ܫܘܦܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܦ ܪ (š p r)
3 terms

Of the noun pattern 1u23ā, Inherited from Aramaic [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃuprɑː]

Noun

ܫܘܼܦܪܵܐ • (šuprām (plural ܫܘܼܦܪܹ̈ܐ (šuprē))

  1. beauty
  2. fairness, grace, elegance

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܼܦܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܫܦܘܿܪ (špōr) 1st person ܫܘܼܦܪܝܼ (šuprī) ܫܘܼܦܪܲܢ (šupran)
construct ܫܦܘܿܪ (špōr) 2nd person ܫܘܼܦܪܘܼܟ݂ (šuprōḵ) ܫܘܼܦܪܵܟ݂ܝ (šuprāḵ) ܫܘܼܦܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šuprawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܘܼܦܪܵܐ (šuprā) 3rd person ܫܘܼܦܪܹܗ (šuprēh) ܫܘܼܦܪܵܗ̇ (šuprāh) ܫܘܼܦܪܗܘܿܢ (šuprhōn)
plural absolute ܫܘܼܦܪ̈ܝܼܢ (šuprīn) 1st person ܫܘܼܦܪ̈ܝܼ (šuprī) ܫܘܼܦܪ̈ܲܢ (šupran)
construct ܫܘܼܦܪ̈ܲܝ (šupray) 2nd person ܫܘܼܦܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (šuprōḵ) ܫܘܼܦܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (šuprāḵ) ܫܘܼܦܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šuprawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܘܼܦܪܹ̈ܐ (šuprē) 3rd person ܫܘܼܦܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (šuprūh) ܫܘܼܦܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (šuprōh) ܫܘܼܦܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (šuprayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܫ ܦ ܪ related to beauty.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃufrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃufre] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܦܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܘܦܪܐ)

  1. beauty
  2. fairness, grace, elegance
  3. glory
  4. favor/favour, good deed, virtue
  5. best part
  6. dawn

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܦܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܦܘܪ 1st person ܫܘܦܪܝ ܫܘܦܪܢ
construct ܫܦܘܪ 2nd person ܫܘܦܪܟ ܫܘܦܪܟܝ ܫܘܦܪܟܘܢ ܫܘܦܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܦܪܐ 3rd person ܫܘܦܪܗ ܫܘܦܪܗ ܫܘܦܪܗܘܢ ܫܘܦܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܘܦܪܝܢ 1st person ܫܘܦܪܝ ܫܘܦܪܝܢ
construct ܫܘܦܪܝ 2nd person ܫܘܦܪܝܟ ܫܘܦܪܝܟܝ ܫܘܦܪܝܟܘܢ ܫܘܦܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܦܪܐ 3rd person ܫܘܦܪܘܗܝ ܫܘܦܪܝܗ ܫܘܦܪܝܗܘܢ ܫܘܦܪܝܗܝܢ

References

  • špr”, 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 378b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 567b
  • 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 1533b–1534a