ܐܦܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܬ ܐ (p t ˀ)
6 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔappəθɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܦܬ݂ܵܐ • (apṯā) f (plural ܐܲܦܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (apṯē))

1. occasion, opportunity, chance

   Synonyms: ܦܸܠܥܵܐ (pilˁā), ܦܘܼܪܣܵܐ (pursā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܦܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܲܦܲܬ݂ (appaṯ)		1st person	ܐܲܦܬ݂ܝܼ (apṯī)		ܐܲܦܬ݂ܲܢ (apṯan)
	construct	ܐܲܦܲܬ݂ (appaṯ)		2nd person	ܐܲܦܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (apṯōḵ)	ܐܲܦܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (apṯāḵ)	ܐܲܦܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (apṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܦܬ݂ܵܐ (apṯā)		3rd person	ܐܲܦܬ݂ܹܗ (apṯēh)	ܐܲܦܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (apṯāh)	ܐܲܦܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (apṯhōn)
plural	absolute	ܐܲܦܬ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (apṯīn)		1st person	ܐܲܦܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (apṯī)		ܐܲܦܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (apṯan)
	construct	ܐܲܦܬ݂ܲܝ̈ (apṯay)		2nd person	ܐܲܦܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (apṯōḵ)	ܐܲܦܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (apṯāḵ)	ܐܲܦܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (apṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܦܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (apṯē)		3rd person	ܐܲܦܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (apṯūh)	ܐܲܦܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (apṯōh)	ܐܲܦܬ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (apṯayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܲܦܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܪܲܘܚܵܢܵܐ (apṯā drawḥānā, “leisure”)

Classical Syriac

Root
ܦ ܬ ܐ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔapp(ə)θɑ], [ʔaftɑ]

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, page 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, →ISBN, pages 90a–b