ܣܦܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Occupational noun derived from ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (spītā, “ship”); compare Hebrew סַפָּן (sapán) and Arabic سَفَّان (saffān).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [sappɑːnɑː]
Noun
ܣܲܦܵܢܵܐ • (sappānā) m sg (plural ܣܲܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ (sappānē), feminine ܣܲܦܵܢܬܵܐ (sappāntā))
- sailor, mariner
- Synonyms: ܡܲܠܵܚܵܐ (mallāḥā), ܐܸܠܦܵܪܵܐ (ilpārā)
- shipwright
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܲܦܵܢ (sappān) | 1st person | ܣܲܦܵܢܝܼ (sappānī) | ܣܲܦܵܢܲܢ (sappānan) | |||
| construct | ܣܲܦܵܢ (sappān) | 2nd person | ܣܲܦܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (sappānōḵ) | ܣܲܦܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (sappānāḵ) | ܣܲܦܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sappānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܲܦܵܢܵܐ (sappānā) | 3rd person | ܣܲܦܵܢܹܗ (sappānēh) | ܣܲܦܵܢܵܗ̇ (sappānāh) | ܣܲܦܵܢܗܘܿܢ (sappānhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܣܲܦܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (sappānīn) | 1st person | ܣܲܦܵܢܝܼ̈ (sappānī) | ܣܲܦܵܢܲܢ̈ (sappānan) | |||
| construct | ܣܲܦܵܢܲܝ̈ (sappānay) | 2nd person | ܣܲܦܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sappānōḵ) | ܣܲܦܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sappānāḵ) | ܣܲܦܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sappānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܲܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ (sappānē) | 3rd person | ܣܲܦܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sappānūh) | ܣܲܦܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (sappānōh) | ܣܲܦܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (sappānayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܣܲܦܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (sappānūṯā)
- ܪܲܒ݂ ܣܲܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ (raḇ sappānē, “ship captain”)
- ܥܹܝܢ ܣܲܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ˁēn sappānē, “Ain Sifni”, literally “Spring of sailors”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Derived from ܣܦܝܢܬܐ (səp̄īttā, “ship”). Compare Hebrew סַפָּן (sappān), Arabic سَفَّان (saffān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sappɑnɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sappɑne] (plural)
Noun
ܣܦܢܐ • (sappānā) m (plural ܣܦܢܐ (sappānē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܦܢ | 1st person | ܣܦܢܝ | ܣܦܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܦܢ | 2nd person | ܣܦܢܟ | ܣܦܢܟܝ | ܣܦܢܟܘܢ | ܣܦܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܣܦܢܐ | 3rd person | ܣܦܢܗ | ܣܦܢܗ | ܣܦܢܗܘܢ | ܣܦܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܣܦܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܣܦܢܝ | ܣܦܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܦܢܝ | 2nd person | ܣܦܢܝܟ | ܣܦܢܝܟܝ | ܣܦܢܝܟܘܢ | ܣܦܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܣܦܢܐ | 3rd person | ܣܦܢܘܗܝ | ܣܦܢܝܗ | ܣܦܢܝܗܘܢ | ܣܦܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
Derived terms
- ܣܦܢܝܐ
- ܣܦܢܘܬܐ (sappānūṯā)
References
- “spn”, 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 233b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 386a
- 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 1032a