ܢܦܛܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒉌𒆳𒊏 (/⁠napṭu⁠/). Compare Old Persian *naftah (/⁠naft⁠/), Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܦܛܐ • (nep̄ṭā, nap̄ṭā, nāp̄ṭā) m(uncountable)

  1. naphtha, petroleum
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܦܛܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܢܦܛ 1st person ܢܦܛܝ ܢܦܛܢ
construct ܢܦܛ 2nd person ܢܦܛܟ ܢܦܛܟܝ ܢܦܛܟܘܢ ܢܦܛܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܦܛܐ 3rd person ܢܦܛܗ ܢܦܛܗ ܢܦܛܗܘܢ ܢܦܛܗܝܢ
Descendants
  • → Arabic: نَفط
    • → Amharic: ነፍጥ (näfṭ, “naphtha; rifle”)
    • → Ge'ez: ነፍጥ (näfṭ, “naphtha; rifle”)
    • → Harari: ንፍጢ (nəfṭi, “rifle”)
    • → Tigrinya: ነፍጢ (näfṭi, “rifle”)

Etymology 2

From Arabic نَفَّاطَة (naffāṭa), itself related to above.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܦܛܐ • (nappāṭā) m (plural ܢܦܛܐ (nappāṭē))

  1. torch
  2. blister, pustule, pimple
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܦܛܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܢܦܛ 1st person ܢܦܛܝ ܢܦܛܢ
construct ܢܦܛ 2nd person ܢܦܛܟ ܢܦܛܟܝ ܢܦܛܟܘܢ ܢܦܛܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܦܛܐ 3rd person ܢܦܛܗ ܢܦܛܗ ܢܦܛܗܘܢ ܢܦܛܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܢܦܛܝܢ 1st person ܢܦܛܝ ܢܦܛܝܢ
construct ܢܦܛܝ 2nd person ܢܦܛܝܟ ܢܦܛܝܟܝ ܢܦܛܝܟܘܢ ܢܦܛܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܦܛܐ 3rd person ܢܦܛܘܗܝ ܢܦܛܝܗ ܢܦܛܝܗܘܢ ܢܦܛܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “npṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “npṭ2”, 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 207b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 344a
  • 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, page 930a
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