ܢܦܛܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒉌𒆳𒊏 (/napṭu/). Compare Old Persian 𐎴𐎳𐎫 (naft), Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha), English naptha.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nɛftˁɑ(ʔ)], [naftˁɑ(ʔ)], [nɑftˁɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܢܦܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. naphtha, petroleum
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

Etymology 2

From Arabic نَفَاطَة‎ (nafāṭa), itself related to above.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nappɑtˁɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nappɑtˁe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܦܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܦܛܐ)

  1. torch
  2. blister, pustule, pimple
Inflection
    declension 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–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 207b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 930a
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