ܡܩܘܦ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܘ ܦ (q w p)
2 terms

Possible calque of English monkey.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [məqaw.wɪp.]

Verb

ܡܩܲܘܸܦ • (mqawwip) (present participle ܡܩܲܘܘܼܦܹܐ (mqawūpē), past participle ܡܩܘܼܘܦܵܐ (mqūwpā))

1. (informal) to monkey, meddle; to mess (with).
2. (informal) to monkey, to act foolishly

   Synonym: ܡܟܲܠܒܸܢ (mkalbin)

   ܒܲܣܵܐ ܩܲܘܸܦ ܘܝܬܘܿܒ݂! ― bassā qawwip w-itōḇ! ― Stop monkeying around and sit down!

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܩܲܘܸܦ (mqawwip)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܩܘܼܘܸܦ ܠܝܼ (mqūwip lī)	ܡܩܘܼܘܸܦ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mqūwip lūḵ)	ܡܩܘܼܘܸܦ ܠܹܗ (mqūwip lēh)	ܡܩܘܼܘܸܦ ܠܲܢ (mqūwip lan)	ܡܩܘܼܘܸܦ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mqūwip lāwḵōn)	ܡܩܘܼܘܸܦ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mqūwip lhōn)
	f		ܡܩܘܼܘܸܦ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mqūwip lāḵ)	ܡܩܘܼܘܸܦ ܠܵܗ̇ (mqūwip lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܩܲܘܦܸܢ (mqawpin)	ܡܩܲܘܦܸܬ (mqawpit)	ܡܩܲܘܸܦ (mqawwip)	ܡܩܲܘܦܲܚ (mqawpaḥ)	ܡܩܲܘܦܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mqawpītōn)	ܡܩܲܘܦܝܼ (mqawpī)
	f	ܡܩܲܘܦܲܢ (mqawpan)	ܡܩܲܘܦܵܬܝ (mqawpāt)	ܡܩܲܘܦܵܐ (mqawpā)
imperative	m		ܩܲܘܸܦ (qawwip)			ܩܲܘܦܘܼܢ (qawpūn)
	f		ܩܲܘܸܦܝ (qawwip)