ܕܦܬܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܕܦܬܪܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic דפתרא, from Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā). Compare Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar) and Hebrew דִּפְתָּר (diftar).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [dip.tɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܕܸܦܬܵܪܵܐ • (diptara) m (plural ܕܸܦܬܵܪܹ̈ܐ (diptare))

1. notebook, copybook, exercise book
2. parchment, hide
3. (accounting) account book

Declension

Inflection of ܕܸܦܬܵܪܵܐ (diptārā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܸܦܬܵܪܝܼ (diptārī)		ܕܸܦܬܵܪܲܢ (diptāran)
	construct	ܕܸܦܬܵܪ (diptār)	2nd person	ܕܸܦܬܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (diptārūḵ)	ܕܸܦܬܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (diptārāḵ)	ܕܸܦܬܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (diptārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܸܦܬܵܪܵܐ (diptārā)	3rd person	ܕܸܦܬܵܪܹܗ (diptārēh)	ܕܸܦܬܵܪܵܗ̇ (diptārāh)	ܕܸܦܬܵܪܗܘܿܢ (diptārhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܸܦܬܵܪ̈ܝܼ (diptārī)		ܕܸܦܬܵܪ̈ܲܢ (diptāran)
	construct	ܕܸܦܬܵܪ̈ܲܝ (diptāray)	2nd person	ܕܸܦܬܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (diptārūḵ)	ܕܸܦܬܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (diptārāḵ)	ܕܸܦܬܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (diptārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܸܦܬܵܪܹ̈ܐ (diptārē)	3rd person	ܕܸܦܬܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (diptārūh)	ܕܸܦܬܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (diptārōh)	ܕܸܦܬܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (diptārhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā). Compare Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar).

Pronunciation

Uncertain.

Noun

ܕܦܬܪܐ • (dptrʾ) m (plural ܕܝܦܬܪܣ or ܕܦܬܪܐ)

1. parchment, hide
2. (accounting) account book

References

• “dptr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• 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, p. 316b
• Krauss, Samuel (1899) Griechische und lateinische Lehnwörter in Talmud, Midrasch und Targum (in German), volume II, Berlin: S. Calvary, page 211a