ܙܦܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܦ ܬ (z p t)
2 terms

Inherited from Aramaic זִפתָּא (zip̄tā), possibly borrowed from Akkadian 𒍣𒅁𒌈 (zi-ib-tum /⁠ziptu, zibtu⁠/); related to Hebrew זֶפֶת (zéfet) and Arabic زِفْت (zift).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [zɪf.tɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [zuːtɑː]

Noun

ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܐ • (ziftā) m

tar, pitch
asphalt, bitumen

Inflection

Inflection of **ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܙܦ̮ܸܬ݂ (zfiṯ)	1^st person	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܝܼ (ziftī)		ܙܸܦ̮ܬܲܢ (ziftan)
	construct	ܙܦ̮ܸܬ݂ (zfiṯ)	2^nd person	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܘܼܟ݂ (ziftōḵ)	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ziftāḵ)	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ziftawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܐ (ziftā)	3^rd person	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܹܗ (ziftēh)	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܗ̇ (ziftāh)	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܗܘܿܢ (zifthōn)
plural	absolute	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܝܼ̈ܢ (ziftīn)	1^st person	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܝܼ̈ (ziftī)		ܙܸܦ̮ܬܲܢ̈ (ziftan)
	construct	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܲܝ̈ (ziftay)	2^nd person	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ziftōḵ)	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ziftāḵ)	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ziftawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܹ̈ܐ (ziftē)	3^rd person	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ziftūh)	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ziftōh)	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ziftayhōn)

Derived terms

ܡܙܲܦܸܬ (mzappit)