ܬܘܣܦܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܣ ܦ (w s p)
4 terms

Etymology

Compare Hebrew תּוֹסֶפֶת (toséfet).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tɑw.sap.tɑː]

Noun

ܬܵܘܣܲܦܬܵܐ • (tāwsaptā) f sg (plural ܬܵܘܣ̈ܦܵܬ݂ܹܐ (tāwspāṯē))

1. addition, augmentation, increase, growth
2. support, relief
3. (grammar) predicate
4. (in the plural) supplement, appendix

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܵܘܣܲܦܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܵܘܣܲܦܬܝܼ (tāwsaptī)		ܬܵܘܣܲܦܬܲܢ (tāwsaptan)
	construct	ܬܵܘܣܦܲܬ݂ (tāwspaṯ)		2nd person	ܬܵܘܣܲܦܬܘܼܟ݂ (tāwsaptūḵ)	ܬܵܘܣܲܦܬܵܟ݂ܝ (tāwsaptāḵ)	ܬܵܘܣܲܦܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwsaptāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܵܘܣܲܦܬܵܐ (tāwsaptā)		3rd person	ܬܵܘܣܲܦܬܹܗ (tāwsaptēh)	ܬܵܘܣܲܦܬܵܗ̇ (tāwsaptāh)	ܬܵܘܣܲܦܬܗܘܿܢ (tāwsapthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܵܘܣܦܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (tāwspāṯī)		ܬܵܘܣܦܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (tāwspāṯan)
	construct	ܬܵܘܣ̈ܦܵܬ݂ (tāwspāṯ)		2nd person	ܬܵܘܣܦܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tāwspāṯūḵ)	ܬܵܘܣܦܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tāwspāṯāḵ)	ܬܵܘܣܦܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwspāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܵܘܣ̈ܦܵܬ݂ܹܐ (tāwspāṯē)		3rd person	ܬܵܘܣܦܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tāwspāṯūh)	ܬܵܘܣ̈ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (tāwspāṯōh)	ܬܵܘܣܦܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tāwspāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܵܘܣܲܦܬܵܐ ܕܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ (tāwsaptā d-iggartā, “postscript”)
• ܬܵܘܣܲܦܬܵܐ ܐܲܓ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ (tāwsaptā aḡrāytā, “payraise”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܣ-ܦ (w-s-p) related to adding. Compare Hebrew תּוֹסֶפֶת (tōsép̄eṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tawsɛftɑ(ʔ)], [tawsaftɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [taws(ə)fɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܣܦܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܬܘܣܦܬܐ)

1. addition, augmentation, increase, growth
2. support, relief
3. (grammar) predicate
4. (in the plural) supplement, appendix

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܣܦܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܘܣܦܐ		1st person	ܬܘܣܦܬܝ		ܬܘܣܦܬܢ
	construct	ܬܘܣܦܬ		2nd person	ܬܘܣܦܬܟ	ܬܘܣܦܬܟܝ	ܬܘܣܦܬܟܘܢ	ܬܘܣܦܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܣܦܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܣܦܬܗ	ܬܘܣܦܬܗ	ܬܘܣܦܬܗܘܢ	ܬܘܣܦܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܘܣܦܢ		1st person	ܬܘܣܦܬܢ		ܬܘܣܦܬܢ
	construct	ܬܘܣܦܬ		2nd person	ܬܘܣܦܬܟ	ܬܘܣܦܬܟܝ	ܬܘܣܦܬܟܘܢ	ܬܘܣܦܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܣܦܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܣܦܬܗ	ܬܘܣܦܬܗ	ܬܘܣܦܬܗܘܢ	ܬܘܣܦܬܗܝܢ

References

• “twsph”, 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. 142b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 608a
• 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. 1632a-b