ܣܦܣܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܦ ܣ ܪ (s p s r)
1 term

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Middle Persian [script needed] (sifsīr); compare Persian سمسار (semsâr) and Arabic سِمْسَار (simsār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [safsɑːrɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [soːsɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪܵܐ • (safsārā) m (plural ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪܹ̈ܐ (safsārē), feminine ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪܬܵܐ (safsārtā))

1. broker, agent
2. (by extension) real estate agent

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪ (safsār)		1st person	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪܝܼ (safsārī)		ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪܲܢ (safsāran)
	construct	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪ (safsār)		2nd person	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (safsārōḵ)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (safsārāḵ)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (safsārawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪܵܐ (safsārā)		3rd person	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪܹܗ (safsārēh)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪܵܗ̇ (safsārāh)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪܗܘܿܢ (safsārhōn)
plural	absolute	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (safsārīn)		1st person	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪ̈ܝܼ (safsārī)		ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪ̈ܲܢ (safsāran)
	construct	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪ̈ܲܝ (safsāray)		2nd person	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (safsārōḵ)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (safsārāḵ)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (safsārawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪܹ̈ܐ (safsārē)		3rd person	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (safsārūh)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (safsārōh)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (safsārayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܣܲܦ̮ܣܸܪ (msafsir)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (sifsīr). Compare Persian سمسار (semsâr) and Arabic سِمْسَار (simsār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [safsɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [safsɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܣܦܣܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܦܣܪܐ)

1. broker, agent, middleman
2. huckster
3. gabble, foolish talk
4. fable, fiction

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܦܣܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܦܣܪ		1st person	ܣܦܣܪܝ		ܣܦܣܪܢ
	construct	ܣܦܣܪ		2nd person	ܣܦܣܪܟ	ܣܦܣܪܟܝ	ܣܦܣܪܟܘܢ	ܣܦܣܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܣܪܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܣܪܗ	ܣܦܣܪܗ	ܣܦܣܪܗܘܢ	ܣܦܣܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܦܣܪܝܢ		1st person	ܣܦܣܪܝ		ܣܦܣܪܝܢ
	construct	ܣܦܣܪܝ		2nd person	ܣܦܣܪܝܟ	ܣܦܣܪܝܟܝ	ܣܦܣܪܝܟܘܢ	ܣܦܣܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܣܪܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܣܪܘܗܝ	ܣܦܣܪܝܗ	ܣܦܣܪܝܗܘܢ	ܣܦܣܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Noun

ܣܦܣܪܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܦܣܪܐ)

1. alternative spelling of ܣܦܣܝܪܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܦܣܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܦܣܪ		1st person	ܣܦܣܪܝ		ܣܦܣܪܢ
	construct	ܣܦܣܪ		2nd person	ܣܦܣܪܟ	ܣܦܣܪܟܝ	ܣܦܣܪܟܘܢ	ܣܦܣܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܣܪܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܣܪܗ	ܣܦܣܪܗ	ܣܦܣܪܗܘܢ	ܣܦܣܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܦܣܪܝܢ		1st person	ܣܦܣܪܝ		ܣܦܣܪܝܢ
	construct	ܣܦܣܪܝ		2nd person	ܣܦܣܪܝܟ	ܣܦܣܪܝܟܝ	ܣܦܣܪܝܟܘܢ	ܣܦܣܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܣܪܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܣܪܘܗܝ	ܣܦܣܪܝܗ	ܣܦܣܪܝܗܘܢ	ܣܦܣܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “spsr”, 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, page 234a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 386a
• 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, →ISBN, page 1033a