ܦܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Children’s language. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [pappa]

Noun

ܦܲܦܵܐ • (pappā) f (plural ܦܲܦܹ̈ܐ (pappē) or ܦ̈ܲܦܵܬ݂ܵܐ (pappāṯā))

1. (childish) foot

   Synonym: ܥܲܩܠܵܐ (ˁaqlā)

2. (childish) shoe

   Synonym: ܨܲܘܠܬܵܐ (ṣawltā)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɑ(pə)pɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɑ(pə)pe] (plural)

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas).

Alternative forms

• ܦܐܦܐ, ܦܐܦܐܣ, ܦܐܦܝܘܣ, ܦܦܝܣ

Noun

ܦܦܐ • (pāpā) m (plural ܦܦܐ (pāpē))

1. (Christianity) bishop, archbishop, pope (especially patriarch of Alexandria or Rome)
2. (Christianity) priest, father (used of Greek priests)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܦ		1st person	ܦܦܝ		ܦܦܢ
	construct	ܦܦ		2nd person	ܦܦܟ	ܦܦܟܝ	ܦܦܟܘܢ	ܦܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܦܐ		3rd person	ܦܦܗ	ܦܦܗ	ܦܦܗܘܢ	ܦܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܦܝܢ		1st person	ܦܦܝ		ܦܦܝܢ
	construct	ܦܦܝ		2nd person	ܦܦܝܟ	ܦܦܝܟܝ	ܦܦܝܟܘܢ	ܦܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܦܐ		3rd person	ܦܦܘܗܝ	ܦܦܝܗ	ܦܦܝܗܘܢ	ܦܦܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the same Iranian source as Old Armenian Պապ (Pap).

Proper noun

ܦܦܐ • (Pāpā) m

1. a male given name

Further reading

• Gignoux, Philippe, Jullien, Christelle, Jullien, Florence (2009) Noms propres syriaques d'origine iranienne [Syriac proper names of Iranian origin] (Iranisches Personennamenbuch, Band VII, Faszikel 5) (in French), Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, § 335a

Etymology 3

From Persian ببغا (babǵâ, “parrot; bulbul”). Also see ܒܒܓܐ (babbaggā).

Noun

ܦܦܐ • (pāpā) m (plural ܦܦܐ (pāpē))

1. parrot

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܦ		1st person	ܦܦܝ		ܦܦܢ
	construct	ܦܦ		2nd person	ܦܦܟ	ܦܦܟܝ	ܦܦܟܘܢ	ܦܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܦܐ		3rd person	ܦܦܗ	ܦܦܗ	ܦܦܗܘܢ	ܦܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܦܝܢ		1st person	ܦܦܝ		ܦܦܝܢ
	construct	ܦܦܝ		2nd person	ܦܦܝܟ	ܦܦܝܟܝ	ܦܦܝܟܘܢ	ܦܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܦܐ		3rd person	ܦܦܘܗܝ	ܦܦܝܗ	ܦܦܝܗܘܢ	ܦܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “pˀpˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ppˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, pages 586a–b
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 283a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 453b
• 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, pages 1151b, 1217b