ܟܣܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܣ ܦ (k s p)
1 term

From Aramaic כַּסְפָּא (kaspā); compare Hebrew כֶּסֶף (késef), Akkadian 𒆬𒌓 (kaspum) and Ugaritic 𐎋𐎒𐎔 (ksp /⁠kaspu⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kɪs.pɑː]

Noun

ܟܸܣܦܵܐ • (kispā) m sg (plural ܟܸܣܦܹ̈ܐ (kispē))

  1. money
    Synonym: ܙܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ (zūzē)
  2. (dated) silver
    Synonym: ܣܹܐܡܵܐ (sēmā)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܟܸܣܦܵܐ ܕܥܝܵܕܵܐ (kispā dˁyādā, currency)
  • ܟܸܣܦܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kispānāyā, financial, monetary, pecuniary)
  • ܪܸܚܡܲܬ݂ ܟܸܣܦܵܐ (riḥmaṯ kispā, avarice)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew כֶּסֶף (késep̄).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɛspɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kɛspe] (plural)

Noun

ܟܣܦܐ • (kespā) m (plural ܟܣܦܐ (kespē), absolute ܟܣܦ (ksep̄))

  1. silver
    Synonyms: ܣܐܡܐ (sēmā), ܣܝܢܐ, ܣܗܪܐ
  2. money
    Synonym: ܙܘܙܐ (zūzē)
  3. (in the plural) coins, pieces of silver

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܟܣܦ ܪܝܫܐ (ksep rēšā, poll tax)
  • ܟܣܦܢܝܐ (kespānāyā, pecuniary)
  • ܪܚܡܬ ܟܣܦܐ (rehmaṯ kespā, avarice)

References

  • ksp”, 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 160a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 221b
  • 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, page 641a

Mlahsö

Etymology

From Aramaic כתפא, from Proto-West Semitic *katip-, compare Turoyo ܟܰܬ݂ܦ݁ܳܐ (kaṯpo) and Hértevin ܟܦܬܐ.

Noun

ܟܶܣܦ݁ܳܐ (kespo) m

  1. shoulder
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