סוּפֵירַה

Judeo-Italian

Etymology

PIE word
*upér

Inherited from Classical Latin suprā (“below”), syncopic form of superā, ellipsis of superā parte (“in the low part”).

Preposition

סוּפֵירַה (superah /supera/)

1. Expressing figurative placement, burden, or attachment; on
   • 16^th century [750–450 BCE], “לוּ לִיבֵירוֹ דֵי יִרְמִיַהוּ [Lu libero de Jirmiau, The Book of Jeremiah]”, in נְבִיאִים [Neviim, Prophets]‎^[1] (manuscript), translation of נְבִיאִים (Nəvīʾīm, “Prophets”) (in Biblical Hebrew), chapter 7, verse 8, leaf 1, lines 17–18:

     אֵיקוֹ ווּאִי סְפֵירִיטִי סוּפֵירַה לִי פַארַאוֵילִי דֵי פַֿאלְצֵיטַאדַה דֵי נוּן יוּוַארֵי׃ (Judeo-Roman)

     ʾeqo vuʾi səperiṭi superah li paʾraʾveli de p̄aʾləṣeṭaʾdah de nun yuvaʾre.

     /Ecco, vui speriti supera li paraveli de falzetada, de nun juvare./

     Behold, you place your hope on the words of falsehood, of not profiting.

2. (followed by דֵי (de)) Expressing figurative placement, burden, or attachment; on
   • 16^th century [750–450 BCE], “לוּ לִיבֵירוֹ דֵי יִרְמִיַהוּ [Lu libero de Jirmiau, The Book of Jeremiah]”, in נְבִיאִים [Neviim, Prophets]‎^[2] (manuscript), translation of נְבִיאִים [Nəvīʾīm, Prophets] (in Biblical Hebrew), chapter 7, verse 2, leaf 1, lines 21–24:

     אֵי וֵירִיטִי אֵי סְטַארִיטִי דֵינַאנְצִי דֵי מִי אִין לַה קַאסַה קוּוֵיסְטַה קֵי פֿוּ קְלַאמַאטוֹ לוּ נוּמוֹ מִיאוֹ סוּפֵירַה דֵי אֵיסוֹ […] (Judeo-Roman)

     ʾe veriṭi e səṭaʾriṭi denaʾnəṣi de mi ʾin lah qasah quvesəṭah qe p̄u qəlaʾmaʾṭo lu numo miʾo superah de ʾeso

     /E verriti, e stariti denanzi de mi, in la casa questa, che fu clamato lu numo mio supera de esso […] /

     And you will come, and you will stand in front of me, in this house, upon which my name has been called […]