ܟܦܪܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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

(tomb): Compare Nabataean Aramaic 𐢏𐢘𐢛𐢀 (kfrʾ, tomb), Dadanitic 𐪋𐪐𐪇 (kfrʾ, tomb).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܟܦܪܐ (kap̄rām (plural ܟܦܪܐ (kap̄rē))

  1. hamlet, village
  2. tomb, sepulcher, burial place

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  • kpr”, 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, page 161a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 223b
  • 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, pages 645a–b