ܢܦܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܦ ܚ (n p ḥ)
2 terms

From the verb ܢܵܦܹܚ (nāpēḥ, “to blow into”); compare Hebrew נֶפַח (nefákh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nɪp.xɑː]

Noun

ܢܸܦܚܵܐ • (nipḥā) m sg (plural ܢܸܦܚܹ̈ܐ (nipḥē))

1. (mathematics) volume, three-dimensional measurement

   ܢܸܦܚܹܗ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܟܝܼܠܵܐ ܒܝܲܕ݂ ܝܘܼܪܟ݂ܹܗ، ܦܸܬ݂ܘܹܗ، ܘܪܵܘܡܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܥܘܼܡܩܹܗ.

   nipḥēh kē pāˀēš kīlā byaḏ yurḵēh, piṯwēh, w-rāwmā yan ˁumqēh.

   It’s volume is measured by length, width, and either height or depth.

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܸܦܚܵܐ (nipḥā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܸܦܚܝܼ (nipḥī)		ܢܸܦܚܲܢ (nipḥan)
	construct	ܢܦܲܚ (npaḥ)	2nd person	ܢܸܦܚܘܼܟ݂ (nipḥūḵ)	ܢܸܦܚܵܟ݂ܝ (nipḥāḵ)	ܢܸܦܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nipḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܸܦܚܵܐ (nipḥā)	3rd person	ܢܸܦܚܹܗ (nipḥēh)	ܢܸܦܚܵܗ̇ (nipḥāh)	ܢܸܦܚܗܘܿܢ (nipḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܸܦܚܝܼ̈ (nipḥī)		ܢܸܦܚܲܢ̈ (nipḥan)
	construct	ܢܸܦܚܲܝ̈ (nipḥay)	2nd person	ܢܸܦܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nipḥūḵ)	ܢܸܦܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nipḥāḵ)	ܢܸܦܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nipḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܸܦܚܹ̈ܐ (nipḥē)	3rd person	ܢܸܦܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nipḥūh)	ܢܸܦܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nipḥōh)	ܢܸܦܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (nipḥhōn)

Derived terms

• ܢܸܦܚܵܝܵܐ (nipḥāyā)