ܢܦܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܦ ܚ (n p ḥ)
3 terms

From the verb ܢܵܦܹܚ (nāpēḥ, to blow into); compare Hebrew נֶפַח (nefákh).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [nɪp.xɑː]

Noun

ܢܸܦܚܵܐ • (nipḥām sg (plural ܢܸܦܚܹ̈ܐ (nipḥē))

  1. (mathematics) volume, three-dimensional measurement
    ܢܸܦܚܹܗ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܟܝܼܠܵܐ ܒܝܲܕ݂ ܝܘܼܪܟܹܗ، ܦܸܬ݂ܘܹܗ، ܘܪܲܘܡܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܥܘܼܡܩܹܗ.
    nipḥēh kē pāˀēš kīlā byaḏ yurkēh, piṯwēh, w-rawmā yan ˁumqēh.
    It’s volume is measured by length, width, and either height or depth.

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܸܦܚܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܢܦܲܚ (npaḥ) 1st person ܢܸܦܚܝܼ (nipḥī) ܢܸܦܚܲܢ (nipḥan)
construct ܢܦܲܚ (npaḥ) 2nd person ܢܸܦܚܘܼܟ݂ (nipḥōḵ) ܢܸܦܚܵܟ݂ܝ (nipḥāḵ) ܢܸܦܚܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nipḥawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܸܦܚܵܐ (nipḥā) 3rd person ܢܸܦܚܹܗ (nipḥēh) ܢܸܦܚܵܗ̇ (nipḥāh) ܢܸܦܚܗܘܿܢ (nipḥhōn)
plural absolute ܢܸܦܚܝܼ̈ܢ (nipḥīn) 1st person ܢܸܦܚܝܼ̈ (nipḥī) ܢܸܦܚܲܢ̈ (nipḥan)
construct ܢܸܦܚܲܝ̈ (nipḥay) 2nd person ܢܸܦܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nipḥōḵ) ܢܸܦܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nipḥāḵ) ܢܸܦܚܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nipḥawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܸܦܚܹ̈ܐ (nipḥē) 3rd person ܢܸܦܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nipḥūh) ܢܸܦܚܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (nipḥōh) ܢܸܦܚܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nipḥayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܢܸܦܚܵܝܵܐ (nipḥāyā)