ܛܘܦܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܛܸܦܪܵܐ (ṭiprā)

Etymology

Root
ܛ ܦ ܪ (ṭ p r)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic טֻפְרָא (ṭuprā), from Proto-Semitic *θ̣upr-; compare Classical Syriac ܛܦܪܐ (ṭep̄rā), Arabic ظُفْر (ẓufr), Akkadian 𒌢 (ṣuprum), Hebrew צִפֹּרֶן (tsipóren) and Israeli Hebrew טֹפֶר (tófer). The senses “onycha” and “onyx” are semantic loans of Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tˤup.rɑ]

Noun

ܛܘܼܦܪܵܐ • (ṭuprā) f sg (plural ܛܘܼܦܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ṭuprāṯē) or ܛܘܼܦܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ṭupryāṯē))

1. (anatomy) fingernail, toenail
2. (animal anatomy) claw, talon, hoof
3. (pathology) hypopyon
4. onycha, onyx

   Synonym: ܥܹܝܢ ܥܸܓ݂ܠܵܐ (ˁēn ˁiḡlā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܘܼܦܪܵܐ (ṭuprā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܘܼܦܪܝܼ (ṭuprī)		ܛܘܼܦܪܲܢ (ṭupran)
	construct	ܛܘܿܦܲܪ (ṭōpar)	2nd person	ܛܘܼܦܪܘܼܟ݂ (ṭuprūḵ)	ܛܘܼܦܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭuprāḵ)	ܛܘܼܦܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭuprāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܘܼܦܪܵܐ (ṭuprā)	3rd person	ܛܘܼܦܪܹܗ (ṭuprēh)	ܛܘܼܦܪܵܗ̇ (ṭuprāh)	ܛܘܼܦܪܗܘܿܢ (ṭuprhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܘܼܦܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (ṭuprāṯī)		ܛܘܼܦܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (ṭuprāṯan)
	construct	ܛܘܼܦܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (ṭuprāṯ)	2nd person	ܛܘܼܦܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṭuprāṯūḵ)	ܛܘܼܦܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭuprāṯāḵ)	ܛܘܼܦܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭuprāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܘܼܦܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ṭuprāṯē)	3rd person	ܛܘܼܦܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (ṭuprāṯūh)	ܛܘܼܦܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ṭuprāṯōh)	ܛܘܼܦܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṭuprāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܩܵܐܸܨ ܛܸܦܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qāˀiṣ ṭiprāṯā, “nailcutter”)