ܦܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Children’s language. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [pappa]

  (in the plural) IPA^(key): [pappaːθa], [pappaːteː]

Noun

ܦܲܦܵܐ • (pappā) f (plural ܦܲܦܹ̈ܐ (pappē) or ܦ̈ܲܦܵܬ݂ܵܐ (pappāṯā))

1. (childish) foot

   Synonym: ܥܲܩܠܵܐ (ˁaqlā)

2. (childish) shoe

   Synonym: ܨܲܘܠܬܵܐ (ṣawltā)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɑ(pə)pɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɑ(pə)pe] (plural)

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas).

Alternative forms

• ܦܐܦܐ, ܦܐܦܐܣ, ܦܐܦܝܘܣ, ܦܦܝܣ

Noun

ܦܦܐ • (pāpā) m (plural ܦܦܐ (pāpē))

1. (Christianity) bishop, archbishop, pope (especially patriarch of Alexandria or Rome)
2. (Christianity) priest, father (used of Greek priests)

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܦ	ܦܦܝܢ
construct	ܦܦ	ܦܦܝ
emphatic	ܦܦܐ	ܦܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܦܝ	ܦܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܦܟ	ܦܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܦܟܝ	ܦܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܦܗ	ܦܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܦܗ	ܦܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܦܢ	ܦܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܦܟܘܢ	ܦܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܦܟܝܢ	ܦܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܦܗܘܢ	ܦܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܦܗܝܢ	ܦܦܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the same Iranian source as Old Armenian Պապ (Pap).

Proper noun

ܦܦܐ • (Pāpā) m

1. a male given name

Further reading

• Gignoux, Philippe, Jullien, Christelle, Jullien, Florence (2009) Noms propres syriaques d'origine iranienne [Syriac proper names of Iranian origin] (Iranisches Personennamenbuch, Band VII, Faszikel 5) (in French), Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, § 335a

Etymology 3

From Persian ببغا (babǵâ, “parrot; bulbul”). Also see ܒܒܓܐ (babbaggā).

Noun

ܦܦܐ • (pāpā) m (plural ܦܦܐ (pāpē))

1. parrot

Inflection

    inflection of ܦܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܦ	ܦܦܝܢ
construct	ܦܦ	ܦܦܝ
emphatic	ܦܦܐ	ܦܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܦܝ	ܦܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܦܟ	ܦܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܦܟܝ	ܦܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܦܗ	ܦܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܦܗ	ܦܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܦܢ	ܦܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܦܟܘܢ	ܦܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܦܟܝܢ	ܦܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܦܗܘܢ	ܦܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܦܗܝܢ	ܦܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “pˀpˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ppˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, pages 586a–b
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 283a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 453b
• 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, pages 1151b, 1217b