ܟܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܦ ܦ (k p p)
7 terms

From Aramaic כַּפָּא (kappā), from Proto-Semitic *kapp-; compare Arabic كَفّ (kaff), Hebrew כַּף (kaf) and Akkadian 𒀉 (kappum). The sense of “applause” is either a semantic loan from Persian کف (kaf) or a phono-semantic matching of Northern Kurdish چەپڵە (çeplle).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kappɑː] (in the singular)

  IPA^(key): [kappeː] (in the plural)

• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃappɑː] (in the singular)

  IPA^(key): [t͡ʃappeː] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܲܦܵܐ • (kappā) f sg (plural ܟܲܦܹ̈ܐ (kappē))

1. (anatomy) palm, sole
2. (animal anatomy) paw
3. handful, fistful, bundle, sheaf
4. (figurative, in the plural) applause, clapping

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܲܦܵܐ (kappā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܲܦܝܼ (kapī)		ܟܲܦܲܢ (kappan)
	construct	ܟܲܦ (kap)	2nd person	ܟܲܦܘܼܟ݂ (kapūḵ)	ܟܲܦܵܟ݂ܝ (kappāḵ)	ܟܲܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kappāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܦܵܐ (kappā)	3rd person	ܟܲܦܹܗ (kappēh)	ܟܲܦܵܗ̇ (kappāh)	ܟܲܦܗܘܿܢ (kaphōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܲܦܝܼ̈ (kapī)		ܟܲܦܲܢ̈ (kappan)
	construct	ܟܲܦܲܝ̈ (kappay)	2nd person	ܟܲܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kapūḵ)	ܟܲܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kappāḵ)	ܟܲܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kappāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܦܹ̈ܐ (kappē)	3rd person	ܟܲܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kapūh)	ܟܲܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kappōh)	ܟܲܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kaphōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܲܦܬ݂ܵܐ (kapṯā)
• ܟܦܲܦܬܵܐ (kpaptā)
• ܡܵܚܹܐ ܟܲܦܹ̈ܐ (māḥē kappē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *kapp-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kappɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [kappe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܦܐ • (kappā) f (plural ܟܦܐ (kappē))

1. (anatomy) palm, hand

   Synonym: ܙܘܪܐ

2. glove
3. handful

   Synonym: ܙܘܪܐ

4. bundle, sheaf
5. cup, drinking vessel

   Synonym: ܟܣܐ

6. plate, dish

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܦ	ܟܦܝܢ
construct	ܟܦ	ܟܦܝ
emphatic	ܟܦܐ	ܟܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܦܝ	ܟܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܦܟ	ܟܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܦܟܝ	ܟܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܦܗ	ܟܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܦܗ	ܟܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܦܢ	ܟܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܦܟܘܢ	ܟܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܦܟܝܢ	ܟܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܦܗܘܢ	ܟܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܦܗܝܢ	ܟܦܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kappɑ]

Noun

ܟܦܐ • (kappā)

1. absolute singular of ܟܦܬܐ (kappəṯā)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kappe]

Noun

ܟܦܐ • (kappē)

1. emphatic plural of ܟܦܬܐ (kappəṯā)

References

• “kp”, 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 160a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 222a
• 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, pages 641b-642a