ܐܫܟܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic, from Akkadian 𒀿 (AŠGAB /⁠aškāpu⁠/); compare Arabic إِسْكَاف (ʔiskāf) and Hebrew אֻשְׁכָּף (ʾuškāp̄)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɪʃ.kɑːpɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܫܟܵܦܵܐ • (iškāpā) m (plural ܐܸܫܟܵܦܹ̈ܐ (iškāpē), feminine ܐܸܫܟܵܦܬܵܐ (iškāptā))

1. shoemaker, cobbler (worker who makes or repairs shoes)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܫܟܵܦܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܝܼ (iškāpī)		ܐܸܫܟܵܦܲܢ (iškāpan)
	construct	ܐܸܫܟܵܦ (iškāp)		2nd person	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܘܼܟ݂ (iškāpūḵ)	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܵܟ݂ܝ (iškāpāḵ)	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iškāpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܵܐ (iškāpā)		3rd person	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܹܗ (iškāpēh)	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܵܗ̇ (iškāpāh)	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܗܘܿܢ (iškāphōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܝܼ̈ (iškāpī)		ܐܸܫܟܵܦܲܢ̈ (iškāpan)
	construct	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܲܝ̈ (iškāpay)		2nd person	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (iškāpūḵ)	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (iškāpāḵ)	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iškāpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܹ̈ܐ (iškāpē)		3rd person	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (iškāpūh)	ܐܸܫܟܵܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (iškāpōh)	ܐܸܫܟܵܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (iškāphōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܸܫܟܵܦܘܼܬܵܐ (iškāpūtā, “shoemaking, cobbling”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܘܫܟܦܐ (ʾuškāp̄ā)

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒀿 (AŠGAB /⁠aškāpu⁠/). Compare Arabic إِسْكَاف (ʔiskāf) and Hebrew אושכף / אֻשְׁכָּף (ʾuškāp̄).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛʃkɑfɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛʃkɑfe] (plural)

Noun

ܐܫܟܦܐ • (ʾeškāp̄ā) m (plural ܐܫܟܦܐ (ʾeškāp̄ē))

1. shoemaker, cobbler

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܫܟܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܫܟܦ		1st person	ܐܫܟܦܝ		ܐܫܟܦܢ
	construct	ܐܫܟܦ		2nd person	ܐܫܟܦܟ	ܐܫܟܦܟܝ	ܐܫܟܦܟܘܢ	ܐܫܟܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܫܟܦܐ		3rd person	ܐܫܟܦܗ	ܐܫܟܦܗ	ܐܫܟܦܗܘܢ	ܐܫܟܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܫܟܦܝܢ		1st person	ܐܫܟܦܝ		ܐܫܟܦܝܢ
	construct	ܐܫܟܦܝ		2nd person	ܐܫܟܦܝܟ	ܐܫܟܦܝܟܝ	ܐܫܟܦܝܟܘܢ	ܐܫܟܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܫܟܦܐ		3rd person	ܐܫܟܦܘܗܝ	ܐܫܟܦܝܗ	ܐܫܟܦܝܗܘܢ	ܐܫܟܦܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܫܟܦܘܬܐ (ʾeškāp̄ūṯā)

References

• “ˀškp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-03-31
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 21a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 31a
• 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 107a
• Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 28