ܐܣܦܘܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪspuɡ.ɡɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܐ • (ispuggā) f sg (plural ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܹ̈ܐ (ispuggē))

1. sponge

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܝܼ (ispuggī)		ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܲܢ (ispuggan)
	construct	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓ (ispug)		2nd person	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܘܼܟ݂ (ispuggūḵ)	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܟ݂ܝ (ispuggāḵ)	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ispuggāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܐ (ispuggā)		3rd person	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܹܗ (ispuggēh)	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܗ̇ (ispuggāh)	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܗܘܿܢ (ispugghōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܝܼ̈ (ispuggī)		ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܲܢ̈ (ispuggan)
	construct	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܲܝ̈ (ispuggay)		2nd person	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ispuggūḵ)	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ispuggāḵ)	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ispuggāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܹ̈ܐ (ispuggē)		3rd person	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ispuggūh)	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ispuggōh)	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ispugghōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ispūgānāyā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܣܦܘܢܓܐ
• ܐܣܦܘܢܓܘܣ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspoɡɡɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspoɡɡe(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܣܦܘܓܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܣܦܘܓܐ)

1. sponge

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܣܦܘܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܣܦܘܓ		1st person	ܐܣܦܘܓܝ		ܐܣܦܘܓܢ
	construct	ܐܣܦܘܓ		2nd person	ܐܣܦܘܓܟ	ܐܣܦܘܓܟܝ	ܐܣܦܘܓܟܘܢ	ܐܣܦܘܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܦܘܓܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܦܘܓܗ	ܐܣܦܘܓܗ	ܐܣܦܘܓܗܘܢ	ܐܣܦܘܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܣܦܘܓܝܢ		1st person	ܐܣܦܘܓܝ		ܐܣܦܘܓܝܢ
	construct	ܐܣܦܘܓܝ		2nd person	ܐܣܦܘܓܝܟ	ܐܣܦܘܓܝܟܝ	ܐܣܦܘܓܝܟܘܢ	ܐܣܦܘܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܦܘܓܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܦܘܓܘܗܝ	ܐܣܦܘܓܝܗ	ܐܣܦܘܓܝܗܘܢ	ܐܣܦܘܓܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀspwg”, 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, p. 15b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 24a
• 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, p. 75a