ܨܦܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA: [sˁafrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA: [sˁafre(ʔ)], [sˁafrawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܦܪܐ m (emphatic plural ܨܦܪܘܬܐ ,ܨܦܪܐ)

1. morning
2. dawn, daybreak
3. (figuratively) onset, early stage

Inflection

    declension of ܨܦܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܦܪ	ܨܦܪܘܬܐ ,ܨܦܪܐ
construct	ܨܦܪ	ܨܦܪܘܬܐ ,ܨܦܪܐ
emphatic	ܨܦܪܐ	ܨܦܪܘܬܐ ,ܨܦܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܦܪܝ	ܨܦܪܘܬܝ ,ܨܦܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܦܪܟ	ܨܦܪܘܬܟ ,ܨܦܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܦܪܟܝ	ܨܦܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܨܦܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܦܪܗ	ܨܦܪܘܬܗ ,ܨܦܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܦܪܗ	ܨܦܪܘܬܗ ,ܨܦܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܦܪܢ	ܨܦܪܘܬܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܦܪܟܘܢ	ܨܦܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܦܪܟܝܢ	ܨܦܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܦܪܗܘܢ	ܨܦܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܦܪܗܝܢ	ܨܦܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܨܦܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic عُصْفُور (ʿuṣfūr) and Hebrew צִפּוֹר (ṣippôr).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [sˁɛp(pə)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA: [sˁɛp(pə)re(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܦܪܐ f (emphatic plural ܨܦܪܐ)

1. small bird; sparrow, finch

Inflection

    declension of ܨܦܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܦܪ	ܨܦܪܝܢ
construct	ܨܦܪ	ܨܦܪܝ
emphatic	ܨܦܪܐ	ܨܦܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܦܪܝ	ܨܦܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܦܪܟ	ܨܦܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܦܪܟܝ	ܨܦܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܦܪܗ	ܨܦܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܦܪܗ	ܨܦܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܦܪܢ	ܨܦܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܦܪܟܘܢ	ܨܦܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܦܪܟܝܢ	ܨܦܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܦܪܗܘܢ	ܨܦܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܦܪܗܝܢ	ܨܦܪܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܛܝܪܐ

Etymology 3

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew צַפָּר (ṣappār).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [sˁappɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA: [sˁappɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܦܪܐ m (emphatic plural ܨܦܪܐ)

1. bird dealer
2. birdwatcher

Inflection

    declension of ܨܦܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܦܪ	ܨܦܪܝܢ
construct	ܨܦܪ	ܨܦܪܝ
emphatic	ܨܦܪܐ	ܨܦܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܦܪܝ	ܨܦܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܦܪܟ	ܨܦܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܦܪܟܝ	ܨܦܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܦܪܗ	ܨܦܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܦܪܗ	ܨܦܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܦܪܢ	ܨܦܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܦܪܟܘܢ	ܨܦܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܦܪܟܝܢ	ܨܦܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܦܪܗܘܢ	ܨܦܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܦܪܗܝܢ	ܨܦܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• "cpr" in the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon.
• Louis Costaz, Syriac-English Dictionary, 1963, p. 304b
• Jessie Payne Smith, A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of Robert Payne Smith, 1902, p. 483a
• Michael Sokoloff, A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, 2009, pp. 1298b-1299a

Anagrams

• ܪܨܦܐ