שפה
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Etymology
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שׂ־פ־ה (s-p-h) |
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From Proto-Semitic *śapat- (“lip”). Compare also Akkadian 𒅻 (šaptum), Classical Syriac ܣܶܦ݂ܬ݁ܳܐ (sep̄ṯā), Ugaritic 𐎌𐎔𐎚 (špt) and Arabic شَفَة (šafa).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /saˈfa/
Noun
[edit]שָׂפָה • (safá) f (dual indefinite שפתיים / שְׂפָתַיִם, plural indefinite שָׂפוֹת, singular construct שְׂפַת־) [pattern: קְטָלָה]
- (countable) language (a body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication)
- (uncountable) Language, speech: choice of words, manner of speech.
- (countable) lip (either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth)
- Lip: the rim of a container.
Usage notes
[edit]- The plural form שָׂפוֹת is used for languages (whether two or more than two languages). The dual form שְׂפָתַיִם is used for (two or more) lips (the body part).
Declension
[edit]Declension of שָׂפָה
Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
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State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
singular | indefinite | שָׂפָה | first | שְׂפָתִי | שְׂפָתֵנוּ | ||
definite | הַשָּׂפָה | second | שְׂפָתְךָ | שְׂפָתֵךְ | שְׂפַתְכֶם | שְׂפַתְכֶן | |
construct | שְׂפַת־ | third | שְׂפָתוֹ | שְׂפָתָהּ | שְׂפָתָם | שְׂפָתָן | |
dual | indefinite | שפתיים / שְׂפָתַיִם | first | שפתיי / שְׂפָתַי | שְׂפָתֵינוּ | ||
definite | השפתיים / הַשְּׂפָתַיִם | second | שְׂפָתֶיךָ | שפתייך / שְׂפָתַיִךְ | שִׂפְתֵיכֶם | שִׂפְתֵיכֶן | |
construct | שִׂפְתֵי־ | third | שְׂפָתָיו | שְׂפָתֶיהָ | שִׂפְתֵיהֶם | שִׂפְתֵיהֶן | |
plural | indefinite | שָׂפוֹת | first | שפותיי / שְׂפוֹתַי | שְׂפוֹתֵינוּ | ||
definite | הַשָּׂפוֹת | second | שְׂפוֹתֶיךָ | שפותייך / שְׂפוֹתַיִךְ | שְׂפוֹתֵיכֶם | שְׂפוֹתֵיכֶן | |
construct | שְׂפוֹת־ | third | שְׂפוֹתָיו | שְׂפוֹתֶיהָ | שְׂפוֹתָם | שְׂפוֹתָן |
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- שְׂפַת אֵם (s'fat 'ém)
- שְׂפַת הַיָּם (s'fát hayám)
- שפתיים גדולות / שְּׂפָתַיִם גְּדוֹלוֹת (s'fatáyim g'dolót)
- שפתיים קטנות / שְּׂפָתַיִם קְטַנּוֹת (s'fatáyim k'tanót)
- שְׂפַת מִדְרָכָה (s'fat midrakhá)
- שְׂפַת תִּכְנוּת (s'fat tikh'nut)
References
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- Visual dictionary
- Hebrew terms belonging to the root שׂ־פ־ה
- Hebrew terms inherited from Proto-Semitic
- Hebrew terms derived from Proto-Semitic
- Hebrew terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hebrew lemmas
- Hebrew nouns
- Hebrew terms in the pattern קְטָלָה
- Hebrew feminine nouns
- Hebrew countable nouns
- Hebrew uncountable nouns
- Hebrew nouns with plurals ending in ־יים
- he:Face