ܟܦܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܦ ܢ (k p n)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic כְּפִינָא (kp̄īnā), equivalent to the passive participle of ܟܵܦܹܢ (kāpēn, “to hunger”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kəpiːnɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃəpiːnɑː]

Adjective

ܟܦܝܼܢܵܐ • (kpīnā) (feminine ܟܦܝܼܢܬܵܐ (kpīntā), plural ܟܦܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (kpīnē))

1. hungry (affected by hunger; desirous of food)

   ܪܥܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ ܟܦܝܼܢܵܐ ܘܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܫܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ.

   rˁīš lī kpīnā w-ḵīl lī šārūtā.

   I woke up hungry and ate breakfast.

Derived terms

• ܟܦܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (kpīnāˀīṯ, “hungrily”)

Related terms

• ܟܸܦܢܵܐ (kipnā, “hunger”)
• ܨܸܗܝܵܐ (ṣihyā, “thirsty”)