ܣܦܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܣ ܦ ܪ‎ (s p r)
2 terms

Compare Hebrew סָפַר‎ (safár, “to count”) and Hebrew סִפֵּר‎ (sipér, “to recount; to narrate”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sɑːperː]

Verb

ܣܵܦܹܪ • (sāpēr) (present participle ܣܦܵܪܵܐ‎ (spārā), past participle ܣܦܝܼܪܵܐ‎ (spīrā))

  1. to narrate, to recount
  2. to write, to scribe
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Etymology 2

Root
ܣ ܦ ܪ‎ (s p r)
2 terms

Compare Hebrew סִפֵּר‎ (sipér).

Pronunciation 1

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sɑːperː]
Verb

ܣܵܦܹܪ • (sāpēr) (present participle ܣܦܵܪܵܐ‎ (spārā), past participle ܣܦܝܼܪܵܐ‎ (spīrā))

  1. (intransitive) To be sheared
  2. (intransitive) To get a haircut
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Pronunciation 2

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sa.pɪr.]
Verb

ܣܲܦܸܪ • (sappir) (present participle ܣܲܦܘܼܪܹܐ‎ (sapurē), past participle ܣܘܼܦܪܵܐ‎ (suprā))

  1. (transitive) To shear
  2. (transitive) To cut the hair of, to give a haircut to.
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  • (haircut): ܡܲܓܪܸܥ‎ (magriʿ)

Etymology 3

Root
ܣ ܒ ܪ‎ (s b r)
3 terms

From a variant of Aramaic סְבַר‎ (sḇar), doublet of ܣܵܒ݂ܹܪ‎ (sāḇēr, “to hope”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sɑːperː]

Verb

ܣܵܦܹܪ • (sāpēr) (present participle ܣܦܵܪܵܐ‎ (spārā), past participle ܣܦܝܼܪܵܐ‎ (spīrā))

  1. to wait, to expect
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