ܐܣܦܝܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra).

Alternative forms

• ܐܣܦܐܪܐ, ܐܣܦܪܐ, ܣܦܝܪܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspe(j)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspe(j)re(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܦܝܪܐ • (ʾespejrā) f (plural ܐܣܦܝܪܐ)

1. any round object; circle, sphere

   Synonyms: ܚܘܕܪܐ, ܚܘܓܬܐ

2. ball, globe

   Synonym: ܚܘܓܬܐ

3. bowl
4. round cake
5. pine cone

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܣܦܝܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܣܦܝܪ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܐܣܦܝܪ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܐܣܦܝܪܐ	ܐܣܦܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܣܦܝܪܝ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܣܦܝܪܟ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܣܦܝܪܟܝ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܣܦܝܪܗ	ܐܣܦܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܣܦܝܪܗ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܣܦܝܪܢ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܣܦܝܪܟܘܢ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܣܦܝܪܟܝܢ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܣܦܝܪܗܘܢ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܣܦܝܪܗܝܢ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra).

Alternative forms

• ܐܣܦܝܪ, ܐܣܦܪܐ, ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ, ܣܦܝܪܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspe(j)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspe(j)re(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܦܝܪܐ • (ʾespejrā) f (plural ܐܣܦܝܪܐ)

1. (military) band, troop, cohort

   Synonym: ܓܝܣܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܣܦܝܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܣܦܝܪ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܐܣܦܝܪ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܐܣܦܝܪܐ	ܐܣܦܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܣܦܝܪܝ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܣܦܝܪܟ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܣܦܝܪܟܝ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܣܦܝܪܗ	ܐܣܦܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܣܦܝܪܗ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܣܦܝܪܢ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܣܦܝܪܟܘܢ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܣܦܝܪܟܝܢ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܣܦܝܪܗܘܢ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܣܦܝܪܗܝܢ	ܐܣܦܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek σφῦρα (sphûra).

Alternative forms

• ܣܦܝܪܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspe(j)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspe(j)re(ʔ)], [ʔɛspe(j)ras] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܦܝܪܐ • (ʾespejrā) c (plural ܐܣܦܝܪܣ or ܐܣܦܝܪܐ)

1. large hammer

See also

• ܐܪܙܦܬܐ
• ܡܪܙܦܬܐ

References

• “ˀspyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀspyr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀspyrˀ³”, 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, pages 15b, 16a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 24a, 385b
• 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, pages 76a, 1031b