ܓܦܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܦ-ܦ related to embracing. Compare Hebrew גיפוף / גִּפּוּף (gippūp̄).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)fɑfɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)fɑfe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܦܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܦܦܐ)

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Inflection

Inflection of ܓܦܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܦܦ		1st person	ܓܦܦܝ		ܓܦܦܢ
	construct	ܓܦܦ		2nd person	ܓܦܦܟ	ܓܦܦܟܝ	ܓܦܦܟܘܢ	ܓܦܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܦܦܐ		3rd person	ܓܦܦܗ	ܓܦܦܗ	ܓܦܦܗܘܢ	ܓܦܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܦܦܝܢ		1st person	ܓܦܦܝ		ܓܦܦܝܢ
	construct	ܓܦܦܝ		2nd person	ܓܦܦܝܟ	ܓܦܦܝܟܝ	ܓܦܦܝܟܘܢ	ܓܦܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܦܦܐ		3rd person	ܓܦܦܘܗܝ	ܓܦܦܝܗ	ܓܦܦܝܗܘܢ	ܓܦܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “gpp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 76b