ܟܣܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܣ ܦ (k s p)
1 term

From Aramaic כַּסְפָּא (kaspā); compare Hebrew כֶּסֶף (késef), Akkadian 𒆬𒌓 (kaspum) and Ugaritic 𐎋𐎒𐎔 (ksp /⁠kaspu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kɪs.pɑː]

Noun

ܟܸܣܦܵܐ • (kispā) m sg (plural ܟܸܣܦܹ̈ܐ (kispē))

1. money

   Synonym: ܙܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ (zūzē)

2. (dated) silver

   Synonym: ܣܹܐܡܵܐ (sēmā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܸܣܦܵܐ (kispā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܸܣܦܝܼ (kispī)		ܟܸܣܦܲܢ (kispan)
	construct	ܟܣܸܦ (ksip)	2nd person	ܟܸܣܦܘܼܟ݂ (kispūḵ)	ܟܸܣܦܵܟ݂ܝ (kispāḵ)	ܟܸܣܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kispāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܸܣܦܵܐ (kispā)	3rd person	ܟܸܣܦܹܗ (kispēh)	ܟܸܣܦܵܗ̇ (kispāh)	ܟܸܣܦܗܘܿܢ (kisphōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܸܣܦܝܼ̈ (kispī)		ܟܸܣܦܲܢ̈ (kispan)
	construct	ܟܸܣܦܲܝ̈ (kispay)	2nd person	ܟܸܣܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kispūḵ)	ܟܸܣܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kispāḵ)	ܟܸܣܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kispāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܸܣܦܹ̈ܐ (kispē)	3rd person	ܟܸܣܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kispūh)	ܟܸܣܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kispōh)	ܟܸܣܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kisphōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܸܣܦܵܐ ܕܥܝܵܕܵܐ (kispā dˁyādā, “currency”)
• ܟܸܣܦܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kispānāyā, “financial, monetary, pecuniary”)
• ܪܸܚܡܲܬ݂ ܟܸܣܦܵܐ (riḥmaṯ kispā, “avarice”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew כֶּסֶף (késep̄).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɛspɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɛspe] (plural)

Noun

ܟܣܦܐ • (kespā) m (plural ܟܣܦܐ (kespē), absolute ܟܣܦ (ksep̄))

1. silver

   Synonyms: ܣܐܡܐ (sēmā), ܣܝܢܐ, ܣܗܪܐ

2. money

   Synonym: ܙܘܙܐ (zūzē)

3. (in the plural) coins, pieces of silver

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܣܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܣܦ	ܟܣܦܝܢ
construct	ܟܣܦ	ܟܣܦܝ
emphatic	ܟܣܦܐ	ܟܣܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܣܦܝ	ܟܣܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܣܦܟ	ܟܣܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܣܦܟܝ	ܟܣܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܣܦܗ	ܟܣܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܣܦܗ	ܟܣܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܣܦܢ	ܟܣܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܣܦܟܘܢ	ܟܣܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܣܦܟܝܢ	ܟܣܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܣܦܗܘܢ	ܟܣܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܣܦܗܝܢ	ܟܣܦܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܟܣܦ ܪܝܫܐ (ksep rēšā, “poll tax”)
• ܟܣܦܢܝܐ (kespānāyā, “pecuniary”)
• ܪܚܡܬ ܟܣܦܐ (rehmaṯ kespā, “avarice”)

References

• “ksp”, 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, page 160a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 221b
• 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, page 641a

Mlahsö

Etymology

From Aramaic כתפא, from Proto-West Semitic *katip-, compare Turoyo ܟܰܬ݂ܦ݁ܳܐ (kaṯpo) and Hértevin ܟܦܬܐ.

Noun

ܟܶܣܦ݁ܳܐ (kespo) m

1. shoulder