Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Children’s language. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܦܲܦܵܐ (pappāf (plural ܦܲܦܹ̈ܐ (pappē) or ܦ̈ܲܦܵܬ݂ܵܐ (pappāṯā))

  1. (childish) foot
    Synonym: ܥܲܩܠܵܐ (ˁaqlā)
  2. (childish) shoe
    Synonym: ܨܲܘܠܬܵܐ (ṣawltā)

Classical Syriac

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɑ(pə)pɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [pɑ(pə)pe] (plural)

Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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ܦܦܐ (pāpām (plural ܦܦܐ (pāpē))

  1. (Christianity) bishop, archbishop, pope (especially patriarch of Alexandria or Rome)
  2. (Christianity) priest, father (used of Greek priests)
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Etymology 2

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From the same Iranian source as Old Armenian Պապ (Pap).

Proper noun

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ܦܦܐ (Pāpām

  1. a male given name

Further reading

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    Gignoux, Philippe, Jullien, Christelle, Jullien, Florence (2009) Noms propres syriaques d'origine iranienne [Syriac proper names of Iranian origin] (Iranisches Personennamenbuch, Band VII, Faszikel 5) (in French), Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, § 335a

Etymology 3

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From Persian ببغا (babǵâ, parrot; bulbul). Also see ܒܒܓܐ (babbaggā).

Noun

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ܦܦܐ (pāpām (plural ܦܦܐ (pāpē))

  1. parrot
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References

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  • pˀpˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ppˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, pages 586a–b
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 283a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 453b
  • 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, pages 1151b, 1217b