ܟܦ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤊 (k, literally palm); compare Arabic كَاف (kāf), Hebrew כָּף (kaf) and Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa). Doublet of ܟܲܦܵܐ (kappā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [kap.]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [t͡ʃap.]

Noun

ܟܵܦ • (kāpf

  1. kaph (the eleventh letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)
Usage notes
  • Yōḏ represents the number twenty in the native numbering system (usually used for ordinal numbers, book publishing data or biblical references).
    • When a mṭalqānā is placed above (ܟ݇), it means 20,000.
Coordinate terms
  • (symbol) ܟ
Assyrian alphabetedit

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [kap.]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [t͡ʃap.]

Noun

ܟܲܦ • (kapf (plural ܟܲܦܲܝ̈ (kappay))

  1. construct state singular of ܟܲܦܵܐ (kappā, palm)