ܟܦܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܦ ܦ (k p p)
7 terms

From Aramaic כַּפָּא (kappā), from Proto-Semitic *kapp-; compare Arabic كَفّ (kaff), Hebrew כַּף (kaf) and Akkadian 𒀉 (kappum). The sense of “applause” is either a semantic loan from Persian کف (kaf) or a phono-semantic matching of Northern Kurdish چەپڵە (çeplle).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܲܦܵܐ (kappāf sg (plural ܟܲܦܹ̈ܐ (kappē))

  1. (anatomy) palm, sole
  2. (animal anatomy) paw
  3. handful, fistful, bundle, sheaf
  4. (figurative, in the plural) applause, clapping

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܲܦܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܟܲܦܝܼ (kapī) ܟܲܦܲܢ (kappan)
construct ܟܲܦ (kap) 2nd person ܟܲܦܘܼܟ݂ (kapūḵ) ܟܲܦܵܟ݂ܝ (kappāḵ) ܟܲܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kappāwḵōn)
emphatic ܟܲܦܵܐ (kappā) 3rd person ܟܲܦܹܗ (kappēh) ܟܲܦܵܗ̇ (kappāh) ܟܲܦܗܘܿܢ (kaphōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܟܲܦܝܼ̈ (kapī) ܟܲܦܲܢ̈ (kappan)
construct ܟܲܦܲܝ̈ (kappay) 2nd person ܟܲܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kapūḵ) ܟܲܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kappāḵ) ܟܲܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kappāwḵōn)
emphatic ܟܲܦܹ̈ܐ (kappē) 3rd person ܟܲܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kapūh) ܟܲܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kappōh) ܟܲܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kaphōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *kapp-.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܦܐ (kappāf (plural ܟܦܐ (kappē))

  1. (anatomy) palm, hand
    Synonym: ܙܘܪܐ
  2. glove
  3. handful
    Synonym: ܙܘܪܐ
  4. bundle, sheaf
  5. cup, drinking vessel
    Synonym: ܟܣܐ
  6. plate, dish
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܦܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܦ 1st person ܟܦܝ ܟܦܢ
construct ܟܦ 2nd person ܟܦܟ ܟܦܟܝ ܟܦܟܘܢ ܟܦܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܦܐ 3rd person ܟܦܗ ܟܦܗ ܟܦܗܘܢ ܟܦܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܦܝܢ 1st person ܟܦܝ ܟܦܝܢ
construct ܟܦܝ 2nd person ܟܦܝܟ ܟܦܝܟܝ ܟܦܝܟܘܢ ܟܦܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܦܐ 3rd person ܟܦܘܗܝ ܟܦܝܗ ܟܦܝܗܘܢ ܟܦܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܦܐ (kappā)

  1. absolute singular of ܟܦܬܐ (kappəṯā)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܦܐ (kappē)

  1. emphatic plural of ܟܦܬܐ (kappəṯā)

References

  • kp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 160a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 222a
  • 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, pages 641b-642a