ܓܦܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܦ-ܦ (ɡ-p-p) related to embracing. Compare Hebrew גיפוף / גִּפּוּף (gippūp̄).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܓܦܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܦܦܐ)

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Inflection

    inflection of ܓܦܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܦܦ	ܓܦܦܝܢ
construct	ܓܦܦ	ܓܦܦܝ
emphatic	ܓܦܦܐ	ܓܦܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܦܦܝ	ܓܦܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܦܦܟ	ܓܦܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܦܦܟܝ	ܓܦܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܦܦܗ	ܓܦܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܦܦܗ	ܓܦܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܦܦܢ	ܓܦܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܦܦܟܘܢ	ܓܦܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܦܦܟܝܢ	ܓܦܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܦܦܗܘܢ	ܓܦܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܦܦܗܝܢ	ܓܦܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “gpp”, 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. 76b