ܡܬܦܬܦ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܬ ܦ ܬ ܦ (t p t p)
1 term

Onomatopoeic; compare also in Hebrew טִפְטֵף (tiftéf), Iraqi Arabic طَبْطَبْ (ṭapṭap, to tap, pat).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mətap.tɪp.]

Verb

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ܡܬܲܦܬܸܦ (mtaptip) (present participle ܡܬܲܦܬܘܼܦܹܐ (mtaptūpē), past participle ܡܬܘܼܦܬܦܵܐ (mtuptpā))

  1. (transitive) to tap, pat, hit gently
    ܩܸܡ ܡܬܲܦܬܦܵܐ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܹܗ.qim mtaptpā lēh ˁal rufšēh.She tapped him on the shoulder.
    ܡܲܥܸܠ ܝܲܢ ܬܲܦܬܸܦ ܠܹܗ ܟܲܪܛܘܼܟ݂ ܠܸܦܪܵܥܵܐ.maˁil yan taptip lēh karṭūḵ liprāˁā.Insert or tap your card to pay.
  2. (transitive) to drizzle, drip one drop at a time
    ܡܬܲܦܬܘܼܦܹܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡܸܛܪܵܐ.mtaptūpē ìlāh miṭrā.The rain is drizzling.

Conjugation

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