ܐܠܦ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp, literally “bull, ox, head of cattle”); compare Classical Syriac ܐܠܦ (ʾālap̄), Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif), Hebrew אָלֶף (álef) and Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːlap.]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ʔal.lap.]

Noun

ܐܵܠܲܦ • (ālap) f

1. alaph (the first letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܐ
• (Assyrian letter names) ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap), ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ), ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal), ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ), ܗܹܐ (hē), ܘܲܘ (waw), ܙܹܝܢ (zēn), ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ), ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ), ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ), ܟܲܦ (kap), ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ), ܡܝܼܡ (mīm), ܢܘܼܢ (nūn), ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ), ܥܹܐ (ˁē), ܦܹܐ (pē), ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē), ܩܘܿܦ (qōp), ܪܹܝܫ (rēš), ܫܝܼܢ (šīn), ܬܲܘ (taw), ^{(Category: aii:Assyrian letter names)}

Derived terms

• ܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ݂ (ālapbēṯ, “alphabet”)
• ܐܵܠܲܦ ܘܬܲܘ (ālap w-taw, “alpha and omega”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔalap.], [ʔɑːlepː]

Numeral

ܐܲܠܲܦ or ܐܵܠܹܦ • (allap or ālēp) m or f (plural ܐܲܠܦܲܝ̈ (alpay))

1. construct state singular of ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā, “thousand”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܠܲܦ (allap)

Base Form			ܐܲܠܲܦ (allap)
Personal-pronoun including forms	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	–		ܐܲܠܲܦܢܲܢ (allapnan)
2nd person	–	–	ܐܲܠܲܦܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (allapnāwḵōn)
3rd person	–	–	ܐܲܠܲܦܢܵܝܗܝ (allapnāyh)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪl.lɪp.]

Noun

ܐܸܠܸܦ • (illip) (plural ܐܸܠܦܲܝ̈ (ilpay))

1. construct state singular of ܐܸܠܦܵܐ (ilpā, “boat”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔallɪp.]

Verb

ܐܲܠܸܦ or ܐܠܦ • (allip or alpūn) (feminine singular ܐܲܠܸܦܝ (allip), plural ܐܲܠܦܘܼܢ)

1. second-person masculine singular imperative of ܡܲܠܸܦ (mallip, “to teach”)