ܣܦܝܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn).

Alternative forms

  • ܐܣܦܢܐ (ʾespēnā)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [s(ə)finɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [s(ə)fine] (plural)

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ • (sp̄īnā) m (plural ܣܦܝܢܐ (sp̄īnē))

  1. wedge
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܦܝܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܦܝܢ 1st person ܣܦܝܢܝ ܣܦܝܢܢ
construct ܣܦܝܢ 2nd person ܣܦܝܢܟ ܣܦܝܢܟܝ ܣܦܝܢܟܘܢ ܣܦܝܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܝܢܐ 3rd person ܣܦܝܢܗ ܣܦܝܢܗ ܣܦܝܢܗܘܢ ܣܦܝܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܦܝܢܝܢ 1st person ܣܦܝܢܝ ܣܦܝܢܝܢ
construct ܣܦܝܢܝ 2nd person ܣܦܝܢܝܟ ܣܦܝܢܝܟܝ ܣܦܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܣܦܝܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܝܢܐ 3rd person ܣܦܝܢܘܗܝ ܣܦܝܢܝܗ ܣܦܝܢܝܗܘܢ ܣܦܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [s(ə)finɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [s(ə)fine] (plural)

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ • (səp̄īnā) m (plural ܣܦܝܢܐ (səp̄īnē))

  1. ship passenger
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܦܝܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܦܝܢ 1st person ܣܦܝܢܝ ܣܦܝܢܢ
construct ܣܦܝܢ 2nd person ܣܦܝܢܟ ܣܦܝܢܟܝ ܣܦܝܢܟܘܢ ܣܦܝܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܝܢܐ 3rd person ܣܦܝܢܗ ܣܦܝܢܗ ܣܦܝܢܗܘܢ ܣܦܝܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܦܝܢܝܢ 1st person ܣܦܝܢܝ ܣܦܝܢܝܢ
construct ܣܦܝܢܝ 2nd person ܣܦܝܢܝܟ ܣܦܝܢܝܟܝ ܣܦܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܣܦܝܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܝܢܐ 3rd person ܣܦܝܢܘܗܝ ܣܦܝܢܝܗ ܣܦܝܢܝܗܘܢ ܣܦܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܣ ܦ ܐ related to heaping together.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɛfjɑnɑ]

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ • (sep̄yānā) m(uncountable)

  1. chaff
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܦܝܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܦܝܢ 1st person ܣܦܝܢܝ ܣܦܝܢܢ
construct ܣܦܝܢ 2nd person ܣܦܝܢܟ ܣܦܝܢܟܝ ܣܦܝܢܟܘܢ ܣܦܝܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܝܢܐ 3rd person ܣܦܝܢܗ ܣܦܝܢܗ ܣܦܝܢܗܘܢ ܣܦܝܢܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [s(ə)fine]

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ • (səp̄īnē)

  1. emphatic plural of ܣܦܝܢܬܐ (səp̄īntā)

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [s(ə)finɑ]

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ • (səp̄īnā)

  1. absolute singular of ܣܦܝܢܬܐ (səp̄īntā)

References

  • “ˀspnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “spyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 385b
  • 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, →ISBN, page 1030a
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