ܝܦܐ

ܝܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the root ܐ-ܦ-ܐ‎ (ʾ-p-ʾ) related to baking; compare Hebrew אָפָה‎ (afá).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [jɑːpeː]

Verb

ܝܵܦܹܐ • (yāpē) (present participle ܝܦܵܝܵܐ‎ (pāyā), past participle ܝܸܦܝܵܐ‎ (yipyā))

1. to bake

   ‏ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒ ܠܸܦܝܵܝܵܐ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ.‎‎

   kē maḵib lipyāyā laḵmā.

   He loves to bake bread.

   ‏ܒܸܬ ܝܵܦܲܚ ܬܠܵܬܵܐ ܟܹܥܟܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܐ ܥܹܐܕܵܐ.‎‎

   bit yāpaḵ tlātā kēʿkē qā ʿēdā.

   We will bake three cakes for the feast.

   • Genesis 19:3:

     ‏ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܡܘܼܠܝܸܨ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܵܝܗܝ ܪܵܒܵܐ؛ ܗܲܠ ܕܕܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ ܠܟܸܣܠܹܗ ܘܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ ܠܒܲܝܬܹܗ. ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܵܝܗܝ ܐܲܪܚܘܼܬܵܐ، ܘܝܦܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܦܲܛܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ، ܘܐܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ.‎‎

     īnā mulyiṣlēh illāyh rābā; hal d-dirhon l-kislēh w-ʿwirhon l-baytēh. ʿwilēh illāyh arḵutā, w-pīlēh paṭīrē, w-ḵillēh.

     But he insisted strongly; so they turned in to him and entered his house. Then he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

Conjugation of ܝܵܦܹܐ (yāpē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܝܦܹܐ ܠܝܼ (pīlī)	ܝܦܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (pīloḵ)	ܝܦܹܐ ܠܹܗ (pīlēh)	ܝܦܹܐ ܠܲܢ (pīlan)	ܝܦܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pīloḵon)	ܝܦܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (pīlhon)
	f		ܝܦܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (pīlāḵ)	ܝܦܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (pīlāh)
present	m	ܝܵܦܹܝܢ (yāpēn)	ܝܵܦܹܝܬ (yāpēt)	ܝܵܦܹܐ (yāpē)	ܝܵܦܲܚ (yāpaḵ)	ܝܵܦܹܝܬܘܿܢ (yāpēton)	ܝܵܦܝܼ (yāpī)
	f	ܝܵܦܝܵܢ (yāpyān)	ܝܵܦܝܵܬܝ (yāpyāt)	ܝܵܦܝܵܐ (yāpyā)
imperative	m		ܝܦܝܼ (pī)			ܝܦܹܡܘܼܢ (pēmon)
	f		ܝܦܹܐ (pē)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܝܦܹܐ‎ (maypē, “to cause to bake”)
• ܐܲܦܵܝܵܐ‎ (appāyā, “baker”), ܝܵܦܝܵܢܵܐ‎ (yāpyānā)