ܣܦܝܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn).

Alternative forms

• ܐܣܦܢܐ (ʾespēnā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)finɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [s(ə)fine] (plural)

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ • (sp̄īnā) m (plural ܣܦܝܢܐ (sp̄īnē))

1. wedge

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܦܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܦܝܢ		1st person	ܣܦܝܢܝ		ܣܦܝܢܢ
	construct	ܣܦܝܢ		2nd person	ܣܦܝܢܟ	ܣܦܝܢܟܝ	ܣܦܝܢܟܘܢ	ܣܦܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܝܢܗ	ܣܦܝܢܗ	ܣܦܝܢܗܘܢ	ܣܦܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܦܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܣܦܝܢܝ		ܣܦܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܣܦܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܣܦܝܢܝܟ	ܣܦܝܢܝܟܝ	ܣܦܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܝܢܘܗܝ	ܣܦܝܢܝܗ	ܣܦܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)finɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [s(ə)fine] (plural)

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ • (səp̄īnā) m (plural ܣܦܝܢܐ (səp̄īnē))

1. ship passenger

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܦܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܦܝܢ		1st person	ܣܦܝܢܝ		ܣܦܝܢܢ
	construct	ܣܦܝܢ		2nd person	ܣܦܝܢܟ	ܣܦܝܢܟܝ	ܣܦܝܢܟܘܢ	ܣܦܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܝܢܗ	ܣܦܝܢܗ	ܣܦܝܢܗܘܢ	ܣܦܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܦܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܣܦܝܢܝ		ܣܦܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܣܦܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܣܦܝܢܝܟ	ܣܦܝܢܝܟܝ	ܣܦܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܝܢܘܗܝ	ܣܦܝܢܝܗ	ܣܦܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܣ-ܦ-ܐ (s-p-ʾ) related to heaping together.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛfjɑnɑ]

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ • (sep̄yānā) m(uncountable)

1. chaff

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܦܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܦܝܢ		1st person	ܣܦܝܢܝ		ܣܦܝܢܢ
	construct	ܣܦܝܢ		2nd person	ܣܦܝܢܟ	ܣܦܝܢܟܝ	ܣܦܝܢܟܘܢ	ܣܦܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܝܢܗ	ܣܦܝܢܗ	ܣܦܝܢܗܘܢ	ܣܦܝܢܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)fine]

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ • (səp̄īnē)

1. emphatic plural of ܣܦܝܢܬܐ (səp̄īntā)

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)finɑ]

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܐ • (səp̄īnā)

1. absolute singular of ܣܦܝܢܬܐ (səp̄īntā)

References

• “ˀspnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

• “spyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 385b
• 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 1030a