ܣܝܦܐ
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ܣܝܦܐ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ܣܝܦܐ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ܣܝܦܐ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ܣܝܦܐ you have here. The definition of the word ܣܝܦܐ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofܣܝܦܐ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
ܣܝܦܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܣ ܘ ܦ (s w p) |
| 4 terms |
From Aramaic סַיְפָּא (saypā); related to Arabic سَيْف (sayf), Hebrew סַיִף (sayif), Amharic ሰይፍ (säyf) and Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos). The latter noun is an occupational noun derived from the former, and the proper noun is from the Western Syriac or Turoyo vocalisation.
Pronunciation
- ܣܲܝܦܵܐ:
- (Standard) IPA(key):
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key):
- ܣܲܝܵܦܵܐ:
- ܣܰܝܦܳܐ:
Noun
ܣܲܝܦܵܐ • (saypā) m (plural ܣܲܝ̈ܦܹܐ (saypē) or ܣܲܝ̈ܦܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (saypawwāṯā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܣܲܝܦܝܼ (saypī) | ܣܲܝܦܲܢ (saypan) | |||
| construct | ܣܹܝܦ (sēp) | 2nd person | ܣܲܝܦܘܼܟ݂ (saypūḵ) | ܣܲܝܦܵܟ݂ܝ (saypāḵ) | ܣܲܝܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (saypāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܲܝܦܵܐ (saypā) | 3rd person | ܣܲܝܦܹܗ (saypēh) | ܣܲܝܦܵܗ̇ (saypāh) | ܣܲܝܦܗܘܿܢ (sayphōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܣܲܝܦܝܼ̈ (saypī) | ܣܲܝܦܲܢ̈ (saypan) | |||
| construct | ܣܲܝܦܲܝ̈ (saypay) | 2nd person | ܣܲܝܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (saypūḵ) | ܣܲܝܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (saypāḵ) | ܣܲܝܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (saypāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܲܝ̈ܦܹܐ (saypē) | 3rd person | ܣܲܝܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (saypūh) | ܣܲܝ̈ܦܘܿܗ̇ (saypōh) | ܣܲܝܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sayphōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܣܲܝܦܘܿܢܵܐ (saypōnā, “little sword”)
- ܣܲܝܦܵܢܵܝܵܐ (saypānāyā, “swordlike”)
- ܢܘܼܢ ܣܲܝܦܵܐ (nūn saypā, “swordfish”)
See also
- (sword): ܚܲܪܒܵܐ (ḥarbā), ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܝܪܵܐ (safsērā)
Noun
ܣܲܝܵܦܵܐ • (sayyāpā) m (plural ܣܲܝܵܦܹ̈ܐ (sayyāpē), feminine ܣܲܝܵܦܬܵܐ (sayyāptā))
- swordsman (a person skilled at using swords in sport or combat)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܣܲܝܵܦܝܼ (sayyāpī) | ܣܲܝܵܦܲܢ (sayyāpan) | |||
| construct | ܣܲܝܵܦ (sayyāp) | 2nd person | ܣܲܝܵܦܘܼܟ݂ (sayyāpūḵ) | ܣܲܝܵܦܵܟ݂ܝ (sayyāpāḵ) | ܣܲܝܵܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sayyāpāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܲܝܵܦܵܐ (sayyāpā) | 3rd person | ܣܲܝܵܦܹܗ (sayyāpēh) | ܣܲܝܵܦܵܗ̇ (sayyāpāh) | ܣܲܝܵܦܗܘܿܢ (sayyāphōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܣܲܝܵܦܝܼ̈ (sayyāpī) | ܣܲܝܵܦܲܢ̈ (sayyāpan) | |||
| construct | ܣܲܝܵܦܲܝ̈ (sayyāpay) | 2nd person | ܣܲܝܵܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sayyāpūḵ) | ܣܲܝܵܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sayyāpāḵ) | ܣܲܝܵܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sayyāpāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܲܝܵܦܹ̈ܐ (sayyāpē) | 3rd person | ܣܲܝܵܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sayyāpūh) | ܣܲܝܵܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sayyāpōh) | ܣܲܝܵܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sayyāphōn) | |||
Proper noun
ܣܲܝܦܵܐ or ܣܰܝܦܳܐ • (sayfō) m
- Sayfo; the Assyrian Genocide (The genocide of Assyrians by the Ottoman Empire, lasting from 1914 to 1918.)
See also
- ܡܣܝܼܦܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (msīpānūtā)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Compare Amharic ሰይፍ (säyf), Arabic سَيْف (sayf), Hebrew סַיִף (sáyip̄), Maltese sejf, and Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܣܝܦܐ • (sayfā) m (plural ܣܝܦܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܝܦ | 1st person | ܣܝܦܝ | ܣܝܦܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܝܦ | 2nd person | ܣܝܦܟ | ܣܝܦܟܝ | ܣܝܦܟܘܢ | ܣܝܦܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܣܝܦܐ | 3rd person | ܣܝܦܗ | ܣܝܦܗ | ܣܝܦܗܘܢ | ܣܝܦܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܣܝܦܝܢ | 1st person | ܣܝܦܝ | ܣܝܦܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܝܦܝ | 2nd person | ܣܝܦܝܟ | ܣܝܦܝܟܝ | ܣܝܦܝܟܘܢ | ܣܝܦܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܣܝܦܐ | 3rd person | ܣܝܦܘܗܝ | ܣܝܦܝܗ | ܣܝܦܝܗܘܢ | ܣܝܦܝܗܝܢ | ||
Synonyms
Derived terms
- ܣܝܦܘܢܐ (saypōnā)
Etymology 2
From the root ܣ-ܘ-ܦ (s-w-p) related to ending.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܣܝܦܐ • (səyāp̄ā) m (plural ܣܝܦܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܝܦ | 1st person | ܣܝܦܝ | ܣܝܦܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܝܦ | 2nd person | ܣܝܦܟ | ܣܝܦܟܝ | ܣܝܦܟܘܢ | ܣܝܦܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܣܝܦܐ | 3rd person | ܣܝܦܗ | ܣܝܦܗ | ܣܝܦܗܘܢ | ܣܝܦܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܣܝܦܝܢ | 1st person | ܣܝܦܝ | ܣܝܦܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܝܦܝ | 2nd person | ܣܝܦܝܟ | ܣܝܦܝܟܝ | ܣܝܦܝܟܘܢ | ܣܝܦܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܣܝܦܐ | 3rd person | ܣܝܦܘܗܝ | ܣܝܦܝܗ | ܣܝܦܝܗܘܢ | ܣܝܦܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “syp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-29
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 227a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 375b-376a
- 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, page 1006b