ܢܦܠ

From Aramaic נְפַל‎ (nəp̄al); cognate to Hebrew נָפַל‎ (nafál).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [nɑːpelː]

ܢܵܦܹܠ • (nāpēl) (present participle ܢܦܵܠܵܐ‎ (npālā), past participle ܢܦܝܼܠܵܐ‎ (npīlā))

1. to fall

   ‏ܡܚܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ، ܘܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܐܲܪܥܵܐ.‎‎ ― mḥē lī nīšanqā, wnpil lēh ll-arʿā. ― I hit the sign, and it fell to the ground.

   ‏ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܨܵܦܲܚܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܩܸܢܛܪܘܿܢ ܕܬܹܐܓ݂ܘܼܪܬܵܐ ܥܵܠܡܵܝܵܐ، ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܪܵܒܵܐ ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܹܐ ܚܲܪܝܼܦܵܐܝܼܬ ܘܨܵܦܘܿܚܵܐܝܼܬ.‎‎

   min bār ṣāpaḥtā gāw qinṭron d-tēḡurtā ʿālmāyā, npil lhon ṭīmē d-rābā rušmē ḥarīpāʾīt w-ṣāpoḥāʾīt.

   After the attack in the World Trade Centre, the values of many stock fell sharply and suddenly.

2. (by extension) to fall, to die in battle, to fall into the hand of others

   ‏ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܬܵܐ ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܐܝܼܕܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܲܝܠܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ.‎‎

   ninwē mdītā gurtā npil lāh b-īdātē dḥaylāwātē dalquḇlāyē.

   The great city of Nineveh fell to the hands of the opposing forces.

3. (computing, electronics) to crash

   ‏ܬܲܚܪܸܙܬܵܐ ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܟܲܕ ܒܸܣܥܵܪܵܐ ܥܘܼܡܵܠܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ.‎‎

   taḥriztā npil lāh kad bisʿārā ʿumālā rabbā.

   The software crashed while executing a big operation.

4. to fall ill, get sick, to contract an illness

   ‏ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܒܩܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ‎ ― npil lī bqarṯā ― I became sick with the cold.

5. to fall in love

   ‏ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܒܚܘܼܒܘܿܗ̇ ܡ̣ܢ ܪܦܵܦܵܐ ܕܚܸܙܝܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ.‎‎ ― npil lī b-ḥuboh min rpāpā d-ḥizyā lī qamāytā. ― I fell in love with her the moment I first saw her.

6. to occur, to fall on a certain day of the week, date, or similar; said of an instance of a recurring event such as a holiday or date.

   ‏ܒܗ̇ܝ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܢܵܦܹܠ ܬܸܫܥܵܐ ܒܢܝܼܣܵܢ.‎‎

   b-aya šētā ʿēdā rabbā bit nāpēl tišʿā b-nīsān.

   This year Easter falls on the ninth of April.

   ‏ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇ ܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕܝܼܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܒܚܲܕ݇ܒ݂ܫܵܒܵܐ.‎‎

   b-šētā dʿḇīrāh ʿēdā d-māwlādīnpil lēh b-ḥaḇšābā.

   Last year my birthday fell on a Sunday.

7. to fall into a category or a domain, to come under, to be included

   ‏ܡܲܒܝܘܼܢܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܢܵܦܹܠ ܒܚܲܩܠܵܐ ܕܝܲܕܘܼܥܬܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂. ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܥܵܕܪܹܬ ܠܝܼ؟‎‎

   mabyunē ìlēh d-awa ʿinyānā kē nāpēl b-ḥaqlā d-yaduʿtānutā dīyuḵ. kē māṣēt ʿādrēt lī?

   It seems that the matter falls in your field of expertise, can you help me?

• ܡܲܢܦܸܠ‎ (manpil, “to drop”)

From the root ܢ-ܦ-ܠ‎ (n-p-l) related to falling. Compare Hebrew נָפַל‎ (nāp̄al).

• IPA^(key): [n(ə)fal]

ܢܦܠ • (transliteration needed)

1. to fall

• IPA^(key): [n(ə)fɛl]

ܢܦܠ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܢܦܠܐ‎
2. construct state singular of ܢܦܠܐ‎

• IPA^(key): [nɑfɛl]

ܢܦܠ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܢܦܠܐ‎
2. construct state singular of ܢܦܠܐ‎