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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܝ-ܨ-ܦ (y-ṣ-p) related to caring.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܨܦܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܨܦܬܐ)

  1. care
  2. concern, anxiety, worry, solicitude
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܦܬܐ
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

Noun

ܨܦܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܨܦܬܐ)

  1. type of inn
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܦܬܐ
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

Pronunciation

Noun

ܨܦܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܨܝܦܐ or ܨܐܦܐ or ܨܦܐ)

  1. mat, matting
Inflection
Descendants
  • Arabic: صفة (ṣuffa) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos). Compare Arabic فَصّ (faṣṣ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܨܦܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܨܦܐ)

  1. stone, setting (of a ring)
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܦܬܐ
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

Noun

ܨܦܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܨܦܬܐ)

  1. Alternative form of ܨܒܬܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܦܬܐ
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, pp. 143a, 304a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 1299b