כפרא
Aramaic
Alternative forms
- ܟܰܦܪܳܐ (kap̄rā) — Syriac
- 𐢏𐢘𐢛𐢀 (kprʾ) — Nabataean
- 𐡊𐡐𐡓𐡀 (kprʾ) — Imperial Aramaic
Etymology
(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 (kfrʾ, “tomb”).
Pronunciation
Noun
כַּפְרָא • (kap̄rā) m (plural כַּפְרֵא (kap̄rē))
Derived terms
- כַּפְרָנָא (kap̄rānā)
Descendants
Pronunciation
Noun
כְּפָרָא • (kp̄ārā) m