ܛܘܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܛ ܦ (n ṭ p)
3 terms

ܛܘܦܐ ܕܡܝ̈ܐ

Uncertain:

• Possibly from the root ܢ ܛ ܦ (n ṭ p) related to dripping;
• Possibly from ܛ ܘ ܦ (ṭ w p) related to floating;
• Possibly a back-formation from the plural Classical Syriac ܛܘܦܐ (ṭuppe), the plural form of Classical Syriac ܛܘܦܬܐ (ṭup̄tā, “drop”), a cognate.

Compare Hebrew טִפָּה (tipá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤuppɑː]

Noun

ܛܘܼܦܵܐ • (ṭūpā) m sg (plural ܛܘܼܦܹ̈ܐ (ṭūpē) or ܛܘܼܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ṭūpānē) or ܛܘܼܦܵܦܹ̈ܐ (ṭūpāpē))

1. drop (of liquid)
2. dot (small round spot or mark)
3. (grammar, orthography) punctuation marks or diacritical marks

   Synonym: ܢܘܼܩܙܵܐ (nuqzā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܘܼܦܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܛܘܼܦ (ṭūp)		1st person	ܛܘܼܦܝܼ (ṭūpī)		ܛܘܼܦܲܢ (ṭūpan)
	construct	ܛܘܼܦ (ṭūp)		2nd person	ܛܘܼܦܘܼܟ݂ (ṭūpōḵ)	ܛܘܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭūpāḵ)	ܛܘܼܦܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭūpawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܘܼܦܵܐ (ṭūpā)		3rd person	ܛܘܼܦܹܗ (ṭūpēh)	ܛܘܼܦܵܗ̇ (ṭūpāh)	ܛܘܼܦܗܘܿܢ (ṭuphōn)
plural	absolute	ܛܘܼܦܝܼ̈ܢ (ṭūpīn)		1st person	ܛܘܼܦܝܼ̈ (ṭūpī)		ܛܘܼܦܲܢ̈ (ṭūpan)
	construct	ܛܘܼܦܲܝ̈ (ṭūpay)		2nd person	ܛܘܼܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭūpōḵ)	ܛܘܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭūpāḵ)	ܛܘܼܦܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭūpawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܘܼܦܹ̈ܐ (ṭūpē)		3rd person	ܛܘܼܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṭūpūh)	ܛܘܼܦܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ṭūpōh)	ܛܘܼܦܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ṭūpayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܛܘܼܦܵܐ ܕܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ṭuppā d-ˁaynā, “eyedrop”)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈtˤuppe]

Noun

ܛܘܦܐ • (ṭuppē)

1. emphatic plural of ܛܘܦܬܐ (ṭup̄tā / tuppṯā)