ܢܦܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܦ ܠ (n p l)
2 terms

From Aramaic נְפַל (nəp̄al); cognate to Hebrew נָפַל (nafál).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nɑːpelː]

Verb

ܢܵܦܹܠ • (nāpēl)

1. (intransitive) to fall, come down, drop

   ܡܚܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ ܘܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܐܲܪܥܵܐ.

   mḥē lī nīšanqā w-npīl lēh l-arˁā.

   I hit the sign, and it fell to the ground.

   ܡܸܢ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܨܘܼܦܵܚܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܩܸܢܛܪܘܿܢ ܕܬܹܐܓ݂ܘܼܪܬܵܐ ܥܵܠܡܵܝܵܐ، ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܪܵܒܵܐ ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܹܐ ܚܲܪܘܼܦܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܘܨܵܦܘܿܚܵܐܝܼܬ݂.

   min bāṯar ṣuppāḥā gaw qinṭrōn d-tēḡurtā ˁālmāyā, npīl lhōn ṭīmē d-rābā rušmē ḥarūpāˀīṯ w-ṣāpōḥāˀīṯ.

   After the attack in the World Trade Center, the values of many stock fell sharply and suddenly.

2. (intransitive, by extension) to fall, to die in battle, to fall into the hand of others

   ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܐܝܼ̈ܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ.

   nīnwē mḏītā rabṯā npīl lāh b-īḏāṯā dḥaylāwāṯā dalquḇlāyē.

   The great city of Nineveh fell to the hands of the opposing forces.

3. (intransitive, computing, electronics) to crash

   ܬܲܚܪܸܙܬܵܐ ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܟܲܕ݂ ܒܸܣܥܵܪܵܐ ܥܘܼܡܵܠܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ.

   taḥriztā npīl lāh kaḏ bisˁārā ˁummālā rabbā.

   The software crashed while executing a big operation.

4. (intransitive, idiomatic) to become, to get; (to fall ill, fall in love, fall pregnant etc.)

   ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܒܩܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ― npīl lī b-qarṯā ― I became sick with the cold.

   ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܛܝܼܢܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܡ ܒܪܘܿܢܵܗ̇ ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܐ.

   npīl lāh bṭīnṯā ˁam brōnāh buḵrā.

   She fell pregnant with her first son.

   ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܒܚܘܼܒܵܗ̇ ܡܸܢ ܪܦܵܦܵܐ ܕܚܸܙܝܵܗ̇ ܠܝܼ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ.

   npīl lī b-ḥubbāh min rpāpā d-ḥizyāh lī qammāytā.

   I fell in love with her the moment I first saw her.

5. (intransitive) to occur, to fall on a certain day of the week, date, or similar; said of an instance of a recurring event such as a holiday or date.

   ܐܸܕܫܹܢ݇ܬ ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܢܵܦܹܠ ܥܲܠ ܬܸܫܥܵܐ ܒܢܝܼܣܵܢ.

   idšēt ˁēḏā rabbā bit nāpēl ˁal tišˁā b-nīsān.

   This year Easter falls on the ninth of April.

   ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇ ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܝܼ ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܕ݇ܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ.

   b-šēttā dˁḇīrāh ˁēḏ mawlāḏī npīl lēh ˁal ḥaḇšabbā.

   Last year my birthday fell on a Sunday.

6. (intransitive) to fall into a category or a domain, to come under, to be included; to be situated, located

   ܡܲܒܝܘܼܢܹܐ ܗܵܘ ܫܲܪܒܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܢܵܦܹܠ ܒܚܲܩܠܵܐ ܕܒܚܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂. ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܥܵܕ݂ܪܹܬ ܠܝܼ؟

   mabyūnē hāw šarbā kē nāpēl b-ḥaqlā d-bḥīrūṯūḵ. kē māṣēt ˁāḏrēt lī?

   It seems that the matter falls in your field of expertise, can you help me?

   ܢܨܝܼܒ݂ܝܼܢ ܟܹܐ ܢܵܦܠܵܐ ܒܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ

   nṣīḇīn kē nāplā b-maˁrḇā d-āṯōr

   Nisibis is situated in the west of Assyria.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܢܵܦܹܠ

gerund	ܒܸܢܦܵܠܵܐ (binpālā)
verbal noun	ܢܦܵܠܵܐ (npālā)
		singular				plural
passive participle	m	ܢܦܝܼܠܵܐ (npīlā)				ܢܦܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ (npīlē)
	f	ܢܦܝܼܠܬܵܐ (npīltā)
agent noun	m	ܢܵܦܘܿܠܵܐ (nāpōlā)				ܢܵܦܘܿܠܹ̈ܐ (nāpōlē)
	f	ܢܵܦܘܿܠܬܵܐ (nāpōltā)				ܢܵܦܘܿܠܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nāpōlyāṯā)
instance noun		ܢܦܵܠܬܵܐ (npāltā)				ܢܦܵܠ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (npālyāṯā)
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ (npīl lī)	ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (npīl lūḵ)	ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ (npīl lēh)	ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ (npīl lan)	ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (npīl lāwḵōn)	ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ (npīl lhōn)
	f		ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (npīl lāḵ)	ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ (npīl lāh)
non-past	m	ܢܵܦܠܹܢ (nāplēn)	ܢܵܦܠܹܬ (nāplēt)	ܢܵܦܹܠ (nāpēl)	ܢܵܦܠܲܚ (nāplaḥ)	ܢܵܦܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ (nāplītōn)	ܢܵܦܠܝܼ (nāplī)
	f	ܢܵܦܠܵܢ (nāplān)	ܢܵܦܠܵܬܝ (nāplāt)	ܢܵܦܠܵܐ (nāplā)
imperative	m		ܢܦܘܿܠ (npōl)			ܢܦܘܿܠܘܼܢ (npōlūn)
	f		ܢܦܘܿܠܝ (npōl)
passive past	m	ܢܦܝܼܠܸܢ (npīlin)	ܢܦܝܼܠܸܬ (npīlit)	ܢܦܝܼܠ (npīl)	ܢܦܝܼܠܸܚ (npīliḥ)	ܢܦܝܼܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ (npīlītōn)	ܢܦܝܼܠܝܼ (npīlī)
	f	ܢܦܝܼܠܲܢ (npīlan)	ܢܦܝܼܠܲܬܝ (npīlat)	ܢܦܝܼܠܵܐ (npīlā)

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Derived terms

• ܡܲܦܸܠ (mappil, “to drop”)
• ܢܵܦܸܠ ܒܦܲܠܓܵܐ (nāpil bpalgā, “to be caught in the middle of crossfire”)
• ܡܦܲܢܦܸܠ (mpanpil, “to stagger”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܢ ܦ ܠ
2 terms

Compare Hebrew נָפַל (nāp̄al).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n(ə)fal]

Verb

ܢܦܠ • (transliteration needed)

1. to fall

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n(ə)fɛl]

Noun

ܢܦܠ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܢܦܠܐ
2. construct state singular of ܢܦܠܐ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɑfɛl]

Noun

ܢܦܠ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܢܦܠܐ
2. construct state singular of ܢܦܠܐ