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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܘ ܦ (s w p)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic סוֹפָא (sōp̄ā), derived from ܣܸܦܬ݂ܵܐ (sipṯā, “lip”); compare also borrowed into Hebrew סוֹף (sóf, “end”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܲܘܦܵܐ • (sawpā) m (plural ܣܲܘܦܹ̈ܐ (sawpē))

  1. edge, spatial end, limit, bound
    Synonyms: ܡܲܪܙܵܐ (marzā), ܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ (sāḵā), ܬܚܘܼܡܵܐ (tḥūmā)
    ܡܛܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܠܣܲܘܦܵܐ ܕܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ.
    mṭē lan l-sawpā d-ˁālōlā.
    We reached the end of the street.
    ܥܲܠ ܬܪܲܝܗܘܿܢ ܣܲܘܦܵܐ ܕܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ.
    ˁal trayhōn sawpā d-pāṯōrā.
    On both edges of the table.
  2. extreme, greatest or utmost point, degree or condition.
    ܡܸܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܣܲܘܦܵܐ ܠܚܲܕ݇ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ.
    min ḥa sawpā l-ḥa ḥēnā.
    From one extreme to another.

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܘܦܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܣܘܿܦ (sōp) 1st person ܣܲܘܦܝܼ (sawpī) ܣܲܘܦܲܢ (sawpan)
construct ܣܘܿܦ (sōp) 2nd person ܣܲܘܦܘܼܟ݂ (sawpōḵ) ܣܲܘܦܵܟ݂ܝ (sawpāḵ) ܣܲܘܦܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sawpawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܲܘܦܵܐ (sawpā) 3rd person ܣܲܘܦܹܗ (sawpēh) ܣܲܘܦܵܗ̇ (sawpāh) ܣܲܘܦܗܘܿܢ (sawphōn)
plural absolute ܣܲܘܦܝܼ̈ܢ (sawpīn) 1st person ܣܲܘܦܝܼ̈ (sawpī) ܣܲܘܦܲܢ̈ (sawpan)
construct ܣܲܘܦܲܝ̈ (sawpay) 2nd person ܣܲܘܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sawpōḵ) ܣܲܘܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sawpāḵ) ܣܲܘܦܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sawpawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܲܘܦܹ̈ܐ (sawpē) 3rd person ܣܲܘܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sawpūh) ܣܲܘܦܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (sawpōh) ܣܲܘܦܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (sawpayhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܣܦܬܐ (sep̄ṯā, “lip; border, margin, edge”). Forms a root ܣ ܘ ܦ related to ending. Cognate with Aramaic סוֹפָא.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܘܦܐ • (sawpā) m (plural ܣܘܦܐ (sawpē))

  1. end, edge
  2. limit, border, bound

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܘܦܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܘܦ 1st person ܣܘܦܝ ܣܘܦܢ
construct ܣܘܦ 2nd person ܣܘܦܟ ܣܘܦܟܝ ܣܘܦܟܘܢ ܣܘܦܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܘܦܐ 3rd person ܣܘܦܗ ܣܘܦܗ ܣܘܦܗܘܢ ܣܘܦܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܘܦܝܢ 1st person ܣܘܦܝ ܣܘܦܝܢ
construct ܣܘܦܝ 2nd person ܣܘܦܝܟ ܣܘܦܝܟܝ ܣܘܦܝܟܘܢ ܣܘܦܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܘܦܐ 3rd person ܣܘܦܘܗܝ ܣܘܦܝܗ ܣܘܦܝܗܘܢ ܣܘܦܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “swp”, 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, page 225a,
  • Haupt, Paul (1917) “Syriac sífṯâ, lip, and sáu̮pâ, end”, in Journal of the Society of Oriental Research‎, volume 1, page 92
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 369b
  • 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, →ISBN, page 987b
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