כפא

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *kapp-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapːaː/, /kapɑ/

Noun

כַּפָּא • (kappā) f (plural כַּפַּיָּא (kappayā))

1. palm, hand
2. spoon, ladle
3. bundle, bunch, sheaf, handful

Inflection

    declension of כפא

	singular	plural
absolute	כַּף	כַּפִּין
construct	כַּף	כַּפֵּי
emphatic	כַּפָּא	כַּפַּיָּא

References

• “kp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew

Proper noun

כָּפָּא • (kā́ppā) f

1. kappa (Greek letter)