ܠܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܠܦܐ ܒܝܡܐ

Etymology

From a metathesis of Northern Kurdish پێل (pêl).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [lap.pɑː]

Noun

ܠܲܦܵܐ • (lappā) m sg (plural ܠܲܦܹ̈ܐ (lappē))

  1. wave (moving disturbance in the level of liquid)
    ܠܲܦܵܐ ܒܝܵܡܵܐ ܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܚܲܝܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ.
    lappā b-yāmā pyāšā ìnā yatīr ḥaylānē.
    The waves in the sea are getting stronger.
  2. (physics) wave (moving disturbance in the level of energy)
  3. (figuratively) wave (sudden but temporary uptick in something)
    ܒܸܠܒ݂ܵܫܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܬܲܚܦܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܝܫ݇ ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܬܵܐ ܕܠܲܦܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܕܟܘܼܪܗܵܢܵܐ.
    bilḇāšā ìwaḥ taḥpyātē laˀḵā midrēy min ˁiltā d-lappā ḥēnā d-kurhānā.
    We are wearing masks here again because of another wave of the disease.

Inflection
Inflection of ܠܲܦܵܐ (lappā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܠܲܦܝܼ
(lapī)		 ܠܲܦܲܢ
(lappan)
construct ܠܲܦ
(lap)		 2nd person ܠܲܦܘܼܟ݂
(lapūḵ)		 ܠܲܦܵܟ݂ܝ
(lappāḵ)		 ܠܲܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(lappāwḵōn)
emphatic ܠܲܦܵܐ
(lappā)		 3rd person ܠܲܦܹܗ
(lappēh)		 ܠܲܦܵܗ̇
(lappāh)		 ܠܲܦܗܘܿܢ
(laphōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܠܲܦܝܼ̈
(lapī)		 ܠܲܦܲܢ̈
(lappan)
construct ܠܲܦܲܝ̈
(lappay)		 2nd person ܠܲܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(lapūḵ)		 ܠܲܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(lappāḵ)		 ܠܲܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(lappāwḵōn)
emphatic ܠܲܦܹ̈ܐ
(lappē)		 3rd person ܠܲܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(lapūh)		 ܠܲܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(lappōh)		 ܠܲܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(laphōn)

Derived terms
  • ܝܘܼܪܟ݂ܵܐ ܕܠܲܦܵܐ (yurḵā d-lappā, “wavelength”)
  • ܠܲܦܵܐ ܕܚܸܡܵܐ (lappā d-ḥimmā, “heatwave”)
  • ܠܲܦܵܐ ܕܡܘܼܚܵܐ (lappā d-muḥā, “brainwave”)
  • ܠܲܦܵܐ ܕܩܲܪܬܵܐ (lappā d-qartā, “cold snap”)
  • ܠܲܦܵܐ ܕܩܵܠܵܐ (lappā d-qālā, “soundwave”)
  • ܠܲܦܵܐ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (lappā daqīqā, “microwave”)
  • ܠܲܦܵܢܵܐ (lappānā, “wavy”)

See also
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