ܫܦܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܫ ܦ ܪ (š p r)
2 terms

Inherited from Aramaic שַׁפִּירָא (šappīrā)

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [ʃap.piː.raː.]

Adjective

ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ • (šapīrā) (feminine ܫܲܦܝܼܪܬܵܐ (šapīrtā), plural ܫܲܦܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (šapīrē))

beautiful, pretty, handsome, fair, lovely
ܗ̇ܘ ܛܘܼܪܵܐ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.
awa ṭūrā šapīrā ìlēh.
This is a beautiful mountain.

Derived terms

ܫܲܦܝܼܪ (šapīr)
ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ (šapīrāˀīt, “beautifully”)
ܫܲܦܝܼܪܘܼܬܵܐ (šapīrūtā, “beauty, beautifulness”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Σαπφειρη (Sappheirē).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [ʃap.piː.raː.]

Proper noun

ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ • (šapīrā) f

a female given name from Ancient Greek.
(biblical) Sapphira

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