ܣܦܢܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܦ ܢ (s p n)
4 terms

Occupational noun derived from ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (spītā, “ship”); compare Hebrew סַפָּן (sapán) and Arabic سَفَّان (saffān).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܲܦܵܢܵܐ • (sappānā) m sg (plural ܣܲܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ (sappānē), feminine ܣܲܦܵܢܬܵܐ (sappāntā))

  1. sailor, mariner
    Synonyms: ܡܲܠܵܚܵܐ (mallāḥā), ܐܸܠܦܵܪܵܐ (ilpārā)
  2. shipwright

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܦܵܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܣܲܦܵܢ (sappān) 1st person ܣܲܦܵܢܝܼ (sappānī) ܣܲܦܵܢܲܢ (sappānan)
construct ܣܲܦܵܢ (sappān) 2nd person ܣܲܦܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (sappānōḵ) ܣܲܦܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (sappānāḵ) ܣܲܦܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sappānawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܲܦܵܢܵܐ (sappānā) 3rd person ܣܲܦܵܢܹܗ (sappānēh) ܣܲܦܵܢܵܗ̇ (sappānāh) ܣܲܦܵܢܗܘܿܢ (sappānhōn)
plural absolute ܣܲܦܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (sappānīn) 1st person ܣܲܦܵܢܝܼ̈ (sappānī) ܣܲܦܵܢܲܢ̈ (sappānan)
construct ܣܲܦܵܢܲܝ̈ (sappānay) 2nd person ܣܲܦܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sappānōḵ) ܣܲܦܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sappānāḵ) ܣܲܦܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sappānawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܲܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ (sappānē) 3rd person ܣܲܦܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sappānūh) ܣܲܦܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (sappānōh) ܣܲܦܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (sappānayhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Derived from ܣܦܝܢܬܐ (səp̄īttā, “ship”). Compare Hebrew סַפָּן (sappān), Arabic سَفَّان (saffān).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܦܢܐ • (sappānā) m (plural ܣܦܢܐ (sappānē))

  1. sailor, mariner
    Synonyms: ܡܠܚܐ, ܐܠܦܪܐ
  2. ship captain
  3. shipwright

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܦܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܦܢ 1st person ܣܦܢܝ ܣܦܢܢ
construct ܣܦܢ 2nd person ܣܦܢܟ ܣܦܢܟܝ ܣܦܢܟܘܢ ܣܦܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܢܐ 3rd person ܣܦܢܗ ܣܦܢܗ ܣܦܢܗܘܢ ܣܦܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܦܢܝܢ 1st person ܣܦܢܝ ܣܦܢܝܢ
construct ܣܦܢܝ 2nd person ܣܦܢܝܟ ܣܦܢܝܟܝ ܣܦܢܝܟܘܢ ܣܦܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܢܐ 3rd person ܣܦܢܘܗܝ ܣܦܢܝܗ ܣܦܢܝܗܘܢ ܣܦܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

References

  • “spn”, 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 233b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 386a
  • 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 1032a
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