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ܠܦܘܬ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, a contraction of ܠ- (lə-, to) + the construct state of ܐܦܘܬܐ (ʾappūṯā, forehead). Therefore literally, to the forehead of; compare also in Hebrew לְפִי (lefí, literally to the mouth of).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ləpuːθ]

Preposition

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ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ (lpūṯ)

  1. according to, per, by
    ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ، ܡܢܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.lpūṯ qānōnā, mnīˁā ìlēh.According to the law, it is prohibited.
    ܬܲܪܸܨ ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܐ ܡܥܲܝܢܵܐ.tarriṣ lpūṯ iskēmā mˁaynā.Adjust to a particular style.

Inflection

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Inflection of ܠܦܘܼܬ݂
base form ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ (lpūṯ)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (lpūṯī) ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (lpūṯan)
2nd person ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (lpūṯūḵ) ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (lpūṯāḵ) ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lpūṯāwḵōn)
3rd person ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (lpūṯēh) ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (lpūṯāh) ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (lpuṯhōn)

Derived terms

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