ܣܦܝܢܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܦܝܢܬܐ

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܦ ܢ (s p n)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic סְפִינִתָּא (sǝp̄īntā); compare Arabic سَفِينَة (safīna), Hebrew סְפִינָה (sfiná).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [spiːttɑː]

Noun

ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ • (spītā) f (plural ܣܦܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (spīnāṯā) or ܣܦܝܼ̈ܢܹܐ (spīnē))

1. (nautical) ship, boat
2. (computing, mathematics) spaceship

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (spītā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܝܼ (spītī)		ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܲܢ (spītan)
	construct	ܣܦܝܼܢܲܬ݂ (spīnaṯ)	2nd person	ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܼܟ݂ (spītūḵ)	ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (spītāḵ)	ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (spītāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (spītā)	3rd person	ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܹܗ (spītēh)	ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܗ̇ (spītāh)	ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܗܘܿܢ (spīthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܝܼ̈ (spīnātī)		ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܲܢ̈ (spīnātan)
	construct	ܣܦܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ (spīnāṯ)	2nd person	ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (spīnātūḵ)	ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (spīnātāḵ)	ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (spīnātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܦܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (spīnāṯē)	3rd person	ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (spīnātūh)	ܣܦܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (spīnāṯōh)	ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (spīnāthōn)

Synonyms

• (boat): ܐܸܠܦܵܐ (ilpā), ܓܵܡܝܼ (gāmī)

Derived terms

• ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (spītōnīṯā, “little ship”)
• ܣܲܦܵܢܵܐ (sappānā, “sailor; shipwright”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

See the Hebrew spelling סְפינִתָּא (sǝp̄īntā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səpintɑ/, [s(ə)fittɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [s(ə)fine], [s(ə)finɑθɑ], [s(ə)finjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܣܦܝܢܬܐ • (səp̄īntā) f (plural ܣܦܝܢܝܬܐ (səp̄īnyātā) or ܣܦܝܢܬܐ (səp̄īnātā) or ܣܦܝܢܐ (səp̄īnē))

1. ship, boat
2. tortoise

Inflection

    declension of ܣܦܝܢܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܦܝܢܐ	ܣܦܝܢܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܣܦܝܢܬ	ܣܦܝܢܝܬ ,ܣܦܝܢܬ ,ܣܦܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܣܦܝܢܬܐ	ܣܦܝܢܝܬܐ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܐ ,ܣܦܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܦܝܢܬܝ	ܣܦܝܢܝܬܝ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܝ ,ܣܦܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܦܝܢܬܟ	ܣܦܝܢܝܬܟ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܟ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܦܝܢܬܟܝ	ܣܦܝܢܝܬܟܝ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܟܝ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܦܝܢܬܗ	ܣܦܝܢܝܬܗ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܗ ,ܣܦܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܦܝܢܬܗ	ܣܦܝܢܝܬܗ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܗ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܦܝܢܬܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܬܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܦܝܢܬܟܘܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܦܝܢܬܟܝܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܦܝܢܬܗܘܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܦܝܢܬܗܝܢ	ܣܦܝܢܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܣܦܝܢܬܘܢܝܬܐ (səp̄īntōnīṯā, “little ship”)
• ܣܦܢܐ (sappānā, “sailor; shipwright”)
• ܣܦܢܘܬܐ (sappānūṯā, “seamanship”)
• ܣܦܢܝܐ (sappānāyā, “navigational”)

References

• “spynh”, 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 233b
• 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 1030b