ܣܦܝܢܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ (sp̄īnām (plural ܣܦܝܢܐ (sp̄īnē))

  1. wedge
Inflection

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ (səp̄īnām (plural ܣܦܝܢܐ (səp̄īnē))

  1. ship passenger
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܣ-ܦ-ܐ (s-p-ʾ) related to heaping together.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ (sep̄yānām(uncountable)

  1. chaff
Inflection

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ (səp̄īnē)

  1. emphatic plural of ܣܦܝܢܬܐ (səp̄īntā)

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

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, page 1030a