ܙܪܝܦܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܙܪܝܦܐ
Etymology
From Aramaic זַרְנָפָא (zarnāp̄ā), a borrowing from Persian زرناپا (zornâpâ), a compound of زرنا (zornâ, “flute”) and پا (pâ, “leg”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [zɑːriːpɑː]
Noun
ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ • (zārīpā) m sg (feminine ܙܵܪܝܼܦܬܵܐ (zārīptā), masculine plural ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܹܐ (zārīpē))
- giraffe (animal from the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck)
- ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܹܗ ܩܕܵܠܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܣܘܼܣܵܐ
- zārīpā itlēh qdālā yatīr rāmā min susā.
- The giraffe has a taller neck than the horse.
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zārīpā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܝܼ (zāripī) |
ܙܵܪܝܼܦܲܢ (zārīpan) | ||
| construct | ܙܵܪܝܼܦ (zārip) |
2nd person | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܘܼܟ݂ (zāripuḵ) |
ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ (zārīpāḵ) |
ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zārīpāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zārīpā) |
3rd person | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܹܗ (zārīpēh) |
ܙܵܪܝܼܦܘܿܗ̇ (zāripoh) |
ܙܵܪܝܼܦܗܘܿܢ (zāriphon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܝܼ (zāripī) |
ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܲܢ (zārīpan) | ||
| construct | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܲܝ (zārīpay) |
2nd person | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܘܼܟ݂ (zāripuḵ) |
ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ (zārīpāḵ) |
ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zārīpāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܹܐ (zārīpē) |
3rd person | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܘܗܝ (zāripwh) |
ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܘܿܗ̇ (zāripoh) |
ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܗܘܿܢ (zāriphon) | ||
References
- “ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, accessed 2022-01-09
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