ܛܪܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܛܪܦܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic טַרְפָּא (ṭarpā); related to Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf), Hebrew טֶרָף (teráf) and Armenian տերեւ (terew).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [tˤarpaː]

Noun

ܛܲܪܦܵܐ • (ṭarpā) m (plural ܛܲܪ̈ܦܹܐ (ṭarpē) or ܛܲܪ̈ܦܵܦܹܐ (ṭarpāpē))

  1. leaf (of a plant)
  2. page (of a book)
  3. (anatomy) lobe (e.g. of the ear, liver, lung, etc.); cartilage of the nose
  4. bran

Declension

Derived terms

  • ܛܲܪܦܵܢܵܐ (ṭarpānā, leafy)
  • ܛܲܪܦܵܐ ܕܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭarpā dnāṯā, earlobe)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf) and Hebrew טָרָף (ṭārāp̄).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˤarpɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤarpe(ʔ)], [tˤarpɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܛܪܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܛܪܦܢܐ or ܛܪܦܐ)

  1. leaf (of a plant)
  2. (figuratively) leaf (of a book)
  3. (anatomy) lobe (e.g. of the ear, liver, lung, etc.); cartilage of the nose
  4. bran
Inflection
Descendants
  • Old Armenian: տերեւ (terew)

Etymology 2

From the root ܛ-ܪ-ܦ (ṭ-r-p) related to striking.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˤarpɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤarpe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܛܪܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܛܪܦܐ)

  1. striking
  2. collision
  3. stroke, blow
  4. movement, fluttering (e.g. of wings)
  5. beat, moment of time
Inflection

References

  • ṭrp”, 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, p. 133a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 183a
  • 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. 555b

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