ܨܦܬܐ

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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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

ܨܦܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܨܦܬܐ)

  1. type of inn
Inflection

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

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Noun

ܨܦܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܨܦܬܐ)

  1. Alternative form of ܨܒܬܐ
Inflection

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