Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܩ ܦ ܛ (q p ṭ)
1 term

From Aramaic קְפַט (qp̄aṭ); related to Classical Syriac ܩܦ݂ܲܛ (qfaṭ), Arabic قَفَزَ (qafaza) and Hebrew קָפַץ (kafáts).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ܩܵܦ̮ܹܛ (qāfēṭ) (present participle ܩܦ̮ܵܛܵܐ (qfāṭā), past participle ܩܦ̮ܝܼܛܵܐ (qfīṭā))

  1. to jump
    Synonyms: ܫܵܘܹܪ (šāwēr), ܩܵܘܸܙ (qāwiz)
    ܩܦ̮ܝܼܛ ܠܝܼ ܠܓܵܘ ܝܵܡܵܐ.qfīṭ lī lgāw yāmā.I jumped into the sea.
    ܟܹܐ ܩܵܦ̮ܛܲܚ ܒܚܲܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ.kē qāfṭaḥ bḥaḏūṯā.We jump for joy.

Conjugation

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