ܢܦܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܢܦܠܐ (nep̄la, “malabathrum indicum”) with the meanings changed semantic loan from Arabic نَفَل (nafal).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈnɪplɑː]
Noun
ܢܸܦܠܵܐ • (niplā) m (plural ܢܸܦ̈ܠܹܐ (niplē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܸܦܠ (nipl) | 1st person | ܢܸܦܠܝܼ (niplī) | ܢܸܦܠܲܢ (niplan) | |||
| construct | ܢܸܦܠ (nipl) | 2nd person | ܢܸܦܠܘܼܟ݂ (niplōḵ) | ܢܸܦܠܵܟ݂ܝ (niplāḵ) | ܢܸܦܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (niplawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܸܦܠܵܐ (niplā) | 3rd person | ܢܸܦܠܹܗ (niplēh) | ܢܸܦܠܵܗ̇ (niplāh) | ܢܸܦܠܗܘܿܢ (niplhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܢܸܦܠܝܼ̈ܢ (niplīn) | 1st person | ܢܸܦܠܝܼ̈ (niplī) | ܢܸܦܠܲܢ̈ (niplan) | |||
| construct | ܢܸܦܠܲܝ̈ (niplay) | 2nd person | ܢܸܦܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (niplōḵ) | ܢܸܦܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (niplāḵ) | ܢܸܦܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (niplawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܸܦ̈ܠܹܐ (niplē) | 3rd person | ܢܸܦܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (niplūh) | ܢܸܦܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (niplōh) | ܢܸܦܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (niplayhōn) | |||
Etymology 2
Verbal noun of ܢܵܦܹܠ (nāpēl, “to fall”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈnɪplɑː]
Noun
ܢܦܵܠܵܐ • (npālā) m
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܦܵܠ (npāl) | 1st person | ܢܦܵܠܝܼ (npālī) | ܢܦܵܠܲܢ (npālan) | |||
| construct | ܢܦܵܠ (npāl) | 2nd person | ܢܦܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (npālōḵ) | ܢܦܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (npālāḵ) | ܢܦܵܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (npālawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܦܵܠܵܐ (npālā) | 3rd person | ܢܦܵܠܹܗ (npālēh) | ܢܦܵܠܵܗ̇ (npālāh) | ܢܦܵܠܗܘܿܢ (npālhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܢ ܦ ܠ related to falling. Compare Hebrew נֵפֶל (nḗp̄el).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɛflɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nɛfle] (plural)
Noun
ܢܦܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܦܠܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܦܠ | 1st person | ܢܦܠܝ | ܢܦܠܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܦܠ | 2nd person | ܢܦܠܟ | ܢܦܠܟܝ | ܢܦܠܟܘܢ | ܢܦܠܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܦܠܐ | 3rd person | ܢܦܠܗ | ܢܦܠܗ | ܢܦܠܗܘܢ | ܢܦܠܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܢܦܠܝܢ | 1st person | ܢܦܠܝ | ܢܦܠܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܦܠܝ | 2nd person | ܢܦܠܝܟ | ܢܦܠܝܟܝ | ܢܦܠܝܟܘܢ | ܢܦܠܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܦܠܐ | 3rd person | ܢܦܠܘܗܝ | ܢܦܠܝܗ | ܢܦܠܝܗܘܢ | ܢܦܠܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
From the root ܢ ܦ ܠ related to falling. Compare Hebrew נוֹפֵל (nōp̄ēl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɑflɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nɑfle] (plural)
Noun
ܢܦܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܦܠܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܦܠ | 1st person | ܢܦܠܝ | ܢܦܠܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܦܠ | 2nd person | ܢܦܠܟ | ܢܦܠܟܝ | ܢܦܠܟܘܢ | ܢܦܠܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܦܠܐ | 3rd person | ܢܦܠܗ | ܢܦܠܗ | ܢܦܠܗܘܢ | ܢܦܠܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܢܦܠܝܢ | 1st person | ܢܦܠܝ | ܢܦܠܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܦܠܝ | 2nd person | ܢܦܠܝܟ | ܢܦܠܝܟܝ | ܢܦܠܝܟܘܢ | ܢܦܠܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܦܠܐ | 3rd person | ܢܦܠܘܗܝ | ܢܦܠܝܗ | ܢܦܠܝܗܘܢ | ܢܦܠܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “npl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 208a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 344b
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009), A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 932a