ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian ʾsplys (asprēs, “hippodrome”). Compare Persian اسپریس (asprês, “hippodrome”) and Old Armenian ասպարէզ (asparēz, “hippodrome; stadion; field, arena”).

Alternative forms

• ܐܣܦܪܣܐ (ʾespərēsā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛsp(ə)re(j)sɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛsp(ə)re(j)se(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ • (ʾesprēsā) m (plural ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ)

1. hippodrome, racecourse

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܣܦܪܝܣ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܢ
construct	ܐܣܦܪܝܣ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝ
emphatic	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܟ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܟܝ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܗ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܗ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܢ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܟܘܢ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܟܝܢ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܗܘܢ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܗܝܢ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛsp(ə)rajsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛsp(ə)rajse(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ • (ʾesprajsā) f (plural ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ)

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of ܐܣܦܝܪܐ (ʾespejrā, ʾespērā, “cohort”)

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܣܦܪܝܣ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܢ
construct	ܐܣܦܪܝܣ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝ
emphatic	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܟ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܟܝ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܗ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܗ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܢ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܟܘܢ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܟܝܢ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܗܘܢ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܗܝܢ	ܐܣܦܪܝܣܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀsprysˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-06-24
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 16a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 24b
• 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 77b