ܙܦܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܦ ܬ (z p t)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic זִפתָּא (zip̄tā), possibly borrowed from Akkadian 𒍣𒅁𒌈 (zi-ib-tum /⁠ziptu, zibtu⁠/); related to Hebrew זֶפֶת (zéfet) and Arabic زِفْت (zift).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zɪf.tɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [zuːtɑː]

Noun

ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܐ • (ziftā) m

1. tar, pitch
2. asphalt, bitumen

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܝܼ (ziftī)		ܙܸܦ̮ܬܲܢ (ziftan)
	construct	ܙܦ̮ܸܬ݂ (zfiṯ)		2nd person	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܘܼܟ݂ (ziftūḵ)	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ziftāḵ)	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ziftāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܐ (ziftā)		3rd person	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܹܗ (ziftēh)	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܗ̇ (ziftāh)	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܗܘܿܢ (zifthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܝܼ̈ (ziftī)		ܙܸܦ̮ܬܲܢ̈ (ziftan)
	construct	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܲܝ̈ (ziftay)		2nd person	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ziftūḵ)	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ziftāḵ)	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ziftāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܹ̈ܐ (ziftē)		3rd person	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ziftūh)	ܙܸܦ̮ܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ziftōh)	ܙܸܦ̮ܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (zifthōn)

Derived terms

• ܙܲܦܸܬ (zappit)