ܟܐܦ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܟ ܦ ܦ (k p p)
4 terms

From a variant of Aramaic כְּפַף (kəp̄ap̄); cognate to Hebrew כָּפַף (kafáf)

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kɑːʔepː]

Verb edit

ܟܵܐܹܦ (kāˀēp) (present participle ܟܝܵܦܵܐ (kyāpā), past participle ܟܝܼܦܵܐ (kīpā))

  1. (intransitive) to bow
    ܟܹܐ ܟܵܝܦܲܚ ܠܬܪܘܿܢܘܿܣ ܩܵܐ ܐܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ.kē kāypaḥ l-trōnōs qā īqārā.We bow towards the throne for respect.
    • Philippians 2:10:
      ܕܒܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܟܠ ܒܸܪܟܵܐ ܟܵܝܦܵܐ، ܒܫܡܲܝܵܐ ܘܒܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܘܕܠܬܸܚܬ݇ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ،
      d-b-šimmā d-īšōˁ kul birkā kāypā, b-šmayyā w-b-arˁā w-d-l-tiḥ min arˁā,
      that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
  2. (intransitive) to bend down, bend over, duck
    ܟܝܼܦ ܠܝܼ ܕܐܵܣܪܹܢ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܸܪ̈ܝܘܼܚܝܼ.kīp lī d-āsrēn lhōn širyūḥī.I bent down to tie my shoelaces.
  3. (intransitive) to decrease, lower, reduce power by means of a control such as volume, heat, or light
    Antonym: ܪܵܐܹܡ (rāˀēm)
    ܩܵܠܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܸܟܝܵܦܵܐqālā lē ìlēh bikyāpāThe sound is not decreasing

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