Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܟ-ܦ-ܦ (k-p-p) related to curving.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kiftɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kifɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܟܝܦܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܟܝܦܬܐ)

  1. (anatomy) glans penis; clitoris

Inflection

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References

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  • kph”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-28
  • 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. 620b