ܠܦܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܠ ܦ ܦ (l p p)
1 term

ܠܦܦܐ

Compare Arabic لِفَافَة (lifāfa).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ləpɑːpɑː]

Noun

ܠܦܵܦܵܐ • (lpāpā) m sg (plural ܠܦܵܦܹ̈ܐ (lpāpē))

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Inflection

Inflection of ܠܦܵܦܵܐ (lpāpā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܦܵܦܝܼ (lpāpī)		ܠܦܵܦܲܢ (lpāpan)
	construct	ܠܦܵܦ (lpāp)	2nd person	ܠܦܵܦܘܼܟ݂ (lpāpūḵ)	ܠܦܵܦܵܟ݂ܝ (lpāpāḵ)	ܠܦܵܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lpāpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܦܵܦܵܐ (lpāpā)	3rd person	ܠܦܵܦܹܗ (lpāpēh)	ܠܦܵܦܵܗ̇ (lpāpāh)	ܠܦܵܦܗܘܿܢ (lpāphōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܦܵܦܝܼ̈ (lpāpī)		ܠܦܵܦܲܢ̈ (lpāpan)
	construct	ܠܦܵܦܲܝ̈ (lpāpay)	2nd person	ܠܦܵܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (lpāpūḵ)	ܠܦܵܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (lpāpāḵ)	ܠܦܵܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lpāpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܦܵܦܹ̈ܐ (lpāpē)	3rd person	ܠܦܵܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (lpāpūh)	ܠܦܵܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (lpāpōh)	ܠܦܵܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (lpāphōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܠ-ܦ-ܦ (l-p-p) related to joining. Compare Arabic لِفَافَة (lifāfa) and Hebrew ליפוף / לִפּוּף (lippūp̄).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [l(ə)fɑfɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [l(ə)fɑfe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܠܦܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܠܦܦܐ)

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Inflection

    inflection of ܠܦܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܠܦܦ	ܠܦܦܝܢ
construct	ܠܦܦ	ܠܦܦܝ
emphatic	ܠܦܦܐ	ܠܦܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܠܦܦܝ	ܠܦܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܠܦܦܟ	ܠܦܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܠܦܦܟܝ	ܠܦܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܠܦܦܗ	ܠܦܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܠܦܦܗ	ܠܦܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܠܦܦܢ	ܠܦܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܠܦܦܟܘܢ	ܠܦܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܠܦܦܟܝܢ	ܠܦܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܠܦܦܗܘܢ	ܠܦܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܠܦܦܗܝܢ	ܠܦܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “lpp”, 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, p. 244a