ܐܫܟܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic, from Akkadian 𒀿 (AŠGAB /⁠aškāpu⁠/); compare Arabic إِسْكَاف (ʔiskāf) and Hebrew אֻשְׁכָּף (ʾuškāp̄)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɪʃ.kɑːpɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܫܟܵܦܵܐ • (iškāpā) m (plural ܐܸܫܟܵܦܹ̈ܐ (iškāpē), feminine ܐܸܫܟܵܦܬܵܐ (iškāptā))

1. shoemaker, cobbler (worker who makes or repairs shoes)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܫܟܵܦܵܐ (iškāpā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܝܼ (iškāpī)		ܐܸܫܟܵܦܲܢ (iškāpan)
	construct	ܐܸܫܟܵܦ (iškāp)	2nd person	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܘܼܟ݂ (iškāpūḵ)	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܵܟ݂ܝ (iškāpāḵ)	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iškāpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܵܐ (iškāpā)	3rd person	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܹܗ (iškāpēh)	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܵܗ̇ (iškāpāh)	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܗܘܿܢ (iškāphōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܝܼ̈ (iškāpī)		ܐܸܫܟܵܦܲܢ̈ (iškāpan)
	construct	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܲܝ̈ (iškāpay)	2nd person	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (iškāpūḵ)	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (iškāpāḵ)	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iškāpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܹ̈ܐ (iškāpē)	3rd person	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (iškāpūh)	ܐܸܫܟܵܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (iškāpōh)	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (iškāphōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܸܫܟܵܦܘܼܬܵܐ (iškāpūtā, “shoemaking, cobbling”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܘܫܟܦܐ (ʾuškāp̄ā)

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒀿 (AŠGAB /⁠aškāpu⁠/). Compare Arabic إِسْكَاف (ʔiskāf) and Hebrew אושכף / אֻשְׁכָּף (ʾuškāp̄).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛʃkɑfɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛʃkɑfe] (plural)

Noun

ܐܫܟܦܐ • (ʾeškāp̄ā) m (plural ܐܫܟܦܐ (ʾeškāp̄ē))

1. shoemaker, cobbler

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܫܟܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܫܟܦ	ܐܫܟܦܝܢ
construct	ܐܫܟܦ	ܐܫܟܦܝ
emphatic	ܐܫܟܦܐ	ܐܫܟܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܫܟܦܝ	ܐܫܟܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܫܟܦܟ	ܐܫܟܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܫܟܦܟܝ	ܐܫܟܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܫܟܦܗ	ܐܫܟܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܫܟܦܗ	ܐܫܟܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܫܟܦܢ	ܐܫܟܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܫܟܦܟܘܢ	ܐܫܟܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܫܟܦܟܝܢ	ܐܫܟܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܫܟܦܗܘܢ	ܐܫܟܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܫܟܦܗܝܢ	ܐܫܟܦܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܫܟܦܘܬܐ (ʾeškāp̄ūṯā)

References

• “ˀškp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-03-31
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 21a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 31a
• 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 107a