Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܠ ܦ ܦ (l p p)
1 term
 
ܠܦܦܐ

Compare Arabic لِفَافَة (lifāfa).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ləpɑːpɑː]

Noun

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ܠܦܵܦܵܐ (lpāpām sg (plural ܠܦܵܦܹ̈ܐ (lpāpē))

  1. envelope

Inflection

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܠ-ܦ-ܦ (l-p-p) related to joining. Compare Arabic لِفَافَة (lifāfa) and Hebrew ליפוף / לִפּוּף (lippūp̄).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [l(ə)fɑfɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [l(ə)fɑfe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܠܦܦܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܠܦܦܐ)

  1. envelope

Inflection

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References

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  • lpp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 244a