שפה
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Hebrew
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Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *śapat- (“lip”). Compare also Akkadian 𒅻 (šaptum), Classical Syriac ܣܶܦ݂ܬ݁ܳܐ (sep̄ṯā), Ugaritic 𐎌𐎔𐎚 (špt) and Arabic شَفَة (šafa).
Noun
שָׂפָה • (safá) f (dual indefinite שפתיים / שְׂפָתַיִם, plural indefinite שָׂפוֹת, singular construct שְׂפַת־)
- (countable) language (a body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication)
- (uncountable) Language, speech: choice of words, manner of speech.
- (countable) lip (either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth)
- Lip: the rim of a container.
Usage notes
- The plural form שָׂפוֹת is used for languages (whether two or more than two languages). The dual form שְׂפָתַיִם is used for (two or more) lips (the body part).
Declension
Declension of שָׂפָה
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
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| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | שָׂפָה | first | שְׂפָתִי | שְׂפָתֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַשָּׂפָה | second | שְׂפָתְךָ | שְׂפָתֵךְ | שְׂפַתְכֶם | שְׂפַתְכֶן | |
| construct | שְׂפַת־ | third | שְׂפָתוֹ | שְׂפָתָהּ | שְׂפָתָם | שְׂפָתָן | |
| dual | indefinite | שפתיים / שְׂפָתַיִם | first | שפתיי / שְׂפָתַי | שְׂפָתֵינוּ | ||
| definite | השפתיים / הַשְּׂפָתַיִם | second | שְׂפָתֶיךָ | שפתייך / שְׂפָתַיִךְ | שִׂפְתֵיכֶם | שִׂפְתֵיכֶן | |
| construct | שִׂפְתֵי־ | third | שְׂפָתָיו | שְׂפָתֶיהָ | שִׂפְתֵיהֶם | שִׂפְתֵיהֶן | |
| plural | indefinite | שָׂפוֹת | first | שפותיי / שְׂפוֹתַי | שְׂפוֹתֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הַשָּׂפוֹת | second | שְׂפוֹתֶיךָ | שפותייך / שְׂפוֹתַיִךְ | שְׂפוֹתֵיכֶם | שְׂפוֹתֵיכֶן | |
| construct | שְׂפוֹת־ | third | שְׂפוֹתָיו | שְׂפוֹתֶיהָ | שְׂפוֹתָם | שְׂפוֹתָן | |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- שְׂפַת אֵם (s'fat 'ém)
- שְׂפַת הַיָּם (s'fát hayám)
- שפתיים גדולות / שְּׂפָתַיִם גְּדוֹלוֹת (s'fatáyim g'dolót)
- שפתיים קטנות / שְּׂפָתַיִם קְטַנּוֹת (s'fatáyim k'tanót)
- שְׂפַת מִדְרָכָה (s'fat midrakhá)
- שְׂפַת תִּכְנוּת (s'fat tikh'nut)