ܢܦܛܝܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܢ ܦ ܛ (n p ṭ) |
| 1 term |
Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (lamptḗr) with allusion to the noun ܢܲܦ̮ܛܵܐ (nafṭā, “oil”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪܵܐ • (nafṭērā) m (plural ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪܹ̈ܐ (nafṭērē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪ (nafṭēr) | 1st person | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪܝܼ (nafṭērī) | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪܲܢ (nafṭēran) | |||
| construct | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪ (nafṭēr) | 2nd person | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪܘܼܟ݂ (nafṭērōḵ) | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nafṭērāḵ) | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nafṭērawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪܵܐ (nafṭērā) | 3rd person | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪܹܗ (nafṭērēh) | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪܵܗ̇ (nafṭērāh) | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪܗܘܿܢ (nafṭērhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪ̈ܝܼܢ (nafṭērīn) | 1st person | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪ̈ܝܼ (nafṭērī) | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪ̈ܲܢ (nafṭēran) | |||
| construct | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪ̈ܲܝ (nafṭēray) | 2nd person | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (nafṭērōḵ) | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (nafṭērāḵ) | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nafṭērawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪܹ̈ܐ (nafṭērē) | 3rd person | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (nafṭērūh) | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (nafṭērōh) | ܢܲܦ̮ܛܹܝܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (nafṭērayhōn) | |||
See also
- ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ (šrāḡā)
- ܠܲܡܦܹܝܕ݂ܵܐ (lampēḏā)
- ܡܢܵܪܬܵܐ (mnārtā)
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܢܘܦܛܪܐ, ܢܦܛܪܐ
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (lamptḗr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [naftˤe(j)rɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [naftˤe(j)re] (plural)
Noun
ܢܦܛܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܦܛܝܪܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܦܛܝܪ | 1st person | ܢܦܛܝܪܝ | ܢܦܛܝܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܦܛܝܪ | 2nd person | ܢܦܛܝܪܟ | ܢܦܛܝܪܟܝ | ܢܦܛܝܪܟܘܢ | ܢܦܛܝܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܦܛܝܪܐ | 3rd person | ܢܦܛܝܪܗ | ܢܦܛܝܪܗ | ܢܦܛܝܪܗܘܢ | ܢܦܛܝܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܢܦܛܝܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܢܦܛܝܪܝ | ܢܦܛܝܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܦܛܝܪܝ | 2nd person | ܢܦܛܝܪܝܟ | ܢܦܛܝܪܝܟܝ | ܢܦܛܝܪܝܟܘܢ | ܢܦܛܝܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܦܛܝܪܐ | 3rd person | ܢܦܛܝܪܘܗܝ | ܢܦܛܝܪܝܗ | ܢܦܛܝܪܝܗܘܢ | ܢܦܛܝܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “npṭyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 11 May 2013
- Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 207b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 344a
- 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 930a