ܠܦܘܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, a contraction of ܠ- (lə-, to) + the construct state of ܐܦܘܬܐ (ʾappūṯā, forehead). Therefore literally, to the forehead of; compare also in Hebrew לְפִי (l'fí, literally to the mouth of).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ləpuːθ]

Preposition

ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ • (lpūṯ)

  1. according to, per, by
    ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ، ܡܢܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.
    lpūṯ qānōnā, mnīˁā ìlēh.
    According to the law, it is prohibited.
    ܬܲܪܸܨ ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ ܐܸܣܟܹܝܡܵܐ ܡܥܲܝܢܵܐ.
    tarriṣ lpūṯ iskēmā mˁaynā.
    Adjust to a particular style.

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܦܘܼܬ݂
base form ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ (lpūṯ)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (lpūṯī) ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (lpūṯan)
2nd person ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (lpūṯōḵ) ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (lpūṯāḵ) ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lpūṯawḵōn)
3rd person ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (lpūṯēh) ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (lpūṯāh) ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (lpuṯhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ ܗܵܘܢܵܐ (lpūṯ hāwnā)
  • ܠܦܘܼܬ݂ ܣܸܕܪܵܐ (lpūṯ sidrā)