ܓܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܓܐܦܐ

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic جُفّ (juff) and Hebrew גַּף (gap̄).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɛppɑ(ʔ)], [ɡappɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡɛppe(ʔ)], [ɡappɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܦܐ)

1. (anatomy) arm(s), bosom
2. (animal anatomy) wing, feather; fin
3. armful
4. ell, fathom

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܦ	ܓܦܝܢ
construct	ܓܦ	ܓܦܝ
emphatic	ܓܦܐ	ܓܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܦܝ	ܓܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܦܟ	ܓܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܦܟܝ	ܓܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܦܗ	ܓܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܦܗ	ܓܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܦܢ	ܓܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܦܟܘܢ	ܓܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܦܟܝܢ	ܓܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܦܗܘܢ	ܓܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܦܗܝܢ	ܓܦܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡappɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡappe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܦܐ)

1. house, hut

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܦ	ܓܦܝܢ
construct	ܓܦ	ܓܦܝ
emphatic	ܓܦܐ	ܓܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܦܝ	ܓܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܦܟ	ܓܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܦܟܝ	ܓܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܦܗ	ܓܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܦܗ	ܓܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܦܢ	ܓܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܦܟܘܢ	ܓܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܦܟܝܢ	ܓܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܦܗܘܢ	ܓܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܦܗܝܢ	ܓܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “gp”, 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, pp. 52b, 53a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 76b
• 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. 253b

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Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܓܦܐ (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡefo/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /ɡefe/(plural)

Noun

ܓܶܦܳܐ • (gefo) m (plural ܓܶܦܶܐ (gefe))

1. wing, feather

   Synonym: ܫ̰ܰܢܓܶܐ (čange)