ܕܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic דַּפָּא (dappā), from Akkadian 𒁳 (/⁠dippu, dappu⁠/), from Sumerian 𒁳 (dib, “board, plank”); compare Arabic دَفّ (daff) and Hebrew דַּף (dáf).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [dap.pɑː]
• (Barwar) IPA^(key): [daːpa]

Noun

ܕܲܦܵܐ • (dappā) m sg (plural ܕܲܦܹ̈ܐ (dappē))

1. page (side of a leaf of a book)

   Synonyms: ܛܲܪܦܵܐ (ṭarpā), ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ (paˀṯā)

   ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܚܵܒ݂ܹܫ ܒܬܡܵܢܸܥܣܲܪ ܕܲܦܹ̈ܐ ܕܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ― ktāḇā kē ḥāḇēš btmāniˁsar dappē d-tašˁīṯā ― The book contains eighteen pages of history.

   ܠܹܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܥܲܠ ܕܲܦܵܐ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ. ― lē ìwaḥ ˁal dappā nafšēh. ― We are not on the same page.

2. (Internet) web page
3. pole, beam, plank, joist

   Synonyms: ܥܲܡܘܼܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁamūḏā), ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܵܐ (isṭōnā)

4. (archaic) board, tablet, table

   Synonyms: ܠܘܼܚܵܐ (lūḥā), ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ (pāṯōrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܦܵܐ (dappā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܦܝܼ (dapī)		ܕܲܦܲܢ (dappan)
	construct	ܕܲܦ (dap)	2nd person	ܕܲܦܘܼܟ݂ (dapūḵ)	ܕܲܦܵܟ݂ܝ (dappāḵ)	ܕܲܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dappāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܦܵܐ (dappā)	3rd person	ܕܲܦܹܗ (dappēh)	ܕܲܦܵܗ̇ (dappāh)	ܕܲܦܗܘܿܢ (daphōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܦܝܼ̈ (dapī)		ܕܲܦܲܢ̈ (dappan)
	construct	ܕܲܦܲܝ̈ (dappay)	2nd person	ܕܲܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dapūḵ)	ܕܲܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dappāḵ)	ܕܲܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dappāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܦܹ̈ܐ (dappē)	3rd person	ܕܲܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dapūh)	ܕܲܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dappōh)	ܕܲܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (daphōn)

Derived terms

• ܕܲܦܬ݂ܵܐ (dappṯā, “small plank”)
• ܕܲܦܵܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (dappā bāṯrāyā, “back page”)
• ܕܲܦܵܐ ܕܒܲܝܬܵܐ (dappā d-baytā, “home page”)
• ܕܲܦܵܐ ܕܢܵܘܠܵܐ (dappā d-nāwlā, “web page”)
• ܕܲܦܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (dappā qammāyā, “front page”)

 

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒁳 (/⁠dippu, dappu⁠/), from Sumerian 𒁳 (dib, “board, plank”). Compare Arabic دَفّ (daff) and Hebrew דַּף (dap̄).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dappɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [dappe] (plural)

Noun

ܕܦܐ • (dappā) m (plural ܕܦܐ)

1. pole, beam, plank, joist
2. board, tablet, table
3. diptych
4. leaf, page, column
5. brook

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܦ	ܕܦܝܢ
construct	ܕܦ	ܕܦܝ
emphatic	ܕܦܐ	ܕܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܦܝ	ܕܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܦܟ	ܕܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܦܟܝ	ܕܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܦܗ	ܕܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܦܗ	ܕܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܦܢ	ܕܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܦܟܘܢ	ܕܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܦܟܝܢ	ܕܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܦܗܘܢ	ܕܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܦܗܝܢ	ܕܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-09
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 68b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 96a
• 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. 316a