ܓܦܬܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Alternative forms edit
- ܓܦܢܬܐ (gəp̄entā) (uncontracted)
Etymology edit
From the earlier uncontracted form ܓܦܢܬܐ (gəp̄entā), from the root ܓ-ܦ-ܢ (ɡ-p-n) related to digging; compare Arabic جَفْنَة (jafna), Hebrew גֶּפֶן (gép̄en).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܓܦܬܐ • (gəp̄ettā) f (plural ܓܘܦܢܐ (gup̄nē))
Inflection edit
declension of ܓܦܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܦܢܐ | ܓܘܦܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܦܢܬ | ܓܘܦܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܦܬܐ | ܓܘܦܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܦܬܝ | ܓܘܦܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܦܬܟ | ܓܘܦܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܦܬܟܝ | ܓܘܦܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܦܬܗ | ܓܘܦܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܦܬܗ | ܓܘܦܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܦܬܢ | ܓܘܦܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܦܬܟܘܢ | ܓܘܦܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܦܬܟܝܢ | ܓܘܦܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܦܬܗܘܢ | ܓܘܦܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܦܬܗܝܢ | ܓܘܦܢܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “gptˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-22
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 53a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 254b