ܟܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܟ ܦ ܦ (k p p)
8 terms

Inherited from Aramaic כַּפָּא (kappā), from Proto-Semitic *kapp-; compare Arabic كَفّ (kaff), Hebrew כַּף (kaf) and Akkadian 𒀉 (kappum).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [kappɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃappɑː]

Noun

ܟܲܦܵܐ • (kappā) f sg (plural ܟܲܦܹ̈ܐ (kappē))

(anatomy) palm, sole
(animal anatomy) paw
handful, fistful, bundle, sheaf

Inflection

Inflection of **ܟܲܦܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܟܲܦ (kap)		1^st person	ܟܲܦܝܼ (kapī)		ܟܲܦܲܢ (kappan)
	construct	ܟܲܦ (kap)		2^nd person	ܟܲܦܘܼܟ݂ (kapōḵ)	ܟܲܦܵܟ݂ܝ (kappāḵ)	ܟܲܦܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kappawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܦܵܐ (kappā)		3^rd person	ܟܲܦܹܗ (kappēh)	ܟܲܦܵܗ̇ (kappāh)	ܟܲܦܗܘܿܢ (kaphōn)
plural	absolute	ܟܲܦܝܼ̈ܢ (kapīn)		1^st person	ܟܲܦܝܼ̈ (kapī)		ܟܲܦܲܢ̈ (kappan)
	construct	ܟܲܦܲܝ̈ (kappay)		2^nd person	ܟܲܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kapōḵ)	ܟܲܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kappāḵ)	ܟܲܦܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kappawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܦܹ̈ܐ (kappē)		3^rd person	ܟܲܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kapūh)	ܟܲܦܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (kappōh)	ܟܲܦܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kappayhōn)

Derived terms

ܟܲܦܬ݂ܵܐ (kapṯā)
ܟܦܲܦܬܵܐ (kpaptā)
ܡܵܚܹܐ ܟܲܦܹ̈ܐ (māḥē kappē)

Etymology 2

borrowed from Northern Kurdish چەپڵە (çeplle).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃappeː]

Noun

ܟ̰ܲܦܹ̈ܐ • (čappē) m pl (uncountable)

applause, clapping
Synonym: ܛܪܵܦܵܐ (ṭrāpā)
left (direction/side)
Synonym: ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ (simmālā)

Derived terms

ܡܵܚܹܐ ܟ̰ܲܦܹ̈ܐ (māḥē čappē, “to applaud”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *kapp-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kappɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [kappe] (plural)

Noun

ܟܦܐ • (kappā) f (plural ܟܦܐ (kappē))

Inflection

Inflection of **ܟܦܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܦ		1^st person	ܟܦܝ		ܟܦܢ
	construct	ܟܦ		2^nd person	ܟܦܟ	ܟܦܟܝ	ܟܦܟܘܢ	ܟܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܦܐ		3^rd person	ܟܦܗ	ܟܦܗ	ܟܦܗܘܢ	ܟܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܦܝܢ		1^st person	ܟܦܝ		ܟܦܝܢ
	construct	ܟܦܝ		2^nd person	ܟܦܝܟ	ܟܦܝܟܝ	ܟܦܝܟܘܢ	ܟܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܦܐ		3^rd person	ܟܦܘܗܝ	ܟܦܝܗ	ܟܦܝܗܘܢ	ܟܦܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kappɑ]

Noun

ܟܦܐ • (kappā)

absolute singular of ܟܦܬܐ (kappəṯā)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kappe]

Noun

ܟܦܐ • (kappē)

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, →ISBN, pages 641b–642a