪܘܗܝ ܨܦܪܘܬܗ ,ܨܦܪܝܗ ܨܦܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܗܘܢ ܨܦܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr) and Hebrew צִפּוֹר (ṣippôr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sˤɛp(pə)rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sˤɛp(pə)re] (plural)

Noun

ܨܦܪܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܨܦܪܐ)

  1. small bird; sparrow, finch
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܦܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܨܦܪ 1st person ܨܦܪܝ ܨܦܪܢ
construct ܨܦܪ 2nd person ܨܦܪܟ ܨܦܪܟܝ ܨܦܪܟܘܢ ܨܦܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܦܪܐ 3rd person ܨܦܪܗ ܨܦܪܗ ܨܦܪܗܘܢ ܨܦܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܨܦܪܝܢ 1st person ܨܦܪܝ ܨܦܪܝܢ
construct ܨܦܪܝ 2nd person ܨܦܪܝܟ ܨܦܪܝܟܝ ܨܦܪܝܟܘܢ ܨܦܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܦܪܐ 3rd person ܨܦܪܘܗܝ ܨܦܪܝܗ ܨܦܪܝܗܘܢ ܨܦܪܝܗܝܢ
See also

Etymology 3

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew צַפָּר (ṣappār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sˤappɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sˤappɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܨܦܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܨܦܪܐ)

  1. bird dealer
  2. birdwatcher
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܦܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܨܦܪ 1st person ܨܦܪܝ ܨܦܪܢ
construct ܨܦܪ 2nd person ܨܦܪܟ ܨܦܪܟܝ ܨܦܪܟܘܢ ܨܦܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܦܪܐ 3rd person ܨܦܪܗ ܨܦܪܗ ܨܦܪܗܘܢ ܨܦܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܨܦܪܝܢ 1st person ܨܦܪܝ ܨܦܪܝܢ
construct ܨܦܪܝ 2nd person ܨܦܪܝܟ ܨܦܪܝܟܝ ܨܦܪܝܟܘܢ ܨܦܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܦܪܐ 3rd person ܨܦܪܘܗܝ ܨܦܪܝܗ ܨܦܪܝܗܘܢ ܨܦܪܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ṣpr”, 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 304b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 483a
  • 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, pages 1298b–1299a

Anagrams

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic צַפְרָא (ṣap̄ərā). Compare Classical Syriac ܨܦܪܐ (ṣafrā, morning)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤafro/

Adverb

ܨܰܦܪܐ • (ṣafro)

  1. tomorrow
    Synonym: ܪܰܡܚܷܠ (ramḥël)