ܓܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܦ ܦ (k p p)
8 terms

Related to Classical Syriac ܓܦܝܼܦܵܐ (“arched; cave”), derived from the root ܟ ܦ ܦ related to curving or arching with a consonantal shift from /k/ to /ɡ/.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɪppaː]

Noun

ܓܸܦܵܐ • (gippā) m (plural ܓܸ̈ܦܹܐ (gippē) or ܓܸܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ (gippānē))

1. cave

Derived terms

• ܓܸܦܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (gipīṯā, “tiny cave”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܓܐܦܐ

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic جُفّ (juff) and Hebrew גַּף (gap̄).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɛppɑ(ʔ)], [ɡappɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡɛppe(ʔ)], [ɡappɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܦܐ)

1. (anatomy) arm(s), bosom
2. (animal anatomy) wing, feather; fin
3. armful
4. ell, fathom

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܦ		1st person	ܓܦܝ		ܓܦܢ
	construct	ܓܦ		2nd person	ܓܦܟ	ܓܦܟܝ	ܓܦܟܘܢ	ܓܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܦܐ		3rd person	ܓܦܗ	ܓܦܗ	ܓܦܗܘܢ	ܓܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܦܝܢ		1st person	ܓܦܝ		ܓܦܝܢ
	construct	ܓܦܝ		2nd person	ܓܦܝܟ	ܓܦܝܟܝ	ܓܦܝܟܘܢ	ܓܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܦܐ		3rd person	ܓܦܘܗܝ	ܓܦܝܗ	ܓܦܝܗܘܢ	ܓܦܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡappɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡappe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܦܐ)

1. house, hut

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܦ		1st person	ܓܦܝ		ܓܦܢ
	construct	ܓܦ		2nd person	ܓܦܟ	ܓܦܟܝ	ܓܦܟܘܢ	ܓܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܦܐ		3rd person	ܓܦܗ	ܓܦܗ	ܓܦܗܘܢ	ܓܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܦܝܢ		1st person	ܓܦܝ		ܓܦܝܢ
	construct	ܓܦܝ		2nd person	ܓܦܝܟ	ܓܦܝܟܝ	ܓܦܝܟܘܢ	ܓܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܦܐ		3rd person	ܓܦܘܗܝ	ܓܦܝܗ	ܓܦܝܗܘܢ	ܓܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “gp”, 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, pp. 52b, 53a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 76b
• 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, p. 253b

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Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܓܦܐ (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡefo/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /ɡefe/(plural)

Noun

ܓܶܦܳܐ • (gefo) m (plural ܓܶܦܶܐ (gefe))

1. wing, feather

   Synonym: ܫ̰ܰܢܓܶܐ (čange)