ܦܦܐ
Classical Syriac
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pɑ(pə)pɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [pɑ(pə)pe(ʔ)] (plural)
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas).
Alternative forms
- ܦܐܦܐ
- ܦܐܦܐܣ
- ܦܐܦܝܘܣ
- ܦܦܝܣ
Noun
ܦܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܦܐ)
- (Christianity) bishop, archbishop, pope (especially patriarch of Alexandria or Rome)
- (Christianity) priest, father (used of Greek priests)
Inflection
inflection of ܦܦܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܦܦ | ܦܦܝܢ |
| construct | ܦܦ | ܦܦܝ |
| emphatic | ܦܦܐ | ܦܦܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܦܦܝ | ܦܦܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܦܦܟ | ܦܦܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܦܦܟܝ | ܦܦܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܦܦܗ | ܦܦܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܦܦܗ | ܦܦܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܦܦܢ | ܦܦܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܦܦܟܘܢ | ܦܦܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܦܦܟܝܢ | ܦܦܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܦܦܗܘܢ | ܦܦܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܦܦܗܝܢ | ܦܦܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the same Iranian source as Old Armenian Պապ (Pap).
Proper noun
ܦܦܐ • (Pāpā) m
- 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 (babǵā, “parrot; bulbul”). Also see ܒܒܓܐ (babbaggāʾ).
Noun
ܦܦܐ • (pāpā) m (plural ܦܦܐ)
- parrot
Inflection
inflection of ܦܦܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܦܦ | ܦܦܝܢ |
| construct | ܦܦ | ܦܦܝ |
| emphatic | ܦܦܐ | ܦܦܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܦܦܝ | ܦܦܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܦܦܟ | ܦܦܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܦܦܟܝ | ܦܦܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܦܦܗ | ܦܦܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܦܦܗ | ܦܦܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܦܦܢ | ܦܦܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܦܦܟܘܢ | ܦܦܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܦܦܟܝܢ | ܦܦܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܦܦܗܘܢ | ܦܦܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܦܦܗܝܢ | 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–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 283a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, pp. 1151b, 1217b