ܐܦܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܬ ܐ (p t ˀ)
5 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, derived from the verb ܡܲܦܬܹܐ (maptē, to widen, broaden).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܐܲܦ̮ܬܵܐ or ܐܲܦܬܵܐ (aftā or aptāf (plural ܐܲܦ̮ܬܹ̈ܐ (aftē))

  1. occasion, opportunity, chance
    Synonym: ܦܸܠܥܵܐ (pilˁā)

Inflection

    Inflection of ܐܲܦ̮ܬܵܐ (aftā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܐܲܦ̮ܬܝܼ
(aftī)
ܐܲܦ̮ܬܲܢ
(aftan)
construct ܐܲܦ̮ܲܬ݂
(affaṯ)
2nd person ܐܲܦ̮ܬܘܼܟ݂
(aftūḵ)
ܐܲܦ̮ܬܵܟ݂ܝ
(aftāḵ)
ܐܲܦ̮ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(aftāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܦ̮ܬܵܐ
(aftā)
3rd person ܐܲܦ̮ܬܹܗ
(aftēh)
ܐܲܦ̮ܬܵܗ̇
(aftāh)
ܐܲܦ̮ܬܗܘܿܢ
(afthōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܐܲܦ̮ܬܝܼ̈
(aftī)
ܐܲܦ̮ܬܲܢ̈
(aftan)
construct ܐܲܦ̮ܬܲܝ̈
(aftay)
2nd person ܐܲܦ̮ܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(aftūḵ)
ܐܲܦ̮ܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(aftāḵ)
ܐܲܦ̮ܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(aftāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܦ̮ܬܹ̈ܐ
(aftē)
3rd person ܐܲܦ̮ܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(aftūh)
ܐܲܦ̮ܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(aftōh)
ܐܲܦ̮ܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(afthōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܦ-ܬ-ܐ (p-t-ʾ) related to enlarging or increasing.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܐܦܬܐ (transliteration neededf(uncountable)

  1. space, place
  2. occasion, opportunity
  3. leisure
  4. delay
  5. cause

References

  • ˀptˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 26b
  • 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, p. 90a-b