ܬܚܦܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܦ ܐ (ḥ p ˀ)
2 terms

Derived from the verb ܡܲܚܦܹܐ (maḥpē, “to cover, plate over”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [taxˈpiːθɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܚܦܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (taḥpīṯā) f sg (plural ܬܲܚ̈ܦܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (taḥpyāṯē))

1. concealment, covering, veil
2. disguise, mask, cloak
3. (modern) face covering, surgical mask, mask; gas mask; muzzle

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܚܦܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (taḥpīṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܚܦܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (taḥpīṯī)		ܬܲܚܦܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (taḥpīṯan)
	construct	ܬܲܚܦܝܼܬ݂ (taḥpīṯ)	2nd person	ܬܲܚܦܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (taḥpīṯūḵ)	ܬܲܚܦܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (taḥpīṯāḵ)	ܬܲܚܦܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (taḥpīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܚܦܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (taḥpīṯā)	3rd person	ܬܲܚܦܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (taḥpīṯēh)	ܬܲܚܦܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (taḥpīṯāh)	ܬܲܚܦܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (taḥpīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܚܦܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (taḥpyāṯī)		ܬܲܚܦܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (taḥpyāṯan)
	construct	ܬܲܚܦܝܵܬ݂̈ (taḥpyāṯ)	2nd person	ܬܲܚܦܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (taḥpyāṯūḵ)	ܬܲܚܦܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (taḥpyāṯāḵ)	ܬܲܚܦܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (taḥpyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܚܦܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (taḥpyāṯē)	3rd person	ܬܲܚܦܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (taḥpyāṯūh)	ܬܲܚܦܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (taḥpyāṯōh)	ܬܲܚܦܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (taḥpyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܲܚܦܝܼܬ݂ ܠܸܒܵܐ (taḥpīṯ libbā, “pericardium”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܦ-ܐ (ḥ-p-ʾ), related to covering.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [taħˈpi.θɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [taxˈpi.θɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [tɑħˈfi.θo]

Noun

ܬܚܦܝܬܐ • (taḥpīṯā) f (plural ܬܚܦܝܬܐ (taḥpəyāṯā))

1. concealment, covering
2. veil
   • Peshitta, 2 Corinthians 3:13:

     ܘܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܘܫܐ. ܕܪܡܐ ܗܘܐ ܬܚܦܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܐܦܘ̈ܗܝ. ܕܠܐ ܢܚܘܪܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ ܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܫܘܠܡܗ ܕܗܘ ܕܡܬܒܛܠ.

     wə-lā ʾāḵ mūšē, də-rāmē [hə]wā ṯaḥpīṯā ʿal ʾappaw[hy], də-lā nəḥūrūn bənay ʾīsrāyēl bə-šūllāmēh ḏə-haw də-meṯbaṭṭal.

     And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished

3. eggshell
4. (figuratively) disguise, mask, cloak

Inflection

    declension of ܬܚܦܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܚܦܝ	ܬܚܦܝܢ
construct	ܬܚܦܝܬ	ܬܚܦܝܬ
emphatic	ܬܚܦܝܬܐ	ܬܚܦܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܚܦܝܬܝ	ܬܚܦܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܚܦܝܬܟ	ܬܚܦܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܚܦܝܬܟܝ	ܬܚܦܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܚܦܝܬܗ	ܬܚܦܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܚܦܝܬܗ	ܬܚܦܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܚܦܝܬܢ	ܬܚܦܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܚܦܝܬܟܘܢ	ܬܚܦܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܚܦܝܬܟܝܢ	ܬܚܦܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܚܦܝܬܗܘܢ	ܬܚܦܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܚܦܝܬܗܝܢ	ܬܚܦܝܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܬܚܦܝܬܐ ܕܠܒܐ (taḥpīṯā ḏə-lebbā, “pericardium”)

References

• “tḥpy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-07-06
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 113b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 610a
• 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, page 1639a-b