ܣܘܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܘ ܦ (s w p)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic סוֹפָא (sōp̄ā), derived from ܣܸܦܬ݂ܵܐ (sipṯā, “lip”); compare also borrowed into Hebrew סוֹף (sóf, “end”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [saw.pɑː]

Noun

ܣܲܘܦܵܐ • (sawpā) m (plural ܣܲܘܦܹ̈ܐ (sawpē))

1. edge, spatial end, limit, bound

   Synonyms: ܡܲܪܙܵܐ (marzā), ܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ (sāḵā), ܬܚܘܼܡܵܐ (tḥūmā)

   ܡܛܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܠܣܲܘܦܵܐ ܕܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ.

   mṭē lan l-sawpā d-ˁālōlā.

   We reached the end of the street.

   ܥܲܠ ܬܪܲܝܗܘܿܢ ܣܲܘܦܵܐ ܕܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ.

   ˁal trayhōn sawpā d-pāṯōrā.

   On both edges of the table.

2. extreme, greatest or utmost point, degree or condition.

   ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܣܲܘܦܵܐ ܠܚܲܕ݇ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ.

   min ḥa sawpā l-ḥa ḥēnā.

   From one extreme to another.

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܘܦܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܲܘܦܝܼ (sawpī)		ܣܲܘܦܲܢ (sawpan)
	construct	ܣܘܿܦ (sōp)		2nd person	ܣܲܘܦܘܼܟ݂ (sawpūḵ)	ܣܲܘܦܵܟ݂ܝ (sawpāḵ)	ܣܲܘܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sawpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܘܦܵܐ (sawpā)		3rd person	ܣܲܘܦܹܗ (sawpēh)	ܣܲܘܦܵܗ̇ (sawpāh)	ܣܲܘܦܗܘܿܢ (sawphōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܲܘܦܝܼ̈ (sawpī)		ܣܲܘܦܲܢ̈ (sawpan)
	construct	ܣܲܘܦܲܝ̈ (sawpay)		2nd person	ܣܲܘܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sawpūḵ)	ܣܲܘܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sawpāḵ)	ܣܲܘܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sawpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܘܦܹ̈ܐ (sawpē)		3rd person	ܣܲܘܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sawpūh)	ܣܲܘܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sawpōh)	ܣܲܘܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sawphōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܲܘܦܵܝܵܐ (sawpāyā)
• ܣܲܘܦܵܢܵܐ (sawpānā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܣܦܬܐ (sep̄ṯā, “lip; border, margin, edge”). Forms a root ܣ ܘ ܦ related to ending. Cognate with Aramaic סוֹפָא.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sawpɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sawpe] (plural)

Noun

ܣܘܦܐ • (sawpā) m (plural ܣܘܦܐ (sawpē))

1. end, edge
2. limit, border, bound

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܘܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܘܦ		1st person	ܣܘܦܝ		ܣܘܦܢ
	construct	ܣܘܦ		2nd person	ܣܘܦܟ	ܣܘܦܟܝ	ܣܘܦܟܘܢ	ܣܘܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܘܦܐ		3rd person	ܣܘܦܗ	ܣܘܦܗ	ܣܘܦܗܘܢ	ܣܘܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܘܦܝܢ		1st person	ܣܘܦܝ		ܣܘܦܝܢ
	construct	ܣܘܦܝ		2nd person	ܣܘܦܝܟ	ܣܘܦܝܟܝ	ܣܘܦܝܟܘܢ	ܣܘܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܘܦܐ		3rd person	ܣܘܦܘܗܝ	ܣܘܦܝܗ	ܣܘܦܝܗܘܢ	ܣܘܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “swp”, 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, page 225a,
• Haupt, Paul (1917) “Syriac sífṯâ, lip, and sáu̮pâ, end”, in Journal of the Society of Oriental Research‎^[1], volume 1, page 92
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 369b
• 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 987b