ܕܦܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒁳 (/dippu, dappu/), from Sumerian 𒁳 (dib, “board, plank”). Compare Arabic دَفّ (daff) and Hebrew דַּף (dap̄).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dappɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [dappe] (plural)
Noun
ܕܦܐ • (dappā) m (plural ܕܦܐ)
- pole, beam, plank, joist
- board, tablet, table
- diptych
- leaf, page, column
- brook
Inflection
inflection of ܕܦܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܕܦ | ܕܦܝܢ |
| construct | ܕܦ | ܕܦܝ |
| emphatic | ܕܦܐ | ܕܦܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܕܦܝ | ܕܦܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܕܦܟ | ܕܦܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܕܦܟܝ | ܕܦܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܕܦܗ | ܕܦܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܕܦܗ | ܕܦܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܕܦܢ | ܕܦܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܕܦܟܘܢ | ܕܦܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܕܦܟܝܢ | ܕܦܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܕܦܗܘܢ | ܕܦܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܕܦܗܝܢ | ܕܦܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “dp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-09
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 68b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 96a
- 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. 316a