ܬܘܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܬ ܘ ܦ (t w p)
1 term

ܬܘܦܐ

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian توپ (top, “ball, knob, cannon”), from Ottoman Turkish طوپ (top), from Proto-Turkic *top (“round object”); compare also borrowed into Iraqi Arabic طوبة (ṭobe, “soccer”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [toːpɑː]

Noun

ܬܵܘܦܵܐ • (tāwpā) f sg (plural ܬܵܘܦܹ̈ܐ (tāwpē))

1. (modern) tire, tyre
2. (dialectal) shotgun, rifle

   Synonyms: ܩܘܼܪܡܵܐ (qurmā), ܛܲܒܵܢܓ̰ܵܐ (ṭabbānjā), ܐܝܼܣܵܪܬܵܐ (īsārtā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܵܘܦܵܐ (tāwpā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܵܘܦܝܼ (tāwpī)		ܬܵܘܦܲܢ (tāwpan)
	construct	ܬܘܿܦ (tōp)	2nd person	ܬܵܘܦܘܼܟ݂ (tāwpūḵ)	ܬܵܘܦܵܟ݂ܝ (tāwpāḵ)	ܬܵܘܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܵܘܦܵܐ (tāwpā)	3rd person	ܬܵܘܦܹܗ (tāwpēh)	ܬܵܘܦܵܗ̇ (tāwpāh)	ܬܵܘܦܗܘܿܢ (tāwphōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܵܘܦܝܼ̈ (tāwpī)		ܬܵܘܦܲܢ̈ (tāwpan)
	construct	ܬܵܘܦܲܝ̈ (tāwpay)	2nd person	ܬܵܘܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tāwpūḵ)	ܬܵܘܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tāwpāḵ)	ܬܵܘܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܵܘܦܹ̈ܐ (tāwpē)	3rd person	ܬܵܘܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tāwpūh)	ܬܵܘܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tāwpōh)	ܬܵܘܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tāwphōn)

See also

• ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ (gīḡlā, “wheel”)
• ܣܲܪܢܵܐ (sarnā, “axle”)