ܟܐܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic כֵּאפָא (kēp̄ā); compare borrowed into Ancient Greek Κηφᾶς (Kēphâs).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [keːʔpɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiːpɑː]

Noun

ܟܹܐܦܵܐ • (kēpā) f (plural ܟܹܐ̈ܦܹܐ (kēpē) or ܟܹܐܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ (kēpānē))

1. rock, stone

   Synonym: ܐܸܒ݂ܢܵܐ (iḇnā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܹܐܦܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܹܐܦܝܼ (kēpī)		ܟܹܐܦܲܢ (kēpan)
	construct	ܟܹܐܦ (kēp)		2nd person	ܟܹܐܦܘܼܟ݂ (kēpūḵ)	ܟܹܐܦܵܟ݂ܝ (kēpāḵ)	ܟܹܐܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kēpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܹܐܦܵܐ (kēpā)		3rd person	ܟܹܐܦܹܗ (kēpēh)	ܟܹܐܦܵܗ̇ (kēpāh)	ܟܹܐܦܗܘܿܢ (kēphōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܹܐܦܝܼ̈ (kēpī)		ܟܹܐܦܲܢ̈ (kēpan)
	construct	ܟܹܐܦܲܝ̈ (kēpay)		2nd person	ܟܹܐܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kēpūḵ)	ܟܹܐܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kēpāḵ)	ܟܹܐܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kēpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܹܐܦܹ̈ܐ (kēpē)		3rd person	ܟܹܐܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kēpūh)	ܟܹܐܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kēpōh)	ܟܹܐܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kēphōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܹܐܦܵܝܵܐ (kēpāyā)
• ܟܹܐܦܵܢܵܐ (kēpānā)
• ܟܹܐܦܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (kēpōnīṯā)
• ܟܹܐܦܵܐ ܘܟܹܐܦܵܐ (kēpā w-kēpā)
• ܟܹܐܦܵܐ ܙܪܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kēpā zrīḇtā)
• ܟܹܐܦܵܐ ܝܲܩܘܼܪܬܵܐ (kēpā yaqurtā)
• ܬܸܠ ܟܹܐ̈ܦܹܐ (til kēpē)

Proper noun

ܟܹܐܦܵܐ • (kēpā) m

1. (biblical) Cephas, Peter
2. a male given name

Derived terms

• ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ ܟܹܐܦܵܐ (šimˁōn kēpā)

See also

• ܦܵܛܪܘܿܣ (pāṭrōs)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܟܝܦܐ
• Aramaic: כיפא

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ke(ʔ)fɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ke(ʔ)fe(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܐܦܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܐܦܐ)

1. rock, stone
2. (figuratively) anything made of stone; stone vessel, column, idol, precious stone
3. hailstone

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܐܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܐܦ		1st person	ܟܐܦܝ		ܟܐܦܢ
	construct	ܟܐܦ		2nd person	ܟܐܦܟ	ܟܐܦܟܝ	ܟܐܦܟܘܢ	ܟܐܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܐܦܐ		3rd person	ܟܐܦܗ	ܟܐܦܗ	ܟܐܦܗܘܢ	ܟܐܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܐܦܝܢ		1st person	ܟܐܦܝ		ܟܐܦܝܢ
	construct	ܟܐܦܝ		2nd person	ܟܐܦܝܟ	ܟܐܦܝܟܝ	ܟܐܦܝܟܘܢ	ܟܐܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܐܦܐ		3rd person	ܟܐܦܘܗܝ	ܟܐܦܝܗ	ܟܐܦܝܗܘܢ	ܟܐܦܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܐܒܢܐ
• ܫܘܥܐ
• ܛܪܢܐ

Proper noun

ܟܐܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. Cephas, Peter (Biblical figure)
2. a male given name

See also

• ܦܛܪܘܣ

References

• “kyp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-28
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 149b, 410a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 202a-b
• 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. 594a