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, nāp̄ṭām(uncountable)

  1. naphtha, petroleum
Inflection
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 (nappāṭām (plural ܢܦܛܐ (nappāṭē))

  1. torch
  2. blister, pustule, pimple
Inflection

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