ܟܦ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤊 (k, literally “palm”); compare Arabic كَاف (kāf), Hebrew כָּף (kaf) and Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa). Doublet of ܟܲܦܵܐ (kappā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kap.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃap.]

Noun

ܟܵܦ • (kāp) f

1. kaph (the eleventh letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Usage notes

• Yōḏ represents the number twenty in the native numbering system (usually used for ordinal numbers, book publishing data or biblical references).
  • When a mṭalqānā is placed above (ܟ݇), it means 20,000.

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܟ

Syriac letter namesedit

• ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap)
• ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ)
• ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal)
• ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ)
• ܗܹܐ (hē)
• ܘܲܘ (waw)
• ܙܹܝܢ (zēn)
• ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ)
• ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ)
• ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ)
• ܟܵܦ (kāp)
• ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ)
• ܡܝܼܡ (mīm)
• ܢܘܼܢ (nūn)
• ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ)
• ܥܹܐ (ˁē)
• ܦܹܐ (pē)
• ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē)
• ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)
• ܪܹܝܫ (rēš)
• ܫܝܼܢ (šīn)
• ܬܵܘ (tāw)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kap.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃap.]

Noun

ܟܲܦ • (kap) f (plural ܟܲܦܲܝ̈ (kappay))

1. construct state singular of ܟܲܦܵܐ (kappā, “palm”)