ܢܦܛܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Akkadian 𒉌𒆳𒊏 (/napṭu/). Compare Old Persian *naftaʰ (/naft/), Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɛftˤɑ], [naftˤɑ], [nɑftˤɑ]
Inflection
declension of ܢܦܛܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܦܛ |
| construct | ܢܦܛ |
| emphatic | ܢܦܛܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܦܛܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܦܛܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܦܛܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܦܛܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܦܛܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܦܛܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܦܛܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܦܛܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܦܛܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܦܛܗܝܢ |
Descendants
- → Arabic: نَفط
- → Amharic: ነፍጥ (näfṭ, “naphtha; rifle”)
- → Ge'ez: ነፍጥ (näfṭ, “naphtha; rifle”)
- → Harari: ንፍጢ (nəfṭi, “rifle”)
- → Tigrinya: ነፍጢ (näfṭi, “rifle”)
Etymology 2
From Arabic نَفَّاطَة (naffāṭa), itself related to above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nappɑtˤɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nappɑtˤe] (plural)
Inflection
inflection of ܢܦܛܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܦܛ | ܢܦܛܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܦܛ | ܢܦܛܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܦܛܐ | ܢܦܛܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܦܛܝ | ܢܦܛܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܦܛܟ | ܢܦܛܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܦܛܟܝ | ܢܦܛܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܦܛܗ | ܢܦܛܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܦܛܗ | ܢܦܛܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܦܛܢ | ܢܦܛܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܦܛܟܘܢ | ܢܦܛܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܦܛܟܝܢ | ܢܦܛܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܦܛܗܘܢ | ܢܦܛܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܦܛܗܝܢ | ܢܦܛܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “npṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “npṭ2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 207b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 344a
- 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, page 930a
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