ܐܦܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܬ ܐ (p t ˀ)
5 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, derived from the verb ܡܲܦܬܹܐ (maptē, “to widen, broaden”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔaf.tɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܦ̮ܬܵܐ or ܐܲܦܬܵܐ • (aftā or aptā) f (plural ܐܲܦ̮ܬܹ̈ܐ (aftē))

1. occasion, opportunity, chance

   Synonym: ܦܸܠܥܵܐ (pilˁā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܦ̮ܬܵܐ (aftā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܦ̮ܬܝܼ (aftī)		ܐܲܦ̮ܬܲܢ (aftan)
	construct	ܐܲܦ̮ܲܬ݂ (affaṯ)	2nd person	ܐܲܦ̮ܬܘܼܟ݂ (aftūḵ)	ܐܲܦ̮ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (aftāḵ)	ܐܲܦ̮ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aftāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܦ̮ܬܵܐ (aftā)	3rd person	ܐܲܦ̮ܬܹܗ (aftēh)	ܐܲܦ̮ܬܵܗ̇ (aftāh)	ܐܲܦ̮ܬܗܘܿܢ (afthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܦ̮ܬܝܼ̈ (aftī)		ܐܲܦ̮ܬܲܢ̈ (aftan)
	construct	ܐܲܦ̮ܬܲܝ̈ (aftay)	2nd person	ܐܲܦ̮ܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (aftūḵ)	ܐܲܦ̮ܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (aftāḵ)	ܐܲܦ̮ܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aftāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܦ̮ܬܹ̈ܐ (aftē)	3rd person	ܐܲܦ̮ܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (aftūh)	ܐܲܦ̮ܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (aftōh)	ܐܲܦ̮ܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (afthōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܲܦ̮ܬܵܐ ܕܪܵܘܚܵܢܵܐ (aftā drāwḥānā, “leisure”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܦ-ܬ-ܐ (p-t-ʾ) related to enlarging or increasing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔapp(ə)θɑ(ʔ)], [ʔaftɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܐܦܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f(uncountable)

1. space, place
2. occasion, opportunity
3. leisure
4. delay
5. cause

References

• “ˀptˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 26b
• 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, p. 90a-b