ܓܦܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܦ ܢ (g p n)
1 term

From the earlier uncontracted Aramaic גְּפֵנְתָּא (gəp̄entā); compare Classical Syriac ܓܦܬܐ (gəp̄ettā), Arabic جَفْنَة (jafna) and Hebrew גֶּפֶן (géfen).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡɪp.pəθɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɪp.tɑː]

Noun

ܓܸܦܬ݂ܵܐ • (gipṯāf (plural ܓܸܦ̈ܢܹܐ (gipnē) or ܓܸ̈ܦܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gippāṯā) or ܓܸܦ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gipyāṯā))

  1. vine, grapevine
    Synonym: ܕܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (dālīṯā)
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., John 15:1:
      ܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܓܸܦܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܐܲܒ݂ܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ܓܲܢܵܢܵܐ.
      ānā ìwen gipṯā w-aḇī ìlēh gannānā.
      I am the true vine and my father is the vinedresser.

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܸܦܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܓܸܦܵܐ (gippā) 1st person ܓܸܦܬ݂ܝܼ (gipṯī) ܓܸܦܬ݂ܲܢ (gipṯan)
construct ܓܸܦܲܬ݂ (gippaṯ) 2nd person ܓܸܦܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (gipṯōḵ) ܓܸܦܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (gipṯāḵ) ܓܸܦܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gipṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܓܸܦܬ݂ܵܐ (gipṯā) 3rd person ܓܸܦܬ݂ܹܗ (gipṯēh) ܓܸܦܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (gipṯāh) ܓܸܦܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (gipṯhōn)
plural absolute ܓܸܦܢܝܼ̈ܢ (gipnīn) 1st person ܓܸܦܢܝܼ̈ (gipnī) ܓܸܦܢܲܢ̈ (gipnan)
construct ܓܸܦܢܲܝ̈ (gipnay) 2nd person ܓܸܦܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gipnōḵ) ܓܸܦܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gipnāḵ) ܓܸܦܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gipnawḵōn)
emphatic ܓܸܦ̈ܢܹܐ (gipnē) 3rd person ܓܸܦ̈ܢܘܼܗܝ (gipnūh) ܓܸܦ̈ܢܘܼܗ̇ (gipnōh) ܓܸܦܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gipnayhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܓܦܢܬܐ (gəp̄entā) (uncontracted)

Etymology

From the earlier uncontracted form ܓܦܢܬܐ (gəp̄entā), from the root ܓ ܦ ܢ related to digging; compare Arabic جَفْنَة (jafna), Hebrew גֶּפֶן (gép̄en).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)fɛttɑ]

Noun

ܓܦܬܐ • (gəp̄ettāf (plural ܓܘܦܢܐ (gup̄nē))

  1. vine
    Synonym: ܕܠܝܬܐ (dālīṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܦܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܦܢܐ 1st person ܓܦܬܝ ܓܦܬܢ
construct ܓܦܢܬ 2nd person ܓܦܬܟ ܓܦܬܟܝ ܓܦܬܟܘܢ ܓܦܬܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܓܦܬܗ ܓܦܬܗ ܓܦܬܗܘܢ ܓܦܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܘܦܢܝܢ 1st person ܓܘܦܢܝ ܓܘܦܢܝܢ
construct ܓܘܦܢܝ 2nd person ܓܘܦܢܝܟ ܓܘܦܢܝܟܝ ܓܘܦܢܝܟܘܢ ܓܘܦܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܘܦܢܐ 3rd person ܓܘܦܢܘܗܝ ܓܘܦܢܝܗ ܓܘܦܢܝܗܘܢ ܓܘܦܢܝܗܝܢ

References

  • gptˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 22 May 2011
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 53a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 76b
  • 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, page 254b