ܓܦܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ ܦ ܦ related to embracing. Compare Hebrew גיפוף / גִּפּוּף (gippūp̄).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)fɑfɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)fɑfe] (plural)

Noun

ܓܦܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܦܦܐ)

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Inflection

Inflection of ܓܦܦܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܦܦ 1st person ܓܦܦܝ ܓܦܦܢ
construct ܓܦܦ 2nd person ܓܦܦܟ ܓܦܦܟܝ ܓܦܦܟܘܢ ܓܦܦܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܦܦܐ 3rd person ܓܦܦܗ ܓܦܦܗ ܓܦܦܗܘܢ ܓܦܦܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܦܦܝܢ 1st person ܓܦܦܝ ܓܦܦܝܢ
construct ܓܦܦܝ 2nd person ܓܦܦܝܟ ܓܦܦܝܟܝ ܓܦܦܝܟܘܢ ܓܦܦܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܦܦܐ 3rd person ܓܦܦܘܗܝ ܓܦܦܝܗ ܓܦܦܝܗܘܢ ܓܦܦܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “gpp”, 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 76b
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