ܠܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From a metathesis of Northern Kurdish پێل (pêl) or of the root ܠ ܦ ܦ (l p p) related to wrapping and joining.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [lap.pɑː]

Noun

ܠܲܦܵܐ • (lappā) m sg (plural ܠܲܦܹ̈ܐ (lappē))

wave (moving disturbance in the level of liquid)
ܠܲܦܵܐ ܒܝܵܡܵܐ ܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܚܲܝܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ.
lappā b-yāmā pyāšā ìnā yatīr ḥaylānē.
The waves in the sea are getting stronger.
(physics) wave (moving disturbance in the level of energy)
(figuratively) wave (sudden but temporary uptick in something)
ܒܸܠܒ݂ܵܫܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܬܲܚܦܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܝܫ݇ ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܬܵܐ ܕܠܲܦܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܕܟܘܼܪܗܵܢܵܐ.
bilḇāšā ìwaḥ taḥpyātē laˀḵā midrēy min ˁiltā d-lappā ḥēnā d-kurhānā.
We are wearing masks here again because of another wave of the disease.

Inflection

Inflection of **ܠܲܦܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܠܲܦ (lap)		1^st person	ܠܲܦܝܼ (lapī)		ܠܲܦܲܢ (lappan)
	construct	ܠܲܦ (lap)		2^nd person	ܠܲܦܘܼܟ݂ (lapōḵ)	ܠܲܦܵܟ݂ܝ (lappāḵ)	ܠܲܦܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lappawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܲܦܵܐ (lappā)		3^rd person	ܠܲܦܹܗ (lappēh)	ܠܲܦܵܗ̇ (lappāh)	ܠܲܦܗܘܿܢ (laphōn)
plural	absolute	ܠܲܦܝܼ̈ܢ (lapīn)		1^st person	ܠܲܦܝܼ̈ (lapī)		ܠܲܦܲܢ̈ (lappan)
	construct	ܠܲܦܲܝ̈ (lappay)		2^nd person	ܠܲܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (lapōḵ)	ܠܲܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (lappāḵ)	ܠܲܦܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lappawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܲܦܹ̈ܐ (lappē)		3^rd person	ܠܲܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (lapūh)	ܠܲܦܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (lappōh)	ܠܲܦܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (lappayhōn)

Derived terms

ܝܘܼܪܟ݂ܵܐ ܕܠܲܦܵܐ (yurḵā d-lappā, “wavelength”)
ܠܲܦܵܐ ܕܚܸܡܵܐ (lappā d-ḥimmā, “heatwave”)
ܠܲܦܵܐ ܕܡܘܼܚܵܐ (lappā d-muḥā, “brainwave”)
ܠܲܦܵܐ ܕܩܲܪܬܵܐ (lappā d-qartā, “cold snap”)
ܠܲܦܵܐ ܕܩܵܠܵܐ (lappā d-qālā, “soundwave”)
ܠܲܦܵܐ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (lappā daqīqā, “microwave”)
ܠܲܦܵܢܵܐ (lappānā, “wavy”)

See also

ܓܲܠܠܵܐ (gallā)