ܛܘܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܛ ܦ (n ṭ p)
2 terms

ܛܘܦܐ ܕܡܝ̈ܐ

Either from the verb ܢܵܛܹܦ (nāṭēp, “to drip”) or from ܛܵܐܹܦ (ṭāˀēp, “to float”); compare Classical Syriac ܛܘܦܬܐ (ṭup̄tā) and Hebrew טִפָּה (tipá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard]) IPA^(key): [tˤuppɑː]

Noun

ܛܘܼܦܵܐ • (ṭūpā) m sg (plural ܛܘܼܦܹ̈ܐ (ṭūpē) or ܛܘܼܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ṭūpānē) or ܛܘܼܦܵܦܹ̈ܐ (ṭūpāpē))

1. drop (of liquid)
2. dot (small round spot or mark)
3. (grammar, orthography) punctuation marks or diacritical marks

   Synonym: ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ (nuqzā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܘܼܦܵܐ (ṭūpā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܘܼܦܝܼ (ṭūpī)		ܛܘܼܦܲܢ (ṭūpan)
	construct	ܛܘܼܦ (ṭūp)	2nd person	ܛܘܼܦܘܼܟ݂ (ṭūpūḵ)	ܛܘܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭūpāḵ)	ܛܘܼܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭūpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܘܼܦܵܐ (ṭūpā)	3rd person	ܛܘܼܦܹܗ (ṭūpēh)	ܛܘܼܦܵܗ̇ (ṭūpāh)	ܛܘܼܦܗܘܿܢ (ṭuphōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܘܼܦܝܼ̈ (ṭūpī)		ܛܘܼܦܲܢ̈ (ṭūpan)
	construct	ܛܘܼܦܲܝ̈ (ṭūpay)	2nd person	ܛܘܼܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭūpūḵ)	ܛܘܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭūpāḵ)	ܛܘܼܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭūpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܘܼܦܹ̈ܐ (ṭūpē)	3rd person	ܛܘܼܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṭūpūh)	ܛܘܼܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṭūpōh)	ܛܘܼܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṭuphōn)

Derived terms

• ܛܘܼܦܵܐ ܕܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ṭuppā d-ˁaynā, “eyedrop”)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈtˤuppe]

Noun

ܛܘܦܐ • (ṭuppē)

1. emphatic plural of ܛܘܦܬܐ (ṭup̄tā / tuppṯā)