ܡܐܦܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܦ ܐ (ˀ p ˀ)
3 terms

ܡܐܦܝ̈ܐ ܕܠܘܙܐ

Etymology

Cognate of Hebrew מַאֲפֶה (ma'afé).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [meːʔpəˈjɑː]

Noun

ܡܹܐܦܝܵܐ • (mēpyā) f sg (plural ܡܹܐܦܝܹ̈ܐ (mēpyē))

1. pastry, baked good (baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust)

   ܗܵܢܵܐ ܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܙܲܒܸܢ ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܡܹܐܦܝܹ̈ܐ ܘܩܲܗܘܵܐ.

   hānā dikkānā lē zabbin balḥōḏ laḥmā, illā mēpyē w-qahwā.

   This shop sells not just bread, but pastries and coffee.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܹܐܦܝܵܐ (mēpyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܹܐܦܝܝܼ (mēpyī)		ܡܹܐܦܝܲܢ (mēpyan)
	construct	ܡܹܐܦܹܐ (mēpē)	2nd person	ܡܹܐܦܝܘܼܟ݂ (mēpyūḵ)	ܡܹܐܦܝܵܟ݂ܝ (mēpyāḵ)	ܡܹܐܦܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mēpyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܹܐܦܝܵܐ (mēpyā)	3rd person	ܡܹܐܦܝܹܗ (mēpyēh)	ܡܹܐܦܝܵܗ̇ (mēpyāh)	ܡܹܐܦܝܗܘܿܢ (mēpihōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܹܐܦܝܝܼ̈ (mēpyī)		ܡܹܐܦܝܲܢ̈ (mēpyan)
	construct	ܡܹܐܦܝܲܝ̈ (mēpyay)	2nd person	ܡܹܐܦܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mēpyūḵ)	ܡܹܐܦܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mēpyāḵ)	ܡܹܐܦܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mēpyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܹܐܦܝܹ̈ܐ (mēpyē)	3rd person	ܡܹܐܦܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mēpyūh)	ܡܹܐܦܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mēpyōh)	ܡܹܐܦܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mēpihōn)