ܠܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܠܦܐ ܒܝܡܐ

Etymology

From a metathesis of Northern Kurdish پێل (pêl) or of the root

related to wrapping and joining.

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

• ܓܲܠܠܵܐ (gallā)