ܨܦܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܨܦܪܐ (ܥܕܢܐ)‎

Etymology 1

From Aramaic צַפְרָא‎ (ṣap̄ərā); related to Arabic أَصْفَر‎ (ʔaṣfar, “yellow”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sˤap.rɑː]

Noun

ܨܲܦܪܵܐ • (ṣaprā) m sg (plural ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ‎ (ṣaprāwātē))

  1. dawn (the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise)
  2. morning
    Synonym: ܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ‎ (qaydāmtā)
  3. (figuratively) onset, early stage
Inflection
Derived terms
  • ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ‎ (b-ṣaprā, “at dawn, in the morning”)
  • ܨܲܦܪܵܝܵܐ‎ (ṣaprāyā, “of dawn, of the morning”)
  • ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܨܲܦܪܵܝܵܐ‎ (kāwḵḇā ṣaprāyā, “the morning star”)

Adverb

ܨܲܦܪܵܐ • (ṣaprā)

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

Coordinate terms

Etymology 2

ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ܛܝܪܐ)‎

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

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sˤɪp.rɑː]

Noun

ܨܸܦܪܵܐ • (ṣiprā) m sg (plural ܨܸܦܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣiprē), feminine ܨܸܦܪܬܵܐ‎ (ṣiprtā))

  1. sparrow
  2. (by extension) any bird, generally small
Inflection

Etymology 3

Modified from above; compare Hebrew צַפָּר‎ (tzapár).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sˤap.pɑːrɑː]

Noun

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

  1. bird dealer
  2. birdwatcher
Inflection

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܨܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܦܪܘܬܐ‎ or ܨܦܪܐ)

  1. morning
  2. dawn, daybreak
  3. (figuratively) onset, early stage
Inflection

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܨܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܨܦܪܐ)

  1. small bird; sparrow, finch
Inflection
See also

Etymology 3

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew צַפָּר‎ (ṣappār).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܨܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܦܪܐ)

  1. bird dealer
  2. birdwatcher
Inflection

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, p. 304b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, pp. 1298b-1299a

Anagrams

Turoyo

Etymology

from Classical Syriac ܨܦܪܐ‎ (ṣafra, “morning”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤafro/

Noun

ܨܰܦ݂ܪܳܐ • (transliteration needed) ?

  1. tomorrow
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