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ܐܦܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic אַפַּיָּא (ʾappayyā), originally the plural of the archaic word meaning nose, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʔanp-; compare Arabic أَنْف (ʔanf), Hebrew אַף (af), Akkadian 𒀊𒁍𒌝 (appum).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔappeː]

Noun

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ܐܲܦܹ̈ܐ (appēf pl (plural only)

  1. (anatomy) face; nostrils

Inflection

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Inflection of ܐܲܦܹ̈ܐ
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
plural absolute 1st person ܐܲܦܝܼ̈ (apī) ܐܲܦܲܢ̈ (appan)
construct ܐܲܦܲܝ̈ (appay) 2nd person ܐܲܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (apūḵ) ܐܲܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (appāḵ) ܐܲܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (appāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܦܹ̈ܐ (appē) 3rd person ܐܲܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (apūh) ܐܲܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (appōh) ܐܲܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (aphōn)

Derived terms

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See also

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Classical Syriac

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Originally the plural of the archaic word ܐܢܦܐ (ʾanpāʾ, nose); not used in Classical Syriac. Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʔanp- (nose, nostril).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܐܦܐ (transliteration neededf (plural only; not used in singular form)

  1. (anatomy) nostrils
  2. face, countenance
  3. person
  4. surface
  5. region

Inflection

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Inflection of ܐܦܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute (ܐܢܦ) 1st person (ܐܢܦܝ) (ܐܢܦܢ)
construct (ܐܢܦ) 2nd person (ܐܢܦܟ) (ܐܢܦܟܝ) (ܐܢܦܟܘܢ) (ܐܢܦܟܝܢ)
emphatic (ܐܢܦܐ) 3rd person (ܐܢܦܗ) (ܐܢܦܗ) (ܐܢܦܗܘܢ) (ܐܢܦܗܝܢ)
plural absolute ܐܦܝܢ 1st person ܐܦܝ ܐܦܝܢ
construct ܐܦܝ 2nd person ܐܦܝܟ ܐܦܝܟܝ ܐܦܝܟܘܢ ܐܦܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܦܝܐ ,ܐܦܐ 3rd person ܐܦܘܗܝ ܐܦܝܗ ܐܦܝܗܘܢ ܐܦܝܗܝܢ

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References

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  • ˀpyn”, 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 17a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 21b
  • 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 85a-b