Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˁarpɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˁarpe(ʔ)], [tˁarpɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܛܪܦܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܛܪܦܢܐ or ܛܪܦܐ)

1. leaf (of a plant)
2. (figuratively) leaf (of a book)
3. (anatomy) lobe (e.g. of the ear, liver, lung, etc.); cartilage of the nose
4. bran

Inflection

Descendants

• Old Armenian: տերեւ ‎(terew)

Etymology 2

From the root ܛ-ܪ-ܦ ‎(ṭ-r-p) related to striking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˁarpɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˁarpe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܛܪܦܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܛܪܦܐ)

1. striking
2. collision
3. stroke, blow
4. movement, fluttering (e.g. of wings)
5. beat, moment of time

Inflection

References

• “Trp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 133a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 183a
• 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, p. 555b

Anagrams

• ܛܦܪܐ