ܢܟܦ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܟ ܦ (n k p)
2 terms

From Aramaic נְכַף (nəḵap̄).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nɑːxep.]

Verb

ܢܵܟ݂ܹܦ • (nāḵēp) (present participle ܢܟ݂ܵܦܵܐ (nḵāpā), past participle ܢܟ݂ܝܼܦܵܐ (nḵīpā))

1. to be shy, bashful, modest

   ܒܸܢܟ݂ܵܦܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܕܫܵܐܠܝܼ ܠܹܗ.

   binḵāpā ìwā d-šālī lēh.

   They were shy of asking him.

2. to be embarrassed
3. to be ashamed, feel shame

   ܢܵܟ݂ܦܹܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ! ― nāḵpēt wā yālā! ― You ought to be ashamed boy.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܢܵܟ݂ܹܦ (nāḵēp)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܢܟ݂ܝܼܦ ܠܝܼ (nḵīp lī)	ܢܟ݂ܝܼܦ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (nḵīp lūḵ)	ܢܟ݂ܝܼܦ ܠܹܗ (nḵīp lēh)	ܢܟ݂ܝܼܦ ܠܲܢ (nḵīp lan)	ܢܟ݂ܝܼܦ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nḵīp lāwḵōn)	ܢܟ݂ܝܼܦ ܠܗܘܿܢ (nḵīp lhōn)
	f		ܢܟ݂ܝܼܦ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (nḵīp lāḵ)	ܢܟ݂ܝܼܦ ܠܵܗ̇ (nḵīp lāh)
non-past	m	ܢܵܟ݂ܦܹܢ (nāḵpēn)	ܢܵܟ݂ܦܹܬ (nāḵpēt)	ܢܵܟ݂ܹܦ (nāḵēp)	ܢܵܟ݂ܦܲܚ (nāḵpaḥ)	ܢܵܟ݂ܦܝܼܬܘܿܢ (nāḵpītōn)	ܢܵܟ݂ܦܝܼ (nāḵpī)
	f	ܢܵܟ݂ܦܵܢ (nāḵpān)	ܢܵܟ݂ܦܵܬܝ (nāḵpāt)	ܢܵܟ݂ܦܵܐ (nāḵpā)
imperative	m		ܢܟ݂ܘܿܦ (nḵōp)			ܢܟ݂ܘܿܦܘܼܢ (nḵōpūn)
	f		ܢܟ݂ܘܿܦܝ (nḵōp)