ܙܪܝܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܙܪܝܦܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic זַרְנָפָא (zarnāp̄ā), a borrowing from Classical Persian زرناپا (zurnāpā), a compound of زرنا (zurnā, “flute”) and پا (pā, “leg”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [zɑːriːpɑː]

Noun

ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ • (zārīpā) m sg (feminine ܙܵܪܝܼܦܬܵܐ (zārīptā), masculine plural ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܹܐ (zārīpē))

1. giraffe (animal from the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck)

   ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܹܗ ܩܕܵܠܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܣܘܼܣܵܐ

   zārīpā itlēh qdālā yatīr rāmā min susā.

   The giraffe has a taller neck than the horse.

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zārīpā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܝܼ (zārīpī)		ܙܵܪܝܼܦܲܢ (zārīpan)
	construct	ܙܵܪܝܼܦ (zārīp)	2nd person	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܘܼܟ݂ (zārīpūḵ)	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ (zārīpāḵ)	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zārīpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zārīpā)	3rd person	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܹܗ (zārīpēh)	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܗ̇ (zārīpāh)	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܗܘܿܢ (zārīphōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܝܼ (zārīpī)		ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܲܢ (zārīpan)
	construct	ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܲܝ (zārīpay)	2nd person	ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܘܼܟ݂ (zārīpūḵ)	ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ (zārīpāḵ)	ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zārīpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܹܐ (zārīpē)	3rd person	ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܘܼܗܝ (zārīpūh)	ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܘܿܗ̇ (zārīpōh)	ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܗܘܿܢ (zārīphōn)

References

• “ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 January 9 (last accessed)