ܝܘܣܦ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܘ ܣ ܦ (w s p)
4 terms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsēf).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [jawsɪp]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [joːsɪp]

Proper noun

ܝܵܘܣܸܦ • (yāwsip) m

  1. Joseph (Biblical figure)
  2. a male given name
  3. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms
  • ܝܘܿܣܝܼܦܘܿ (yōsīpō) (diminutive, nickname)
  • ܣܝܼܦܘܿ (sīpō) (diminutive, nickname)
  • ܐܘܿܫܘܿ (ōšō) (diminutive, nickname)
  • ܟ̰ܘܿܦܹܐ (čōpē) (diminutive, nickname)
  • ܟ̰ܘܿܟ̰ܘܿ (čōčō) (diminutive, nickname)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Derived from Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsēf).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jawsɛf/

Proper noun

ܝܘܣܦ • (yawsef) m

  1. Joseph (Biblical figure)
  2. a male given name

Descendants
  • → Malayalam: യൗസേപ്പ് (yausēppŭ)

References
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 409b
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