ܐܠܦ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp, literally “bull, ox, head of cattle”); compare Classical Syriac ܐܠܦ (ʾālap̄), Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif), Hebrew אָלֶף (álef) and Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ܐܵܠܲܦ • (ālap) f

1. alaph (the first letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܐ
• (Assyrian letter names) ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap), ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ), ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal), ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ), ܗܹܐ (hē), ܘܲܘ (waw), ܙܹܝܢ (zēn), ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ), ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ), ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ), ܟܲܦ (kap), ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ), ܡܝܼܡ (mīm), ܢܘܼܢ (nūn), ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ), ܥܹܐ (ˁē), ܦܹܐ (pē), ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē), ܩܘܿܦ (qōp), ܪܹܝܫ (rēš), ܫܝܼܢ (šīn), ܬܲܘ (taw), ^{(Category: aii:Assyrian letter names)}

Derived terms

• ܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ݂ (ālapbēṯ, “alphabet”)
• ܐܵܠܲܦ ܘܬܲܘ (ālap w-taw, “alpha and omega”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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Numeral

ܐܲܠܲܦ or ܐܵܠܹܦ • (allap or ālēp) m or f (plural ܐܲܠܦܲܝ̈ (alpay))

1. construct state singular of ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā, “thousand”)

Inflection

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

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Noun

ܐܸܠܸܦ • (illip) (plural ܐܸܠܦܲܝ̈ (ilpay))

1. construct state singular of ܐܸܠܦܵܐ (ilpā, “boat”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

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Verb

ܐܲܠܸܦ or ܐܠܦ • (allip or alpūn) (feminine singular ܐܲܠܸܦܝ (allip), plural ܐܲܠܦܘܼܢ)

1. second-person masculine singular imperative of ܡܲܠܸܦ (mallip, “to teach”)