# ܨܦܪܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology 1

From Aramaic צַפְרָא (ṣap̄ərā); related to Arabic أَصْفَر (ʔaṣfar, “yellow”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [sˤap.rɑː]

#### Noun

ܨܲܦܪܵܐ • (ṣaprā) m sg (plural ܨܲܦܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ṣaprāwāṯē))
* morning (early part of the day between dawn and midday)
    Synonym: ܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ (qaydāmtā)
* morning prayer
* (figuratively) onset, early stage

##### Coordinate terms

* ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā)
* ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā)
* ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā)
* ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)
* ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā)
* ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā)
* ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nuṣpā)
* ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā)
* ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē)
* ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (palgā d-laylē)

##### Derived terms

* ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ (b-ṣaprā, “at dawn, in the morning”)
* ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܨܲܦܪܵܝܵܐ (kāwḵḇā ṣaprāyā, “the morning star”)
* ܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ṣaprā brīḵā, “good morning”)
* ܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܘܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ (ṣaprā w-bāṯar, “in the future”)
* ܨܲܦܪܵܝܵܐ (ṣaprāyā, “of dawn, of the morning”)

#### Adverb

ܨܲܦܪܵܐ • (ṣaprā)
* (dialectal) tomorrow
    Synonyms: ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ (qudmē), ܡܚܵܪ (mḥār)

### Etymology 2

From Aramaic צִפְּרָא (ṣippərā) with the latter noun modified from the former; compare Arabic عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr), Hebrew צִפּוֹר (tsipór) and Akkadian 𒄷 (iṣṣūrum).

#### Pronunciation

* ܨܸܦܪܵܐ:
** (Standard) IPA: [sˤɪp.rɑː]
* ܨܲܦܵܪܵܐ:
** (Standard) IPA: [sˤap.pɑːrɑː]

#### Noun

ܨܸܦܪܵܐ • (ṣiprā) m sg (plural ܨܸܦܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣiprē), feminine ܨܸܦܪܬܵܐ (ṣiprtā))
* sparrow
* (by extension) any bird, generally small

##### Inflection
#### Noun

ܨܲܦܵܪܵܐ • (ṣappārā) m sg (plural ܨܲܦܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣappārē), feminine ܨܲܦܵܪܬܵܐ (ṣappārtā))
* bird dealer
* birdwatcher

##### Inflection
## Classical Syriac
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sˤafrɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [sˤafre], [sˤafrawwɑθɑ] (plural)

#### Noun

ܨܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܦܪܘܬܐ or ܨܦܪܐ)
* morning
* dawn, daybreak
* (figuratively) onset, early stage

##### Inflection
### Etymology 2

Compare Arabic عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr) and Hebrew צִפּוֹר (ṣippôr).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sˤɛp(pə)rɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [sˤɛp(pə)re] (plural)

#### Noun

ܨܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܨܦܪܐ)
* small bird; sparrow, finch

##### See also

* ܛܝܪܐ

### Etymology 3

Modified from above. Compare Hebrew צַפָּר (ṣappār).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sˤappɑrɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [sˤappɑre] (plural)

#### Noun

ܨܦܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܦܪܐ)
* bird dealer
* birdwatcher

##### Inflection
### References

* “ṣpr”, 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 304b
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 483a
* 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, pages 1298b–1299a

### Anagrams

* ܪܨܦܐ

## Turoyo
### Etymology

From Aramaic צַפְרָא (ṣap̄ərā). Compare Classical Syriac ܨܦܪܐ (ṣafrā, “morning”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sˤafro/

### Adverb

ܨܰܦܪܐ • (ṣafro)
* tomorrow
    Synonym: ܪܰܡܚܷܠ (ramḥël)