ܐܫܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒈦𒈦 (āšipu [MAŠ.MAŠ]). Compare Hebrew אַשָּׁף (ʾaššāp̄).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔaʃʃɑfɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔaʃʃɑfe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܫܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܫܦܐ)

1. enchanter, charmer

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܫܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܫܦ		1st person	ܐܫܦܝ		ܐܫܦܢ
	construct	ܐܫܦ		2nd person	ܐܫܦܟ	ܐܫܦܟܝ	ܐܫܦܟܘܢ	ܐܫܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܫܦܐ		3rd person	ܐܫܦܗ	ܐܫܦܗ	ܐܫܦܗܘܢ	ܐܫܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܫܦܝܢ		1st person	ܐܫܦܝ		ܐܫܦܝܢ
	construct	ܐܫܦܝ		2nd person	ܐܫܦܝܟ	ܐܫܦܝܟܝ	ܐܫܦܝܟܘܢ	ܐܫܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܫܦܐ		3rd person	ܐܫܦܘܗܝ	ܐܫܦܝܗ	ܐܫܦܝܗܘܢ	ܐܫܦܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛʃpɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛʃpe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܫܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܫܦܐ)

1. enchantment, charm, incantation

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܫܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܫܦ		1st person	ܐܫܦܝ		ܐܫܦܢ
	construct	ܐܫܦ		2nd person	ܐܫܦܟ	ܐܫܦܟܝ	ܐܫܦܟܘܢ	ܐܫܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܫܦܐ		3rd person	ܐܫܦܗ	ܐܫܦܗ	ܐܫܦܗܘܢ	ܐܫܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܫܦܝܢ		1st person	ܐܫܦܝ		ܐܫܦܝܢ
	construct	ܐܫܦܝ		2nd person	ܐܫܦܝܟ	ܐܫܦܝܟܝ	ܐܫܦܝܟܘܢ	ܐܫܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܫܦܐ		3rd person	ܐܫܦܘܗܝ	ܐܫܦܝܗ	ܐܫܦܝܗܘܢ	ܐܫܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀšp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-02
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 21a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 31a
• 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. 107b