ܠܦܘܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ləpuːθ]

Preposition

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

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

• ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ ܗܵܘܢܵܐ (lpūṯ hāwnā)
• ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ ܣܸܕܪܵܐ (lpūṯ sidrā)