The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

kpp, kppˀ (kp̄āp̄, kp̄āp̄ā) v.n. bending over

1 arch Syr. (a) vault Hatran. (a.1) vault of heaven Syr.

2 curve Syr. BHads 5:3 : ܝܬܪܐ ܕܟܦܦܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܣܘܪܛܐ ܬܪܝܨܐ ܕܠܬܪܝܢ ܦܘ̈ܠܓܐ ܠܐ ܫܘ̈ܝܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܟܦ̈ܦܐ ܡܦܲܠܸܓ ܠܚܘܕܪܐ A chord or an arc is a straight line that divides a circle into two unequal parts, that is to say arcs. (a) concave surface Syr.

3 bending (of the body) Syr.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 644[339]; Payne-Smith: ~1790; J. Payne-Smith: 233; DNWSI: 531;

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Derivatives:

kpph, kpptˀ (kp̄āp̄ā, kp̄āp̄tā) n.f. box