ܣܦܣܠܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܦܣܠܐ

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܣܦܣܠܐ (sap̄sellā, bench), from Ancient Greek συψέλλιον (supséllion), from Latin subsellium; compare Hebrew סַפְסָל (safsal, bench).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܐ (safsēlām sg (plural ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܹ̈ܐ (safsēlē))

  1. railing, hand railing, guard railing
    Synonym: ܣܝܵܓ݂ܵܐ (syāḡā)
  2. parapet, balustrade
  3. bench, seat, footstool

Inflection

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συψέλλιον (supséllion), from Latin subsellium. Compare Hebrew סַפְסָל (sap̄sāl).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܦܣܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܣܦܣܠܐ)

  1. bench, seat
  2. footstool

Inflection

References

  • spsl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-05
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 234a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 358b
  • 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, pp. 963b, 1032b