ܢܘܛܦܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܛ ܦ (n ṭ p)
1 term

Compare Classical Syriac ܢܘܼܛܦܬ݂ܵܐ, Arabic نُطْفَة (nuṭfa), and Hebrew נְטִיפָה (nəṭīp̄ā).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [nutˤtˤaptaː]

Noun

ܢܘܼܛܲܦܬܵܐ • (nūṭaptā) f (plural ܢ̈ܘܼܛܲܦܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nūṭapyāṯā))

1. drop

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܢ-ܛ-ܦ (n-ṭ-p) related to dripping. Compare Arabic نُطْفَة (nuṭfa) and Hebrew נְטִיפָה (nəṭīp̄ā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nutˤp(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nutˤpɑθɑ(ʔ)], [nutˤpe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܘܛܦܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܢܘܛܦܐ or ܢܘܛܦܬܐ)

1. drop (especially of semen)
2. instilling, infusion
3. (figuratively) bit, very little

Inflection

    declension of ܢܘܛܦܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܘܛܦܐ	ܢܘܛܦܝܢ ,ܢܘܛܦܢ
construct	ܢܘܛܦܬ	ܢܘܛܦܝ ,ܢܘܛܦܬ
emphatic	ܢܘܛܦܬܐ	ܢܘܛܦܐ ,ܢܘܛܦܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܘܛܦܬܝ	ܢܘܛܦܝ ,ܢܘܛܦܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܘܛܦܬܟ	ܢܘܛܦܝܟ ,ܢܘܛܦܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܘܛܦܬܟܝ	ܢܘܛܦܝܟܝ ,ܢܘܛܦܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܘܛܦܬܗ	ܢܘܛܦܘܗܝ ,ܢܘܛܦܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܘܛܦܬܗ	ܢܘܛܦܝܗ ,ܢܘܛܦܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܘܛܦܬܢ	ܢܘܛܦܝܢ ,ܢܘܛܦܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܘܛܦܬܟܘܢ	ܢܘܛܦܝܟܘܢ ,ܢܘܛܦܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܘܛܦܬܟܝܢ	ܢܘܛܦܝܟܝܢ ,ܢܘܛܦܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܘܛܦܬܗܘܢ	ܢܘܛܦܝܗܘܢ ,ܢܘܛܦܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܘܛܦܬܗܝܢ	ܢܘܛܦܝܗܝܢ ,ܢܘܛܦܬܗܝܢ

References

• “nwṭph”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 202b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 332a
• 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. 898b