ܐܦܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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From Aramaic אַפַּיָּא (ʾappayyā) through Classical Syriac, originally the plural of the archaic word meaning nose, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʔanp-; compare Arabic أَنْف (ʔanf), Hebrew אַף (af), Akkadian 𒀊𒁍𒌝 (appum).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔappeː]

Noun

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ܐܲܦܹ̈ܐ (appēf pl (plural only)

  1. (anatomy) face; nostrils

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Classical Syriac

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Originally the plural of the archaic word ܐܢܦܐ (ʾanpāʾ, nose); not used in Classical Syriac. Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʔanp- (nose, nostril).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܐܦܐ (transliteration neededf (plural only; not used in singular form)

  1. (anatomy) nostrils
  2. face, countenance
  3. person
  4. surface
  5. region

Inflection

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References

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  • ˀpyn”, 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 17a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 21b
  • 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 85a-b