ܟܦܪ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܟ-ܦ-ܪ (k-p-r) related to denying; compare Arabic كَفَرَ (kafara), Hebrew כָּפַר (kāp̄ar).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈk(ə.)far]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkpar]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkfɑr]

Verb

ܟܦܪ (kəp̄ar) (imperfect ܢܟܦܘܪ (neḵpor)) (peal construction)

  1. to wipe, wipe clean, scour
  2. (usually with ܒ-) to deny, refuse, renounce, give up, apostatise/apostatize
    • Peshitta, Matthew 10:22:
      ܡܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܢܟܦܘܪ ܒܝ ܩܕܡ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ. ܐܟܦܘܪ ܒܗ ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܒܝ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ.
      man dên də-neḵpor bī qəḏām bənaynāšā, ʾeḵpor bēh ʾāp̄ ʾĕnā qəḏām ʾāḇ[y] də-ḇa-šəmayyā.
      But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
  3. (with ܡܢ) to repel
  4. (with ܛܝܒܘܬܐ) to be ungrateful

Etymology 2

Medio-passive form of the above.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈʔɛθ.k(ə.)far]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʔɪθ.kpar]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ʔeθˈkfɑr]

Verb

ܐܬܟܦܪ (ʾeṯkəp̄ar) (imperfect ܢܬܟܦܪ (neṯkəp̄ar)) (ethpeel construction)

  1. to be wiped away
  2. to be denied
  3. to be disannulled, nullified
  4. to be torn, broken asunder

Etymology 3

From the root ܟ-ܦ-ܪ (k-p-r) related to denying.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈkap.par]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkap.par]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [kɑˈfɑr]

Verb

ܟܦܪ (kappar) (imperfect ܢܟܦܪ (nəḵappar)) (pael construction)

  1. to scour, wipe dry, rub dry (hands etc.)
  2. to wipe away (tears etc.)
  3. (figuratively) to disperse, clear out, blot out; cleanse, purify
  4. to consume; destroy, obliterate
  5. to remove
  6. to compel, apostatise/apostatize, force to deny
  7. to browse

Etymology 4

Medio-passive form of the above.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ʔɛθˈkap.par]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ʔɪθˈkap.par]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ʔeθ.kɑˈfɑr]

Verb

ܐܬܟܦܪ (ʾeṯkappar) (imperfect ܢܬܟܦܪ (neṯkappar)) (ethpaal construction)

  1. to be wiped off, blotted out, effaced, done away with, vanished
  2. to be cleansed
  3. to be destroyed
  4. to deny

Etymology 5

From the root ܟ-ܦ-ܪ (k-p-r) related to denying.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈʔax.par]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʔax.par]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ʔɑxˈfɑr]

Verb

ܐܟܦܪ (ʾaḵpar) (imperfect ܢܟܦܪ (naḵpar)) (aphel construction)

  1. to cause to deny, renounce, apostatise/apostatize

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈk(ə.)far]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkpar]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkfɑr]

Noun

ܟܦܪ (kəp̄ar)

  1. absolute singular of ܟܦܪܐ (kap̄rā, hamlet)
  2. construct state singular of ܟܦܪܐ (kap̄rā, hamlet)

References

  • kpr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-07-21
  • Audo, Toma (1897) ܣܝܡܬܐ ܕܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ [Treasure of the Syriac Language] (in Classical Syriac), Mosul: Imprimerie des Pères Dominicains, pages 477b-478b
  • Brock, Sebastian P. & Kiraz, George A. (2015) Gorgias Concise Syriac-English, English-Syriac Dictionary, Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press: ܟܦܪ [from sedra.bethmardutho.org, accessed on Jun. 20, 2021]
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 160b-161a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 223a-b
  • 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, page 644a-b
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