Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܢ ܦ ܚ (n p ḥ)
2 terms

From Aramaic נְפַח (nəp̄aḥ), from Proto-Semitic *napaḫ-; compare Arabic نَفَخَ (nafaḵa), Hebrew נָפַח (nafákh) and Akkadian 𒃸𒃸 (napāḫum).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ܢܵܦܹܚ (nāpēḥ) (present participle ܢܦܵܚܵܐ (npāḥā), past participle ܢܦܝܼܚܵܐ (npīḥā))

  1. to blow
  2. to blow up, to inflate
  3. to exhale, breathe out
    Antonym: ܣܵܝܹܩ (sāyēq)

Conjugation

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