ܡܙܦܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܦ ܬ (z p t)
2 terms

Denominal verb derived the noun ܙܸܦ̮ܬܵܐ (ziftā, “tar, pitch”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [məzappɪθ.]

Verb

ܡܙܲܦܸܬ݂ • (mzappiṯ) (present participle ܡܙܲܦܘܼܬ݂ܹܐ (mzapūṯē), past participle ܡܙܘܼܦܬ݂ܵܐ (mzupṯā))

1. to pave, tar, pitch

   Synonyms: ܡܩܲܝܸܪ (mqayyir), ܪܵܨܹܦ (rāṣēp)

   ܗܸܫ ܠܹܐ ܡܙܲܦܬ݂ܝܼ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ، ܐܘܼܦ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ 40 ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܘܼܙܕܵܓܵܐ

   hiš lē mzapṯī lāh urḥā, ūp bār 40 šinnē d-ḥuzdāgā

   They still won’t repave the road, even after 40 years of damage.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܙܲܦܸܬ݂ (mzappiṯ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܙܘܼܦܸܬ݂ ܠܝܼ (mzūpiṯ lī)	ܡܙܘܼܦܸܬ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mzūpiṯ lūḵ)	ܡܙܘܼܦܸܬ݂ ܠܹܗ (mzūpiṯ lēh)	ܡܙܘܼܦܸܬ݂ ܠܲܢ (mzūpiṯ lan)	ܡܙܘܼܦܸܬ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mzūpiṯ lāwḵōn)	ܡܙܘܼܦܸܬ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mzūpiṯ lhōn)
	f		ܡܙܘܼܦܸܬ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mzūpiṯ lāḵ)	ܡܙܘܼܦܸܬ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (mzūpiṯ lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܙܲܦܬ݂ܸܢ (mzapṯin)	ܡܙܲܦܬ݂ܸܬ (mzapṯit)	ܡܙܲܦܸܬ݂ (mzappiṯ)	ܡܙܲܦܬ݂ܲܚ (mzapṯaḥ)	ܡܙܲܦܬ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mzapṯītōn)	ܡܙܲܦܬ݂ܝܼ (mzapṯī)
	f	ܡܙܲܦܬ݂ܲܢ (mzapṯan)	ܡܙܲܦܬ݂ܵܬܝ (mzapṯāt)	ܡܙܲܦܬ݂ܵܐ (mzapṯā)
imperative	m		ܙܲܦܸܬ݂ (zappiṯ)			ܙܲܦܬ݂ܘܼܢ (zapṯūn)
	f		ܙܲܦܸܬ݂ܝ (zappiṯ)