ܙܪܝܦܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
    

ܙܪܝܦܐ
Etymology
    
From Aramaic זַרְנָפָא (zarnāp̄ā), a borrowing from Classical Persian زرناپا (zurnāpā), a compound of زرنا (zurnā, “flute”) and پا (pā, “leg”).
Pronunciation
    
- (standard) IPA(key): [zɑːriːpɑː]
Noun
    
ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ • (zārīpā) m sg (feminine ܙܵܪܝܼܦܬܵܐ (zārīptā), masculine plural ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܹܐ (zārīpē))
- giraffe (animal from the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck)
- ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܹܗ ܩܕܵܠܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܣܘܼܣܵܐ- zārīpā itlēh qdālā yatīr rāmā min susā.
- The giraffe has a taller neck than the horse.
 
 
Inflection
    
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܝܼ (zārīpī) | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܲܢ (zārīpan) | ||
| construct | ܙܵܪܝܼܦ (zārīp) | 2nd person | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܘܼܟ݂ (zārīpūḵ) | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ (zārīpāḵ) | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zārīpāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zārīpā) | 3rd person | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܹܗ (zārīpēh) | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܗ̇ (zārīpāh) | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܗܘܿܢ (zārīphōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܝܼ (zārīpī) | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܲܢ (zārīpan) | ||
| construct | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܲܝ (zārīpay) | 2nd person | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܘܼܟ݂ (zārīpūḵ) | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ (zārīpāḵ) | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zārīpāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܹܐ (zārīpē) | 3rd person | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܘܼܗܝ (zārīpūh) | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܘܿܗ̇ (zārīpōh) | ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܗܘܿܢ (zārīphōn) | ||
References
    
- “ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 January 9 (last accessed)
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