Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˁafrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˁafre(ʔ)], [sˁafrawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܦܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܨܦܪܘܬܐ or ܨܦܪܐ)

1. morning
2. dawn, daybreak
3. (figuratively) onset, early stage

Inflection

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic عُصْفُور ‎(ʿuṣfūr) and Hebrew צִפּוֹר ‎(ṣippôr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˁɛp(pə)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˁɛp(pə)re(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܦܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) f ‎(plural ܨܦܪܐ)

1. small bird; sparrow, finch

Inflection

See also

• ܛܝܪܐ

Etymology 3

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew צַפָּר ‎(ṣappār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˁappɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˁappɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܦܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܨܦܪܐ)

1. bird dealer
2. birdwatcher

Inflection

References

• “cpr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 304b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 483a
• 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, pp. 1298b-1299a

Anagrams

• ܪܨܦܐ