ܨܦܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܝ ܨ ܦ related to caring.
Alternative forms
- ܐܝܨܦܬܐ
- ܝܨܦܬܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sˤɛf(ə)θɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sˤɛf(ə)θe] (plural)
Noun
ܨܦܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܨܦܬܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܨܦܬ | 1st person | ܨܦܬܝ | ܨܦܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܨܦܬ | 2nd person | ܨܦܬܟ | ܨܦܬܟܝ | ܨܦܬܟܘܢ | ܨܦܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܨܦܬܐ | 3rd person | ܨܦܬܗ | ܨܦܬܗ | ܨܦܬܗܘܢ | ܨܦܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܨܦܬܝܢ | 1st person | ܨܦܬܝ | ܨܦܬܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܨܦܬܝ | 2nd person | ܨܦܬܝܟ | ܨܦܬܝܟܝ | ܨܦܬܝܟܘܢ | ܨܦܬܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܨܦܬܐ | 3rd person | ܨܦܬܘܗܝ | ܨܦܬܝܗ | ܨܦܬܝܗܘܢ | ܨܦܬܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sˤɛftɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sˤɛfte] (plural)
Noun
ܨܦܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܨܦܬܐ)
- type of inn
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܨܦܬ | 1st person | ܨܦܬܝ | ܨܦܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܨܦܬ | 2nd person | ܨܦܬܟ | ܨܦܬܟܝ | ܨܦܬܟܘܢ | ܨܦܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܨܦܬܐ | 3rd person | ܨܦܬܗ | ܨܦܬܗ | ܨܦܬܗܘܢ | ܨܦܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܨܦܬܝܢ | 1st person | ܨܦܬܝ | ܨܦܬܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܨܦܬܝ | 2nd person | ܨܦܬܝܟ | ܨܦܬܝܟܝ | ܨܦܬܝܟܘܢ | ܨܦܬܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܨܦܬܐ | 3rd person | ܨܦܬܘܗܝ | ܨܦܬܝܗ | ܨܦܬܝܗܘܢ | ܨܦܬܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 3
Suspected to be from Akkadian 𒍦𒉺𒀀𒌅 (ṣip-pa-a-tu /ṣippatu/, “a type of reed”), or instead סִפָּא / סִיפָּא (sippā) / ܣܦܐ (seppā, “threshold, doorpost”), alleged to be from Akkadian 𒈨𒁍 (sip-pu /sippu/, “doorsill”) but possibly cognate to it. Compare Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa) and Hebrew צִפָּה (ṣippâ).
Alternative forms
- ܨܝܦܬܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sˤɛp(pə)θɑ]
Noun
ܨܦܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܨܝܦܐ or ܨܐܦܐ or ܨܦܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܨܦܬ | 1st person | ܨܦܬܝ | ܨܦܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܨܦܬ | 2nd person | ܨܦܬܟ | ܨܦܬܟܝ | ܨܦܬܟܘܢ | ܨܦܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܨܦܬܗ | ܨܦܬܗ | ܨܦܬܗܘܢ | ܨܦܬܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܨܝܦܝܢ ,ܨܐܦܝܢ ,ܨܦܝܢ | 1st person | ܨܝܦܝ ,ܨܐܦܝ ,ܨܦܝ | ܨܝܦܝܢ ,ܨܐܦܝܢ ,ܨܦܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܨܝܦܝ ,ܨܐܦܝ ,ܨܦܝ | 2nd person | ܨܝܦܝܟ ,ܨܐܦܝܟ ,ܨܦܝܟ | ܨܝܦܝܟܝ ,ܨܐܦܝܟܝ ,ܨܦܝܟܝ | ܨܝܦܝܟܘܢ ,ܨܐܦܝܟܘܢ ,ܨܦܝܟܘܢ | ܨܝܦܝܟܝܢ ,ܨܐܦܝܟܝܢ ,ܨܦܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܨܝܦܐ ,ܨܐܦܐ ,ܨܦܐ | 3rd person | ܨܝܦܘܗܝ ,ܨܐܦܘܗܝ ,ܨܦܘܗܝ | ܨܝܦܝܗ ,ܨܐܦܝܗ ,ܨܦܝܗ | ܨܝܦܝܗܘܢ ,ܨܐܦܝܗܘܢ ,ܨܦܝܗܘܢ | ܨܝܦܝܗܝܢ ,ܨܐܦܝܗܝܢ ,ܨܦܝܗܝܢ | ||
Descendants
- → Arabic: صفة (ṣuffa) (see there for further descendants)
Etymology 4
From Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos) or Akkadian ṣiptu (“ornament or mounting for a precious stone”). Compare Arabic فَصّ (faṣṣ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sˤɛp(pə)θɑ]
Noun
ܨܦܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܨܦܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܨܦܐ | 1st person | ܨܦܬܝ | ܨܦܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܨܦܬ | 2nd person | ܨܦܬܟ | ܨܦܬܟܝ | ܨܦܬܟܝܢ | ܨܦܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܨܦܬܐ | 3rd person | ܨܦܬܗ | ܨܦܬܗ | ܨܦܬܗܘܢ | ܨܦܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܨܦܝܢ | 1st person | ܨܦܝ | ܨܦܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܨܦܝ | 2nd person | ܨܦܝܟ | ܨܦܝܟܝ | ܨܦܝܟܘܢ | ܨܦܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܨܦܐ | 3rd person | ܨܦܘܗܝ | ܨܦܝܗ | ܨܦܝܗܘܢ | ܨܦܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sˤɛftɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sˤɛfte] (plural)
Noun
ܨܦܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܨܦܬܐ)
- alternative form of ܨܒܬܐ
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܨܦܬ | 1st person | ܨܦܬܝ | ܨܦܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܨܦܬ | 2nd person | ܨܦܬܟ | ܨܦܬܟܝ | ܨܦܬܟܘܢ | ܨܦܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܨܦܬܐ | 3rd person | ܨܦܬܗ | ܨܦܬܗ | ܨܦܬܗܘܢ | ܨܦܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܨܦܬܝܢ | 1st person | ܨܦܬܝ | ܨܦܬܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܨܦܬܝ | 2nd person | ܨܦܬܝܟ | ܨܦܬܝܟܝ | ܨܦܬܝܟܘܢ | ܨܦܬܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܨܦܬܐ | 3rd person | ܨܦܬܘܗܝ | ܨܦܬܝܗ | ܨܦܬܝܗܘܢ | ܨܦܬܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “ṣph”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ṣpt”, 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, pages 143a, 304a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 483b
- 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 1299b