ܥܪܦܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܪ ܦ ܠ (ˁ r p l)
2 terms

ܥܪܦܠܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic עַרֲפֵּלָא (ˁarăpellā), from Proto-Semitic *ʿ-r-p (“cloud”) + a suffixed -l; cognate to Hebrew עֲרָפֶל ('arafél) and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎗𐎔𐎚 (ʿrpt /⁠ʿurpatu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʕar.pɪllɑː]

Noun

ܥܲܪܦܸܠܵܐ • (ˁarpillā) f sg (plural ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܹܐ (ˁarpillē))

1. fog, mist, cloud
2. gloom, darkness

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܲܪܦܸܠܵܐ (ˁarpillā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܲܪܦܸܠܝܼ (ˁarpilī)		ܥܲܪܦܸܠܲܢ (ˁarpillan)
	construct	ܥܲܪܦܸܠ (ˁarpil)	2nd person	ܥܲܪܦܸܠܘܼܟ݂ (ˁarpilūḵ)	ܥܲܪܦܸܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁarpillāḵ)	ܥܲܪܦܸܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁarpillāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܪܦܸܠܵܐ (ˁarpillā)	3rd person	ܥܲܪܦܸܠܹܗ (ˁarpillēh)	ܥܲܪܦܸܠܵܗ̇ (ˁarpillāh)	ܥܲܪܦܸܠܗܘܿܢ (ˁarpilhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܝܼ (ˁarpilī)		ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܲܢ (ˁarpillan)
	construct	ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܲܝ (ˁarpillay)	2nd person	ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܘܼܟ݂ (ˁarpilūḵ)	ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁarpillāḵ)	ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁarpillāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܹܐ (ˁarpillē)	3rd person	ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܘܼܗܝ (ˁarpilūh)	ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܘܿܗ̇ (ˁarpillōh)	ܥܲܪ̈ܦܸܠܗܘܿܢ (ˁarpilhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܥܲܪܦܸܠ (mˁarpil, “to fog up”)
• ܥܲܪܦܸܠܵܢܵܐ (ˁarpillānā, “foggy, hazy”)
• ܥܲܪܦܸܠܵܐ ܬܸܢܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ˁarpillā tinnānāytā, “smog”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʿ-r-p (“cloud”) + a suffixed -l. Compare Hebrew עֲרָפֶל (ʿărāp̄el) and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎗𐎔𐎚 (ʿrpt /⁠ʿurpatu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕarpɛllɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕarpɛlle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܪܦܠܐ • (‘arpelā) f (plural ܥܪܦܠܐ)

1. fog, mist, cloud
2. gloom, darkness

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܪܦܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܦܠ	ܥܪܦܠܝܢ
construct	ܥܪܦܠ	ܥܪܦܠܝ
emphatic	ܥܪܦܠܐ	ܥܪܦܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܪܦܠܝ	ܥܪܦܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܪܦܠܟ	ܥܪܦܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܪܦܠܟܝ	ܥܪܦܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܪܦܠܗ	ܥܪܦܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܪܦܠܗ	ܥܪܦܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܪܦܠܢ	ܥܪܦܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܪܦܠܟܘܢ	ܥܪܦܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܪܦܠܟܝܢ	ܥܪܦܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܪܦܠܗܘܢ	ܥܪܦܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܪܦܠܗܝܢ	ܥܪܦܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁrpl”, 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, p. 264b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 429a
• 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, pp. 1141b-1142a