ܟܐܦ

From a variant of Aramaic כְּפַף (kəp̄ap̄); cognate to Hebrew כָּפַף (kafáf)

• (Standard) IPA^(key):

ܟܵܐܹܦ • (kāˀēp)

1. (intransitive) to bow

   ܟܹܐ ܟܵܝܦܲܚ ܠܬܪܘܿܢܘܿܣ ܩܵܐ ܐܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ. ― kē kāypaḥ l-trōnōs qā īqārā. ― We bow towards the throne for respect.

   • Philippians 2:10:

     ܕܒܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܟܠ ܒܸܪܟܵܐ ܟܵܝܦܵܐ، ܒܫܡܲܝܵܐ ܘܒܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܘܕܠܬܸܚܬ݇ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ،

     d-b-šimmā d-īšōˁ kul birkā kāypā, b-šmayyā w-b-arˁā w-d-l-tiḥ min arˁā,

     that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,

2. (intransitive) to bend down, bend over, duck

   ܟܝܼܦ ܠܝܼ ܕܐܵܣܪܹܢ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܸܪ̈ܝܘܼܚܝܼ. ― kīp lī d-āsrēn lhōn širyūḥī. ― I bent down to tie my shoelaces.

3. (intransitive) to decrease, lower, reduce power by means of a control such as volume, heat, or light

   Antonym: ܪܵܐܹܡ (rāˀēm)

   ܩܵܠܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܸܟܝܵܦܵܐ ― qālā lē ìlēh bikyāpā ― The sound is not decreasing

4. (intransitive) to lean over a tabletop or similar surface while eating so as to not allow crumbs to drop on the floor

• ܡܲܟܸܦ (makkip, “to lower”)
• ܟܵܐܸܒ (kāˀib, “to tip over”)

• ܟܘܼܦܵܐ (kūpā, “low”)