Inherited from Aramaic זִפתָּא (zip̄tā), possibly borrowed from Akkadian 𒍣𒅁𒌈 (zi-ib-tum /ziptu, zibtu/); related to Hebrew זֶפֶת (zéfet) and Arabic زِفْت (zift).
ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܐ • (ziftā) m
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | |||||||
singular | absolute | ܙܦ̮ܸܬ݂ (zfiṯ) | 1st person | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܝܼ (ziftī) | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܲܢ (ziftan) | |||
construct | ܙܦ̮ܸܬ݂ (zfiṯ) | 2nd person | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܘܼܟ݂ (ziftōḵ) | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ziftāḵ) | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ziftawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܐ (ziftā) | 3rd person | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܹܗ (ziftēh) | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܗ̇ (ziftāh) | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܗܘܿܢ (zifthōn) | |||
plural | absolute | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܝܼ̈ܢ (ziftīn) | 1st person | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܝܼ̈ (ziftī) | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܲܢ̈ (ziftan) | |||
construct | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܲܝ̈ (ziftay) | 2nd person | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ziftōḵ) | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ziftāḵ) | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ziftawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܹ̈ܐ (ziftē) | 3rd person | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ziftūh) | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ziftōh) | ܙܸܦ̮ܬܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ziftayhōn) |