ܚܦܪܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From the root ܚ-ܦ-ܪ (ḥ-p-r) related to shame, from Proto-Semitic *ḫ p r. Compare Arabic خَفْر (ḵafr).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ħɛfrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħɛfre] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܚܦܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܦܪܐ)

  1. shame
Inflection[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From the root ܚ-ܦ-ܪ (ḥ-p-r) related to digging, from Proto-Semitic *ḥapr-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ħɛfrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħɛfre] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܚܦܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܦܪܐ)

  1. ditch, trench, hole
  2. pit, mine
  3. grave
  4. pond
Inflection[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From the root ܚ-ܦ-ܪ (ḥ-p-r) related to digging, from Proto-Semitic *ḥapr-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)fɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)fɑre] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܚܦܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܦܪܐ)

  1. digging, hollowing
Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • ḥpr”, 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 113b-114a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 154a
  • 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 482a-b