The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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$pyr A02

Hatran, Assour: šnpyr, šnpr. Sam. אשפיר ,שפיר but pronounced < ašfar > šēfǝr/ašfǝr!! (i.e. apparently based rather on špr n.m.

  1 beautiful Com, ^-OA. --(a) often with a qualifying genitive or adverbial infinitive Com.
  2 proper, good, suitable Com. --(a) fem.pl. : Syr. (a.1) benefits Syr. (a.2) good deeds Syr.
  3 idioms: Com. --(a) ܫܲܦܝܼܪ ܙܲܒܢܵܐ : opportune Syr. --(b) ܫܲܦܝܼܪ ܓܸܢܣܵܐ : noble Syr. --(c) ܫܲܦܝܼܪ ܐܲܦܸܿܐ : talcum Syr. --(d) ܫܲܦܝܼܪ ܛܲܪ̈ܦܸܐ : spinach Syr. --(e) שַפִּיר דַעֲתֵהּ : easy minded, not fastidious [fr. MH] JBAg. --(f) שַפִּיר לֵב : happy, esp. from food and drink JLAtg. --(g) ܫܲܦܝܼܪܲܬ ܩܲܪ̈ܢܵܬܵܐ : trigonella [bot.] Syr.