Classical Syriac edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Akkadian 𒉽𒂊 (/⁠atappu, adappu⁠/, canal).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [tappɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tappe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܬܦܐ (transliteration neededc (plural ܬܦܐ)

  1. brook, stream, canal
  2. (figuratively, of a liquid) stream, flow (e.g., of tears)

Inflection edit

References edit

  • tp”, 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, p. 395a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 617b
  • 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, p. 1658a