ܝ ܠ ܦ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic; compare Hebrew א־ל־ף (ʾ-l-p).

Root

ܝ ܠ ܦ • (y-l-p)

1. forming words pertaining to learning, teaching

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܝܵܠܸܦ (yālip, “to learn”)
  • Instance Noun: ܝܠܵܦܬܵܐ (lāptā)
  • Verbal Noun: ܝܠܵܦܵܐ (lāpā, “learning”)
  • Past Participle: ܝܠܝܼܦܵܐ (līpā, “learned”)
  • Active Noun: ܝܵܠܘܿܦܵܐ (yālōpā, “learner”)
• ܡܲܠܸܦ (mallip, “to teach”)
  • Past Participle: ܡܘܼܠܦܵܐ (mulpā, “taught”)
  • Active Noun: ܡܲܠܦܵܢܵܐ (malpānā, “teacher”)
    • ܡܲܠܦܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (malpānūṯā, “doctrine”)

Nouns

• ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ (yulpānā, “education, science”)
  • ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܝܵܐ (yulpānāyā, “educational, academic, scholarly”)