כפרא

Aramaic

Etymology 1

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

(tomb): Compare Dadanitic 𐪋𐪐𐪇 (kfr, “tomb”).

Alternative forms

• ܟܰܦܪܳܐ (kap̄rā) — Syriac
• 𐢏𐢘𐢛𐢀 (kprʾ) — Nabataean
• 𐡊𐡐𐡓𐡀 (kprʾ) — Imperial Aramaic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kafrɑ/

Noun

כַּפְרָא • (kap̄rā) m (plural כַּפְרֵא (kap̄rē))

1. (Palestine) hamlet, village
2. (Nabataean) tomb, sepulcher

Derived terms

• כַּפְרָנָא (kap̄rānā)

Descendants

• → Arabic: كَفْر (kafr)
• → Coptic: ϫⲉⲫⲣⲟ (jephro)
  • → Arabic: شُبْرَا (šubrā)
  • → Ancient Greek: σαπρο (sapro)
• → Hebrew: כְּפָר (kp̄ār)
• → Old South Arabian: 𐩫𐩰𐩧 (kfr)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kfɑrɑ/

Noun

כְּפָרָא • (kp̄ārā) m

1. (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic) smearing

References

• “kpr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kpr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–