ܪܦܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܪ ܦ ܦ (r p p)
3 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic רְפָפָא (rp̄āp̄ā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [rəpɑːpɑː]

Noun

ܪܦܵܦܵܐ • (rpāpā) m sg (plural ܪ̈ܦܵܦܹܐ (rpāpē))

1. instant, moment

   Synonym: ܛܵܘܚܵܐ (ṭāwḥā)

2. second

   Synonym: ܬܪܲܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (trayyānīṯā)

3. twitch, jerk, vibration
4. palmomancy, divination involving interpretation of involuntary movements

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܦܵܦܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܪܦܵܦܝܼ (rpāpī)		ܪܦܵܦܲܢ (rpāpan)
	construct	ܪܦܵܦ (rpāp)		2nd person	ܪܦܵܦܘܼܟ݂ (rpāpōḵ)	ܪܦܵܦܵܟ݂ܝ (rpāpāḵ)	ܪܦܵܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rpāpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܦܵܦܵܐ (rpāpā)		3rd person	ܪܦܵܦܹܗ (rpāpēh)	ܪܦܵܦܵܗ̇ (rpāpāh)	ܪܦܵܦܗܘܿܢ (rpāphōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܪ̈ܦܵܦܝܼ (rpāpī)		ܪ̈ܦܵܦܲܢ (rpāpan)
	construct	ܪ̈ܦܵܦܲܝ (rpāpay)		2nd person	ܪ̈ܦܵܦܘܼܟ݂ (rpāpōḵ)	ܪ̈ܦܵܦܵܟ݂ܝ (rpāpāḵ)	ܪ̈ܦܵܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rpāpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪ̈ܦܵܦܹܐ (rpāpē)		3rd person	ܪ̈ܦܵܦܘܼܗܝ (rpāpūh)	ܪ̈ܦܵܦܘܿܗ̇ (rpāpōh)	ܪ̈ܦܵܦܗܘܿܢ (rpāphōn)

Coordinate terms

• (second): ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (daqīqā, “minute”), ܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ (šāˁṯā, “hour”), ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā, “day”), ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (šāḇōˁā, “week”), ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (yarḥā, “month”), ܐܸܩܡܵܐ (iqmā, “season”), ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šēttā, “year”)

Derived terms

• ܪܦܵܦܵܝܵܐ (rpāpāyā, “momentary”)
• ܪܦܵܦܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (rpāpāˀīṯ, “momentarily”)
• ܪܦܵܦ ܥܲܝܢܵܐ (rpāp ˁaynā, “blink of an eye”)

Classical Syriac

FWOTD – 29 July 2015

Etymology

From the root ܪ ܦ ܦ related to moving.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [r(ə)fɑfɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [r(ə)fɑfe] (plural)

Noun

ܪܦܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܦܦܐ)

1. twitch, jerk, vibration
2. motion, moving
3. palmomancy, divination involving interpretation of involuntary movements
4. wink, blink
5. instant, moment
6. second
7. (medicine) palpitation
8. balancing scales
9. throng, shoal

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܦܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܦܦ		1st person	ܪܦܦܝ		ܪܦܦܢ
	construct	ܪܦܦ		2nd person	ܪܦܦܟ	ܪܦܦܟܝ	ܪܦܦܟܘܢ	ܪܦܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܦܦܐ		3rd person	ܪܦܦܗ	ܪܦܦܗ	ܪܦܦܗܘܢ	ܪܦܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܦܦܝܢ		1st person	ܪܦܦܝ		ܪܦܦܝܢ
	construct	ܪܦܦܝ		2nd person	ܪܦܦܝܟ	ܪܦܦܝܟܝ	ܪܦܦܝܟܘܢ	ܪܦܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܦܦܐ		3rd person	ܪܦܦܘܗܝ	ܪܦܦܝܗ	ܪܦܦܝܗܘܢ	ܪܦܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rpp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 351a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 548a
• 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, →ISBN, page 1485b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܪܦܦܐ (rəfāfā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (singular) /rfofo/
• IPA^(key): (plural) /rfofe/

Noun

ܪܦܳܦܳܐ • (rfofo) f (plural ܪܦܳܦܶܐ (rfofe))

1. second

   Synonym: ܨܰܢܝـܝܶܐ (ṣaniye)

See also

• ܫܰܬܳܐ (šato, “year”)
• ܝܰܪܚܳܐ (yarḥo, “month”)
• ܫܰܒܬ݂ܳܐ (šabṯo, “week”)
• ܝܰܘܡܳܐ (yawmo, “day”)
• ܣܰܥܰܐ (saca, “hour”), ܫܳܥܬ݂ܳܐ (šocṯo, “hour”)
• ܕܰܩܩܰܐ (daqqa, “minute”), ܩܰܛܷܢܬܳܐ (qaṭënto, “minute”)