ܕܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic דַּפָּא (dappā), from Akkadian 𒁳 (/⁠dippu, dappu⁠/), from Sumerian 𒁳 (dib, “board, plank”); compare Arabic دَفّ (daff) and Hebrew דַּף (dáf).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dap.pɑː]
• (Barwari) IPA^(key): [daːpa]

Noun

ܕܲܦܵܐ • (dappā) m sg (plural ܕܲܦܹ̈ܐ (dappē))

1. page (side of a leaf of a book)

   Synonyms: ܛܲܪܦܵܐ (ṭarpā), ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ (paˀṯā)

   ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܚܵܒ݂ܹܫ ܒܬܡܵܢܸܥܣܲܪ ܕܲܦܹ̈ܐ ܕܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

   ktāḇā kē ḥāḇēš btmāniˁsar dappē d-tašˁīṯā

   The book contains eighteen pages of history.

   ܠܹܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܥܲܠ ܕܲܦܵܐ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ.

   lē ìwaḥ ˁal dappā nafšēh.

   We are not on the same page.

2. (Internet) web page
3. pole, beam, plank, joist

   Synonyms: ܥܲܡܘܼܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁamūḏā), ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܵܐ (isṭōnā)

4. (archaic) board, tablet, table

   Synonyms: ܠܘܼܚܵܐ (lūḥā), ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ (pāṯōrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܦܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܲܦܝܼ (dapī)		ܕܲܦܲܢ (dappan)
	construct	ܕܲܦ (dap)		2nd person	ܕܲܦܘܼܟ݂ (dapūḵ)	ܕܲܦܵܟ݂ܝ (dappāḵ)	ܕܲܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dappāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܦܵܐ (dappā)		3rd person	ܕܲܦܹܗ (dappēh)	ܕܲܦܵܗ̇ (dappāh)	ܕܲܦܗܘܿܢ (daphōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܲܦܝܼ̈ (dapī)		ܕܲܦܲܢ̈ (dappan)
	construct	ܕܲܦܲܝ̈ (dappay)		2nd person	ܕܲܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dapūḵ)	ܕܲܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dappāḵ)	ܕܲܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dappāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܦܹ̈ܐ (dappē)		3rd person	ܕܲܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dapūh)	ܕܲܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dappōh)	ܕܲܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (daphōn)

Derived terms

• ܕܲܦܬ݂ܵܐ (dappṯā, “small plank”)
• ܕܲܦܵܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (dappā bāṯrāyā, “back page”)
• ܕܲܦܵܐ ܕܒܲܝܬܵܐ (dappā d-baytā, “home page”)
• ܕܲܦܵܐ ܕܢܵܘܠܵܐ (dappā d-nāwlā, “web page”)
• ܕܲܦܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (dappā qammāyā, “front page”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒁳 (/⁠dippu, dappu⁠/), from Sumerian 𒁳 (dib, “board, plank”). Compare Arabic دَفّ (daff) and Hebrew דַּף (dap̄).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dappɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [dappe] (plural)

Noun

ܕܦܐ • (dappā) m (plural ܕܦܐ)

1. pole, beam, plank, joist
2. board, tablet, table
3. diptych
4. leaf, page, column
5. brook

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܦ		1st person	ܕܦܝ		ܕܦܢ
	construct	ܕܦ		2nd person	ܕܦܟ	ܕܦܟܝ	ܕܦܟܘܢ	ܕܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܦܐ		3rd person	ܕܦܗ	ܕܦܗ	ܕܦܗܘܢ	ܕܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܦܝܢ		1st person	ܕܦܝ		ܕܦܝܢ
	construct	ܕܦܝ		2nd person	ܕܦܝܟ	ܕܦܝܟܝ	ܕܦܝܟܘܢ	ܕܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܦܐ		3rd person	ܕܦܘܗܝ	ܕܦܝܗ	ܕܦܝܗܘܢ	ܕܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-09
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 68b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 96a
• 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. 316a