ܣܦܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܦ ܢ (s p n)
4 terms

Occupational noun derived from ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (spītā, “ship”); compare Hebrew סַפָּן (sapán) and Arabic سَفَّان (saffān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sappɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܣܲܦܵܢܵܐ • (sappānā) m sg (plural ܣܲܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ (sappānē), feminine ܣܲܦܵܢܬܵܐ (sappāntā))

1. sailor, mariner

   Synonyms: ܡܲܠܵܚܵܐ (mallāḥā), ܐܸܠܦܵܪܵܐ (ilpārā)

2. shipwright

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܦܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܲܦܵܢܝܼ (sappānī)		ܣܲܦܵܢܲܢ (sappānan)
	construct	ܣܲܦܵܢ (sappān)		2nd person	ܣܲܦܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (sappānūḵ)	ܣܲܦܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (sappānāḵ)	ܣܲܦܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sappānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܦܵܢܵܐ (sappānā)		3rd person	ܣܲܦܵܢܹܗ (sappānēh)	ܣܲܦܵܢܵܗ̇ (sappānāh)	ܣܲܦܵܢܗܘܿܢ (sappānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܲܦܵܢܝܼ̈ (sappānī)		ܣܲܦܵܢܲܢ̈ (sappānan)
	construct	ܣܲܦܵܢܲܝ̈ (sappānay)		2nd person	ܣܲܦܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sappānūḵ)	ܣܲܦܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sappānāḵ)	ܣܲܦܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sappānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ (sappānē)		3rd person	ܣܲܦܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sappānūh)	ܣܲܦܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sappānōh)	ܣܲܦܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sappānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܲܦܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (sappānūṯā)
• ܪܲܒ݂ ܣܲܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ (raḇ sappānē, “ship captain”)
• ܥܹܝܢ ܣܲܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ˁēn sappānē, “Ain Sifni”, literally “Spring of sailors”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Derived from ܣܦܝܢܬܐ (səp̄īttā, “ship”). Compare Hebrew סַפָּן (sappān), Arabic سَفَّان (saffān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sappɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sappɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܣܦܢܐ • (sappānā) m (plural ܣܦܢܐ (sappānē))

1. sailor, mariner

   Synonyms: ܡܠܚܐ, ܐܠܦܪܐ

2. ship captain
3. shipwright

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܦܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܦܢ		1st person	ܣܦܢܝ		ܣܦܢܢ
	construct	ܣܦܢ		2nd person	ܣܦܢܟ	ܣܦܢܟܝ	ܣܦܢܟܘܢ	ܣܦܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܢܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܢܗ	ܣܦܢܗ	ܣܦܢܗܘܢ	ܣܦܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܦܢܝܢ		1st person	ܣܦܢܝ		ܣܦܢܝܢ
	construct	ܣܦܢܝ		2nd person	ܣܦܢܝܟ	ܣܦܢܝܟܝ	ܣܦܢܝܟܘܢ	ܣܦܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܢܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܢܘܗܝ	ܣܦܢܝܗ	ܣܦܢܝܗܘܢ	ܣܦܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܣܦܢܝܐ
• ܣܦܢܘܬܐ (sappānūṯā)

References

• “spn”, 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 386a
• 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 1032a