ܐܦܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܬ ܐ (p t ˀ)
6 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔappəθɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܦܬ݂ܵܐ • (apṯāf (plural ܐܲܦܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (apṯē))

  1. occasion, opportunity, chance
    Synonyms: ܦܸܠܥܵܐ (pilˁā), ܦܘܼܪܣܵܐ (pursā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܦܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܐܲܦܲܬ݂ (appaṯ) 1st person ܐܲܦܬ݂ܝܼ (apṯī) ܐܲܦܬ݂ܲܢ (apṯan)
construct ܐܲܦܲܬ݂ (appaṯ) 2nd person ܐܲܦܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (apṯōḵ) ܐܲܦܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (apṯāḵ) ܐܲܦܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (apṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܦܬ݂ܵܐ (apṯā) 3rd person ܐܲܦܬ݂ܹܗ (apṯēh) ܐܲܦܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (apṯāh) ܐܲܦܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (apṯhōn)
plural absolute ܐܲܦܬ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (apṯīn) 1st person ܐܲܦܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (apṯī) ܐܲܦܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (apṯan)
construct ܐܲܦܬ݂ܲܝ̈ (apṯay) 2nd person ܐܲܦܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (apṯōḵ) ܐܲܦܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (apṯāḵ) ܐܲܦܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (apṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܦܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (apṯē) 3rd person ܐܲܦܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (apṯūh) ܐܲܦܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (apṯōh) ܐܲܦܬ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (apṯayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܐܲܦܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܪܲܘܚܵܢܵܐ (apṯā drawḥānā, leisure)

Classical Syriac

Root
ܦ ܬ ܐ
1 term

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔapp(ə)θɑ], [ʔaftɑ]

Noun

ܐܦܬܐ • (transliteration neededf(uncountable)

  1. space, place
  2. occasion, opportunity
  3. leisure
  4. delay
  5. cause

References

  • ˀptˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 26b
  • 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, →ISBN, pages 90a–b