Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܐ ܦ ܐ (ˀ p ˀ)
3 terms

From an older form *ܐܵܦܹܐ (*ˀāpē) with a shift from the an /ʔ/ to /j/, from Aramaic אֲפָא (ʿăp̄ā); compare Classical Syriac ܐܦܐ, Hebrew אָפָה (afá) and Akkadian 𒂊𒁍𒌝 (epûm).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [jɑːpeː]

Verb edit

ܝܵܦܹܐ (yāpē) (present participle ܝܦܵܝܵܐ (pāyā), past participle ܝܸܦܝܵܐ (yipyā))

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to bake
    ܠܲܚܡܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܸܦܝܵܝܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܬܲܢܘܼܪܵܐ.laḥmī ìlēh bipyāyā gāw tanūrā.My bread is baking in the oven.
    ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒ ܝܵܦܹܐ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ.kē maḥḥib yāpē laḥmā.He loves baking bread.
    ܒܸܬ ܝܵܦܲܚ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܟܲܥܟܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܐ ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ.bit yāpaḥ tlāṯā kaˁkē qā ˁēḏā.We will bake three cakes for the feast.
    • Genesis 19:3:
      ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܡܘܼܠܝܸܨ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܗܘܿܢ ܪܵܒܵܐ؛ ܗܲܠ ܕܕܥܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܟܸܣܠܹܗ ܘܥܒ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܒܲܝܬܹܗ. ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܵܪܚܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ، ܘܝܦܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܦܲܛܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ، ܘܐܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ.
      īnā mulyiṣ lēh ilhōn rābā; hal d-dˁīr lhōn lkislēh w-ˁḇīr lhōn l-baytēh. ˁḇīḏ lēh ilhōn ārḥūṯā, wpē lēh paṭīrē, w-ḵīl lhōn.
      But he insisted strongly; so they turned in to him and entered his house. Then he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

Conjugation edit