ܣܦܝܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn).

Alternative forms

• ܐܣܦܢܐ (ʾespēnā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)finɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [s(ə)fine] (plural)

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ • (sp̄īnā) m (plural ܣܦܝܢܐ (sp̄īnē))

1. wedge

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܦܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܦܝܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܣܦܝܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܣܦܝܢܐ	ܣܦܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܦܝܢܝ	ܣܦܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܦܝܢܟ	ܣܦܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܦܝܢܟܝ	ܣܦܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܦܝܢܗ	ܣܦܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܦܝܢܗ	ܣܦܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܦܝܢܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܦܝܢܟܘܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܦܝܢܟܝܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܦܝܢܗܘܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܦܝܢܗܝܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)finɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [s(ə)fine] (plural)

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ • (səp̄īnā) m (plural ܣܦܝܢܐ (səp̄īnē))

1. ship passenger

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܦܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܦܝܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܣܦܝܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܣܦܝܢܐ	ܣܦܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܦܝܢܝ	ܣܦܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܦܝܢܟ	ܣܦܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܦܝܢܟܝ	ܣܦܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܦܝܢܗ	ܣܦܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܦܝܢܗ	ܣܦܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܦܝܢܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܦܝܢܟܘܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܦܝܢܟܝܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܦܝܢܗܘܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܦܝܢܗܝܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܣ-ܦ-ܐ (s-p-ʾ) related to heaping together.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛfjɑnɑ]

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ • (sep̄yānā) m (uncountable)

1. chaff

Inflection

    declension of ܣܦܝܢܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܣܦܝܢ
construct	ܣܦܝܢ
emphatic	ܣܦܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܦܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܦܝܢܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܦܝܢܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܦܝܢܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܦܝܢܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܦܝܢܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܦܝܢܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܦܝܢܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܦܝܢܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܦܝܢܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)fine]

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ • (səp̄īnē)

1. emphatic plural of ܣܦܝܢܬܐ (səp̄īntā)

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)finɑ]

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ • (səp̄īnā)

1. absolute singular of ܣܦܝܢܬܐ (səp̄īntā)

References

• “ˀspnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

• “spyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• 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, page 1030a