safar
Who acts: Hebrew root, word, syntax, word sefirot, one, safar · What happens: mean, count, link, be, require, describe · To what, where: Hebrew root, finite verb, Sefer, plural action noun, countings, three · Speech: someone speaks here
«safar» in the English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: safar in the English dictionary.
In Jewish tradition, meaning 1
A Hebrew root meaning "to count", also linked to telling and writing.
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 root | det |
| 2 | Hebrew | hebrew | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 root | amod |
| 3 | root | root | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | meaning | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 root | acl |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 count | punct |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 count | mark |
| 7 | count | count | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 meaning | ccomp |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 count | punct |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 linked | punct |
| 10 | also | also | ADV | _ | 11 linked | advmod |
| 11 | linked | link | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 count | parataxis |
| 12 | to | to | ADP | _ | 13 telling | case |
| 13 | telling | telling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 linked | obl |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 writing | cc |
| 15 | writing | writing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 telling | conj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 root | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | gerund | a Hebrew root not said here | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | count not said to happen, in a quote | to-infinitive | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | link | participle | to telling and writing | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient to telling=Co-Patient |
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Example 1
The word סָפַר safar is technically a finite verb, and not a noun as the syntax requires. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
Sentence 1: The word סָפַר safar is technically a finite verb, and not a noun as the syntax requires.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 word | det |
| 2 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 verb | nsubj |
| 3 | סָפַר | סָפַר | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 safar | compound |
| 4 | safar | safar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 word | appos |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 verb | cop |
| 6 | technically | technically | ADV | _ | 9 verb | advmod |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 verb | det |
| 8 | finite | finite | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 verb | amod |
| 9 | verb | verb | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 noun | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 noun | cc |
| 12 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 14 noun | advmod |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 noun | det |
| 14 | noun | noun | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 verb | parataxis |
| 15 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 18 requires | mark |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 syntax | det |
| 17 | syntax | syntax | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 requires | nsubj |
| 18 | requires | require | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 noun | advcl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 verb | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the word | a finite verb | a noun parataxis; technically property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | require | present | the syntax | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Theme |
Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 Sefer | punct |
| 2 | Sefer | Sefer | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | Yetzirah | Yetzirah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Sefer | flat |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 translation | punct |
| 5 | Sefaria | Sefaria | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 translation | compound |
| 6 | community | community | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 translation | compound |
| 7 | translation | translation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Sefer | appos |
| 8 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Sefer | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
The word sefirot by itself is the plural action noun of סָפַר safar 'to count', thus meaning literally 'countings'. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
Sentence 1: The word sefirot by itself is the plural action noun of סָפַר safar 'to count', thus meaning literally 'countings'.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 sefirot | det |
| 2 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sefirot | compound |
| 3 | sefirot | sefirot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 noun | nsubj |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 itself | case |
| 5 | itself | itself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes | 3 sefirot | nmod |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 noun | cop |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 noun | det |
| 8 | plural | plural | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 noun | amod |
| 9 | action | action | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 noun | compound |
| 10 | noun | noun | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 safar | case |
| 12 | סָפַר | סָפַר | PUNCT | _ | 13 safar | punct |
| 13 | safar | safar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 count | obl |
| 14 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 13 safar | punct |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 count | mark |
| 16 | count | count | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 noun | parataxis |
| 17 | ', | ', | PUNCT | _ | 16 count | punct |
| 18 | thus | thus | ADV | _ | 19 meaning | advmod |
| 19 | meaning | mean | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 16 count | advcl |
| 20 | literally | literally | ADV | _ | 22 countings | advmod |
| 21 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 22 countings | punct |
| 22 | countings | counting | NOUN | Number=Plur | 19 meaning | obj |
| 23 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 22 countings | punct |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 noun | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the word sefirot by sefirot | the plural action noun | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | count | to-infinitive | of safar | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 3 | mean | gerund | countings | thus property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent counting=Topic |
Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 Sefer | punct |
| 2 | Sefer | Sefer | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | Yetzirah | Yetzirah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Sefer | flat |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 translation | punct |
| 5 | Sefaria | Sefaria | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 translation | compound |
| 6 | community | community | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 translation | compound |
| 7 | translation | translation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Sefer | appos |
| 8 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Sefer | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 3
However, only one, ספ״ר SPR, is capable of describing all three: counting (סָפַר safar 'he counted', מִסְפָּר mispar 'number, count'), writing (סֵפֶר sefer 'book, scroll'), and speaking (סִפֵּר sipper 'he told, accounted', סִפּוּר sippur 'telling, account'). (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
Sentence 1: However, only one, ספ״ר SPR, is capable of describing all three: counting (סָפַר safar 'he counted', מִסְפָּר mispar 'number, count'), writing (סֵפֶר sefer 'book, scroll'), and speaking (סִפֵּר sipper 'he told, accounted', סִפּוּר sippur 'telling, account').
The tree, 35 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | However | however | ADV | _ | 4 one | advmod |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 However | punct |
| 3 | only | only | ADV | _ | 4 one | advmod |
| 4 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 12 capable | nsubj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 ״ | punct |
| 6 | ספ | ספ | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ״ | compound |
| 7 | ״ | ״ | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 capable | nsubj |
| 8 | ר | ר | ADP | _ | 9 SPR | case |
| 9 | SPR | SPR | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 ״ | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 ״ | punct |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 capable | cop |
| 12 | capable | capable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 13 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 14 describing | mark |
| 14 | describing | describe | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 12 capable | advcl |
| 15 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 16 three | det |
| 16 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 14 describing | obj |
| 17 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 18 counting | punct |
| 18 | counting | count | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 55 accounted | csubj:pass |
| 19 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 24 counted | punct |
| 20 | סָפַר | סָפַר | PUNCT | _ | 21 safar | punct |
| 21 | safar | safar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 counted | nsubj |
| 22 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 21 safar | punct |
| 23 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 24 counted | nsubj |
| 24 | counted | count | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 18 counting | conj |
| 25 | ', | ', | PART | _ | 24 counted | obl |
| 26 | מִסְפָּר | מִסְפָּר | PUNCT | _ | 27 mispar | punct |
| 27 | mispar | mispar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 number | compound |
| 28 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 27 mispar | punct |
| 29 | number | number | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 counted | obl |
| 30 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 31 count | punct |
| 31 | count | count | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 29 number | parataxis |
| 32 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 31 count | punct |
| 33 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 24 counted | punct |
| 34 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 35 writing | punct |
| 35 | writing | writing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 counting | obl |
| 36 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 40 book | punct |
| 37 | סֵפֶר | סֵפֶר | PUNCT | _ | 38 sefer | punct |
| 38 | sefer | sefer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 40 book | compound |
| 39 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 38 sefer | punct |
| 40 | book | book | NOUN | Number=Sing | 35 writing | appos |
| 41 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 42 scroll | punct |
| 42 | scroll | scroll | NOUN | Number=Sing | 40 book | appos |
| 43 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 42 scroll | punct |
| 44 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 40 book | punct |
| 45 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 47 speaking | punct |
| 46 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 47 speaking | cc |
| 47 | speaking | speak | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 18 counting | conj |
| 48 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 50 sipper | punct |
| 49 | סִפֵּר | סִפֵּר | PUNCT | _ | 50 sipper | punct |
| 50 | sipper | sipper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 47 speaking | obj |
| 51 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 50 sipper | punct |
| 52 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 53 told | nsubj |
| 53 | told | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 47 speaking | conj |
| 54 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 55 accounted | punct |
| 55 | accounted | account | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 capable | conj |
| 56 | ', | ', | PART | _ | 55 accounted | dep |
| 57 | סִפּוּר | סִפּוּר | PUNCT | _ | 58 sippur | punct |
| 58 | sippur | sippur | NOUN | Number=Sing | 55 accounted | obl |
| 59 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 58 sippur | punct |
| 60 | telling | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 58 sippur | acl |
| 61 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 62 account | punct |
| 62 | account | account | NOUN | Number=Sing | 60 telling | obj |
| 63 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 62 account | punct |
| 64 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 60 telling | punct |
| 65 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 capable | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | one | ספ ״ ר SPR nsubj; capable property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | describe | gerund | one not said here | all three | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent three=Theme | ||||
| 3 | count | gerund | writing | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 4 | count | past | safar | mispar number | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 5 | count | infinitive | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | ||||||
| 6 | speak speech: other | gerund | sipper | tree rules | |||||
| 7 | tell speech: assert | past | safar | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 8 | account | participle | counting | sippur | tree rules | ||||
| 9 | tell speech: assert | gerund | sippur not said here | account | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent account=Recipient |
Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 Sefer | punct |
| 2 | Sefer | Sefer | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | Yetzirah | Yetzirah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Sefer | flat |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 translation | punct |
| 5 | Sefaria | Sefaria | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 translation | compound |
| 6 | community | community | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 translation | compound |
| 7 | translation | translation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Sefer | appos |
| 8 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Sefer | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Text: the English dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader, each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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