ܣܦܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܦ ܪ (s p r)
2 terms

Compare Hebrew סָפַר (safár, to count) and Hebrew סִפֵּר (sipér, to recount; to narrate). The first and second meanings come from one root, the third and fourth from another, and the fifth comes from an irregular development from ܣܵܒ݂ܸܪ (sāḇir, to hope) or the pael stem of it.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sɑːperː]

Verb

ܣܵܦܹܪ • (sāpēr) (present participle ܣܦܵܪܵܐ (spārā), past participle ܣܦܝܼܪܵܐ (spīrā))

  1. (intransitive) to be/become sheared
  2. (transitive) to get a haircut
  3. (transitive) to narrate, recount
  4. (transitive) to write, scribe
  5. to wait

Conjugation

Synonyms

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