סיפא

Aramaic

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sefɑ/

Noun

סֵיפָא • (sēp̄ā) m (absolute plural סְיָפֵין (syāp̄īn))

1. end, distant region

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sajpɑ/

Noun

סַיְפָּא • (saypā) m (emphatic plural סַיְפֵּא (saypē), absolute plural סְיָיפִּין (syapīn))

1. sword, blade

   Synonyms: סַפְסֵרָא (sap̄sērā), חַרְבׇּא (ḥarbā)

Alternative forms

• סַיְיפָּא (saypā)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sipɑ/

Noun

סִיפָּא • (sippā) m (emphatic plural סִיפֵּא (sippē), absolute plural סִיפִּין (sippīn), construct plural סִיפִּי (sippī))

1. Alternative spelling of סִפָּא (sippā, “threshold; doorpost”)

References

• “syp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “syp²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “sp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Max Leopold Margolis, Manual of the Aramaic Language of the Babylonian Talmud