ܣܦܝܢܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܦ ܢ (s p n)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic סְפִינִתָּא (sǝp̄īntā); compare Arabic سَفِينَة (safīna), Hebrew סְפִינָה (sfiná).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [spiːttɑː]

Noun

ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ • (spītāf (plural ܣܦܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (spīnāṯā) or ܣܦܝܼ̈ܢܹܐ (spīnē))

  1. (nautical) ship, boat
  2. (computing, mathematics) spaceship

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܣܦܝܼܢܵܐ (spīnā) 1st person ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܝܼ (spītī) ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܲܢ (spītan)
construct ܣܦܝܼܢܲܬ݂ (spīnaṯ) 2nd person ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܼܟ݂ (spītōḵ) ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (spītāḵ) ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (spītawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (spītā) 3rd person ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܹܗ (spītēh) ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܗ̇ (spītāh) ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܗܘܿܢ (spīthōn)
plural absolute ܣܦܝܼܢܵܢ̈ (spīnān) 1st person ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (spīnāṯī) ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (spīnāṯan)
construct ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬ݂̈ (spīnāṯ) 2nd person ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (spīnāṯōḵ) ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (spīnāṯāḵ) ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (spīnāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܦܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (spīnāṯā) 3rd person ܣܦܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܗ (spīnāṯēh) ܣܦܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (spīnāṯāh) ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (spīnāṯhōn)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (spītōnīṯā, little ship)
  • ܣܲܦܵܢܵܐ (sappānā, sailor; shipwright)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

See the Hebrew spelling סְפינִתָּא (sǝp̄īntā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səpintɑ/, [s(ə)fittɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [s(ə)fine], [s(ə)finɑθɑ], [s(ə)finjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܬܐ • (səp̄īntāf (plural ܣܦܝܢܝܬܐ (səp̄īnyātā) or ܣܦܝܢܬܐ (səp̄īnātā) or ܣܦܝܢܐ (səp̄īnē))

  1. ship, boat
  2. tortoise

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܦܝܢܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܦܝܢܐ 1st person ܣܦܝܢܬܝ ܣܦܝܢܬܢ
construct ܣܦܝܢܬ 2nd person ܣܦܝܢܬܟ ܣܦܝܢܬܟܝ ܣܦܝܢܬܟܘܢ ܣܦܝܢܬܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܣܦܝܢܬܗ ܣܦܝܢܬܗ ܣܦܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܣܦܝܢܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܦܝܢܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܢ 1st person ܣܦܝܢܝܬܝ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܝ ,ܣܦܝܢܝ ܣܦܝܢܝܬܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܢ
construct ܣܦܝܢܝܬ ,ܣܦܝܢܬ ,ܣܦܝܢܝ 2nd person ܣܦܝܢܝܬܟ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܟ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܟ ܣܦܝܢܝܬܟܝ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܟܝ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܟܝ ܣܦܝܢܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܣܦܝܢܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܦܝܢܝܬܐ , ,ܣܦܝܢܐ 3rd person ܣܦܝܢܝܬܗ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܗ ,ܣܦܝܢܘܗܝ ܣܦܝܢܝܬܗ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܗ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܗ ܣܦܝܢܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܗܘܢ ܣܦܝܢܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

  • ܣܦܝܢܬܘܢܝܬܐ (səp̄īntōnīṯā, little ship)
  • ܣܦܢܐ (sappānā, sailor; shipwright)
  • ܣܦܢܘܬܐ (sappānūṯā, seamanship)
  • ܣܦܢܝܐ (sappānāyā, navigational)

References

  • spynh”, 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 385b
  • 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 1030b