ܡܣܦܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܣ-ܦ-ܪ‎ (s-p-r) related to shearing. Compare Hebrew מִסְפָּרַיִם‎ (mispārayim).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [masp(ə)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [masp(ə)re(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܣܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܣܦܪܐ)

  1. razor
  2. scissors, shears
  3. candle snuffer

Inflection
    declension of ܡܣܦܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܡܣܦܪ ܡܣܦܪܝܢ
construct ܡܣܦܪ ܡܣܦܪܝ
emphatic ܡܣܦܪܐ ܡܣܦܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܡܣܦܪܝ ܡܣܦܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܡܣܦܪܟ ܡܣܦܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܡܣܦܪܟܝ ܡܣܦܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܡܣܦܪܗ ܡܣܦܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܡܣܦܪܗ ܡܣܦܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܡܣܦܪܢ ܡܣܦܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܡܣܦܪܟܘܢ ܡܣܦܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܡܣܦܪܟܝܢ ܡܣܦܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܡܣܦܪܗܘܢ ܡܣܦܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܡܣܦܪܗܝܢ ܡܣܦܪܝܗܝܢ

See also
  • ܡܣܦܪܢܐ‎
  • ܡܣܦܪܬܐ‎

References
  • “mspr”, 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. 234b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 285b
  • 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. 793b
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