כפרא

Aramaic

Alternative forms
  • ܟܰܦܪܳܐ‎ (kap̄rā) – Syriac
  • 𐢏𐢘𐢛𐢀‎ (kprʾ) – Nabataean
  • 𐡊𐡐𐡓𐡀‎ (kprʾ) – Imperial Aramaic

Etymology

(village): From Akkadian 𒅗𒀊𒊒 (kapru, “farm, village; a settlement outside of a city”), considered to be from the non-Akkadian “Mari language”, that is it is formed either in the unknown East Semitic or the unknown Amorite language spoken there.

(tomb): Compare Dadanitic 𐪋𐪐𐪇‎ (kfrʾ, “tomb”).

Pronunciation 1
  • IPA(key): /kafrɑ/

Noun

כַּפְרָא • (kap̄rā) m (plural כַּפְרֵא (kap̄rē))

  1. (Palestine) hamlet, village
  2. (Nabataean) tomb, sepulcher
Derived terms
  • כַּפְרָנָא‎ (kap̄rānā)
Descendants
  • → Arabic: كَفْر‎ (kafr)
  • → Coptic: ϫⲉⲫⲣⲟ (čephro)
      • → Arabic: شُبْرَا‎ (šubrā)
      • → Ancient Greek: σαπρο (sapro)
  • → Hebrew: כְּפָר‎ (kp̄ār)
  • → Old South Arabian: 𐩫𐩰𐩧‎ (kfr)

Pronunciation 2
  • IPA(key): /kfɑrɑ/

Noun

כְּפָרָא • (kp̄ārā) m

  1. (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic) smearing

References
  • “kpr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “kpr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
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