ܠܦܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܠܦܐ ܒܝܡܐ

Etymology

From a metathesis of Northern Kurdish پێل (pêl).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܠܲܦܵܐ (lappām sg (plural ܠܲܦܹ̈ܐ (lappē))

  1. wave (moving disturbance in the level of liquid)
    ܠܲܦܵܐ ܒܝܵܡܵܐ ܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܚܲܝܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ.
    lappā b-yāmā pyāšā ìnā yatīr ḥaylānē.
    The waves in the sea are getting stronger.
  2. (physics) wave (moving disturbance in the level of energy)
  3. (figuratively) wave (sudden but temporary uptick in something)
    ܒܸܠܒ݂ܵܫܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܬܲܚܦܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܝܫ݇ ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܬܵܐ ܕܠܲܦܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܕܟܘܼܪܗܵܢܵܐ.
    bilḇāšā ìwaḥ taḥpyātē laˀḵā midrēy min ˁiltā d-lappā ḥēnā d-kurhānā.
    We are wearing masks here again because of another wave of the disease.

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