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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