ܐܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic אַפַּיָּא (ʾappayyā) through Classical Syriac, originally the plural of the archaic word meaning nose, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʔanp-; compare Arabic أَنْف (ʔanf), Hebrew אַף (af), Akkadian 𒀊𒁍𒌝 (appum).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔappeː]

Noun

ܐܲܦܹ̈ܐ • (appē) f pl (plural only)

  1. (anatomy) face; nostrils

Inflection
Inflection of ܐܲܦܹ̈ܐ (appē)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
plural absolute – 1st person ܐܲܦܝܼ̈ (apī) ܐܲܦܲܢ̈
(appan)
construct ܐܲܦܲܝ̈
(appay)		 2nd person ܐܲܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(apūḵ)		 ܐܲܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(appāḵ)		 ܐܲܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(appāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܦܹ̈ܐ
(appē)		 3rd person ܐܲܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(apūh)		 ܐܲܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(appōh)		 ܐܲܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(aphōn)

Derived terms
  • ܠܐܲܦܲܝ̈ (l-appay)
  • ܥܲܠ ܐܲܦܲܝ̈ (ˁal appay)

See also

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

Originally the plural of the archaic word ܐܢܦܐ (ʾanpāʾ, “nose”); not used in Classical Syriac. Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʔanp- (“nose, nostril”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʔappe]

Noun

ܐܦܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural only; not used in singular form)

  1. (anatomy) nostrils
  2. face, countenance
  3. person
  4. surface
  5. region

Inflection
    declension of ܐܦܐ
state singular plural
absolute (ܐܢܦ) ܐܦܝܢ
construct (ܐܢܦ) ܐܦܝ
emphatic (ܐܢܦܐ) ܐܦܝܐ ,ܐܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) (ܐܢܦܝ) ܐܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) (ܐܢܦܟ) ܐܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) (ܐܢܦܟܝ) ܐܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) (ܐܢܦܗ) ܐܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) (ܐܢܦܗ) ܐܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) (ܐܢܦܢ) ܐܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) (ܐܢܦܟܘܢ) ܐܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) (ܐܢܦܟܝܢ) ܐܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) (ܐܢܦܗܘܢ) ܐܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) (ܐܢܦܗܝܢ) ܐܦܝܗܝܢ

See also

References
  • “ˀpyn”, 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 17a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 21b
  • 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, page 85a-b
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