ܢܦܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܦ ܠ (n p l)
2 terms

From Aramaic נְפַל (nəp̄al); cognate to Hebrew נָפַל (nafál).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nɑːpelː]

Verb

ܢܵܦܹܠ • (nāpēl)

1. (intransitive) to fall, come down, drop

   ܡܚܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ، ܘܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܐܲܪܥܵܐ. ― mḥē lī nīšanqā, wnpīl lēh l-arˁā. ― I hit the sign, and it fell to the ground.

   ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܨܘܼܦܵܚܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܩܸܢܛܪܘܿܢ ܕܬܹܐܓ݂ܘܼܪܬܵܐ ܥܵܠܡܵܝܵܐ، ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܪܵܒܵܐ ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܹܐ ܚܲܪܝܼܦܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܘܨܵܦܘܿܚܵܐܝܼܬ݂.

   min bār ṣuppāḥā gāw qinṭrōn d-tēḡurtā ˁālmāyā, npīl lhōn ṭīmē d-rābā rušmē ḥarīpāˀīṯ w-ṣāpōḥāˀīṯ.

   After the attack in the World Trade Center, the values of many stock fell sharply and suddenly.

2. (intransitive, by extension) to fall, to die in battle, to fall into the hand of others

   ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܐܝܼܕܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ.

   nīnwē mḏītā rabṯā npīl lāh b-īdātē d-ḥaylāwāṯē dalquḇlāyē.

   The great city of Nineveh fell to the hands of the opposing forces.

3. (intransitive, computing, electronics) to crash

   ܬܲܚܪܸܙܬܵܐ ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܟܲܕ ܒܸܣܥܵܪܵܐ ܥܘܼܡܵܠܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ. ― taḥriztā npīl lāh kad bisˁārā ˁummālā rabbā. ― The software crashed while executing a big operation.

4. (intransitive, idiomatic) to become, to get; (to fall ill, fall in love, fall pregnant etc.)

   ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܒܩܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ― npīl lī b-qarṯā ― I became sick with the cold.

   ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܛܝܼܢܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܡ ܒܪܘܿܢܵܗ̇ ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܐ. ― npīl lāh bṭīnṯā ˁam brōnāh buḵrā. ― She fell pregnant with her first son.

   ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܒܚܘܼܒܵܗ̇ ܡ̣ܢ ܪܦܵܦܵܐ ܕܚܸܙܝܵܗ̇ ܠܝܼ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ. ― npīl lī b-ḥubbāh min rpāpā d-ḥizyāh lī qammāytā. ― I fell in love with her the moment I first saw her.

5. (intransitive) to occur, to fall on a certain day of the week, date, or similar; said of an instance of a recurring event such as a holiday or date.

   ܐܸܕܫܹܢ݇ܬ ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܢܵܦܹܠ ܥܲܠ ܬܸܫܥܵܐ ܒܢܝܼܣܵܢ. ― idšēt ˁēḏā rabbā bit nāpēl ˁal tišˁā b-nīsān. ― This year Easter falls on the ninth of April.

   ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇ ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܝܼ ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܕ݇ܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ. ― b-šēttā dˁḇīrāh ˁēḏ māwlāḏī npīl lēh ˁal ḥaḇšabbā. ― Last year my birthday fell on a Sunday.

6. (intransitive) to fall into a category or a domain, to come under, to be included; to be situated, located

   ܡܲܒܝܘܼܢܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܢܵܦܹܠ ܒܚܲܩܠܵܐ ܕܝܲܕ݂ܘܼܥܬ݂ܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂. ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܥܵܕ݂ܪܹܬ ܠܝܼ؟

   mabyūnē ìlēh d-awa ˁinyānā kē nāpēl b-ḥaqlā d-yaḏuˁṯānūṯā dīyūḵ. kē māṣēt ˁāḏrēt lī?

   It seems that the matter falls in your field of expertise, can you help me?

   ܢܨܝܼܒ݂ܝܼܢ ܟܹܐ ܢܵܦܠܵܐ ܒܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ ― nṣīḇīn kē nāplā b-maˁrḇā d-āṯōr ― Nisibis is situated in the west of Assyria.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܢܵܦܹܠ (nāpēl)
present participle		ܢܦܵܠܵܐ (npālā)
verbal noun		ܢܦܵܠܵܐ (npālā)
		singular				plural
past participle	m	ܢܦܝܼܠܵܐ (npīlā)				ܢܦܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ (npīlē)
	f	ܢܦܝܼܠܬܵܐ (npīltā)
agent noun	m	ܢܵܦܘܿܠܵܐ (nāpōlā)				ܢܵܦܘܿܠܹ̈ܐ (nāpōlē)
	f	ܢܵܦܘܿܠܬܵܐ (nāpōltā)				ܢܵܦܘܿܠܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nāpōlyāṯā)
instance noun		ܢܦܵܠܬܵܐ (npāltā)				ܢܦܵܠ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (npālyāṯā)
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ (npīl lī)	ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (npīl lūḵ)	ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ (npīl lēh)		ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ (npīl lan)	ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (npīl lāwḵōn)	ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ (npīl lhōn)
	f		ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (npīl lāḵ)	ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ (npīl lāh)
non-past	m	ܢܵܦܠܹܢ (nāplēn)	ܢܵܦܠܹܬ (nāplēt)	ܢܵܦܹܠ (nāpēl)		ܢܵܦܠܲܚ (nāplaḥ)	ܢܵܦܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ (nāplītōn)	ܢܵܦܠܝܼ (nāplī)
	f	ܢܵܦܠܵܢ (nāplān)	ܢܵܦܠܵܬܝ (nāplāt)	ܢܵܦܠܵܐ (nāplā)
imperative	m		ܢܦܘܿܠ (npōl)				ܢܦܘܿܠܘܼܢ (npōlūn)
	f		ܢܦܘܿܠܝ (npōl)
passive past	m	ܢܦܝܼܠܸܢ (npīlin)	ܢܦܝܼܠܸܬ (npīlit)	ܢܦܝܼܠ (npīl)		ܢܦܝܼܠܸܚ (npīliḥ)	ܢܦܝܼܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ (npīlītōn)	ܢܦܝܼܠܝܼ (npīlī)
	f	ܢܦܝܼܠܲܢ (npīlan)	ܢܦܝܼܠܲܬܝ (npīlat)	ܢܦܝܼܠܵܐ (npīlā)
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Derived terms

• ܡܲܦܸܠ (mappil, “to drop”)
• ܢܵܦܸܠ ܒܦܲܠܓܵܐ (nāpil bpalgā, “to be caught in the middle of crossfire”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܢ-ܦ-ܠ (n-p-l) related to falling. Compare Hebrew נָפַל (nāp̄al).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n(ə)fal]

Verb

ܢܦܠ • (transliteration needed)

1. to fall

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n(ə)fɛl]

Noun

ܢܦܠ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܢܦܠܐ
2. construct state singular of ܢܦܠܐ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɑfɛl]

Noun

ܢܦܠ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܢܦܠܐ
2. construct state singular of ܢܦܠܐ