ܢܦܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܢ-ܦ-ܠ (n-p-l) related to falling. Compare Hebrew נֵפֶל (nḗp̄el).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛflɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɛfle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܦܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܦܠܐ)

1. fall, falling
2. piece, bit, scrap, fragment
3. (botany) malabathrum indicum

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܦܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܦܠ		1st person	ܢܦܠܝ		ܢܦܠܢ
	construct	ܢܦܠ		2nd person	ܢܦܠܟ	ܢܦܠܟܝ	ܢܦܠܟܘܢ	ܢܦܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܦܠܐ		3rd person	ܢܦܠܗ	ܢܦܠܗ	ܢܦܠܗܘܢ	ܢܦܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܦܠܝܢ		1st person	ܢܦܠܝ		ܢܦܠܝܢ
	construct	ܢܦܠܝ		2nd person	ܢܦܠܝܟ	ܢܦܠܝܟܝ	ܢܦܠܝܟܘܢ	ܢܦܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܦܠܐ		3rd person	ܢܦܠܘܗܝ	ܢܦܠܝܗ	ܢܦܠܝܗܘܢ	ܢܦܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܢ-ܦ-ܠ (n-p-l) related to falling. Compare Hebrew נוֹפֵל (nōp̄ēl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɑflɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɑfle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܦܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܦܠܐ)

1. faller

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܦܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܦܠ		1st person	ܢܦܠܝ		ܢܦܠܢ
	construct	ܢܦܠ		2nd person	ܢܦܠܟ	ܢܦܠܟܝ	ܢܦܠܟܘܢ	ܢܦܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܦܠܐ		3rd person	ܢܦܠܗ	ܢܦܠܗ	ܢܦܠܗܘܢ	ܢܦܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܦܠܝܢ		1st person	ܢܦܠܝ		ܢܦܠܝܢ
	construct	ܢܦܠܝ		2nd person	ܢܦܠܝܟ	ܢܦܠܝܟܝ	ܢܦܠܝܟܘܢ	ܢܦܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܦܠܐ		3rd person	ܢܦܠܘܗܝ	ܢܦܠܝܗ	ܢܦܠܝܗܘܢ	ܢܦܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “npl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 208a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 344b
• 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. 932a