ܐܠܦ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp, literally “bull, ox, head of cattle”) through Classical Syriac; compare Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif), Hebrew אָלֶף (álef) and Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːlap.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔal.lap.]

Noun

ܐܵܠܲܦ • (ālap) f

1. alaph (the first letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Usage notes

• Alaph represents the number one in the native numbering system (usually used for ordinal numbers, book publishing data or biblical references).
  • When a mṭalqānā is placed above (ܐ݇), it means 1,000.

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܐ

Assyrian letter namesedit

• ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap)
• ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ)
• ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal)
• ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ)
• ܗܹܐ (hē)
• ܘܲܘ (waw)
• ܙܹܝܢ (zēn)
• ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ)
• ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ)
• ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ)
• ܟܵܦ (kāp)
• ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ)
• ܡܝܼܡ (mīm)
• ܢܘܼܢ (nūn)
• ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ)
• ܥܹܐ (ˁē)
• ܦܹܐ (pē)
• ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē)
• ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)
• ܪܹܝܫ (rēš)
• ܫܝܼܢ (šīn)
• ܬܵܘ (tāw)

Derived terms

• ܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ݂ (ālapbēṯ, “alphabet”)
• ܐܵܠܲܦ ܘܬܲܘ (ālap w-taw, “alpha and omega”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔalap.], [ʔɑːlepː]

Numeral

ܐܲܠܲܦ or ܐܵܠܹܦ • (allap or ālēp) m or f (plural ܐܲܠܦܲܝ̈ (alpay))

1. construct state singular of ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā, “thousand”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܠܲܦ

base form	ܐܲܠܲܦ (allap)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	plural
1st person	ܐܲܠܲܦܢܲܢ (allapnan)
2nd person	ܐܲܠܲܦܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (allapnāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܐܲܠܲܦܢܵܝܗܝ (allapnāyh)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪl.lɪp.]

Noun

ܐܸܠܸܦ • (illip) (plural ܐܸܠܦܲܝ̈ (ilpay))

1. construct state singular of ܐܸܠܦܵܐ (ilpā, “boat”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔallɪp.]

Verb

ܐܲܠܸܦ or ܐܠܦ • (allip or alpūn) (feminine singular ܐܲܠܸܦܝ (allip), plural ܐܲܠܦܘܼܢ)

1. second-person masculine singular imperative of ܡܲܠܸܦ (mallip, “to teach”)