ܣܦܣܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܦܣܠܐ

Alternative forms

• ܣܲܦܣܹܝܠܵܐ (sapsēlā)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܣܦܣܠܐ (sap̄sellā, “bench”), from Ancient Greek συψέλλιον (supséllion), from Latin subsellium; compare Hebrew סַפְסָל (safsal, “bench”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [saf.seːlɑː]

Noun

ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܐ • (safsēlā) m sg (plural ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܹ̈ܐ (safsēlē))

1. railing, hand railing, guard railing

   Synonym: ܣܝܵܓ݂ܵܐ (syāḡā)

2. parapet, balustrade
3. bench, seat, footstool

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܲܢ (safsēlan)
	construct	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠ (safsēl)		2nd person	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܘܼܟ݂ (safsēlūḵ)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܟ݂ܝ (safsēlāḵ)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (safsēlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܐ (safsēlā)		3rd person	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܹܗ (safsēlēh)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܗ̇ (safsēlāh)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܗܘܿܢ (safsēlhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܝܼ̈ (safsēlī)		ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܲܢ̈ (safsēlan)
	construct	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܲܝ̈ (safsēlay)		2nd person	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (safsēlūḵ)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (safsēlāḵ)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (safsēlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܹ̈ܐ (safsēlē)		3rd person	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (safsēlūh)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (safsēlōh)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (safsēlhōn)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܣܒܣܠܐ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συψέλλιον (supséllion), from Latin subsellium. Compare Hebrew סַפְסָל (sap̄sāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [safsɛllɑ(ʔ)], [safs(ə)lɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [safsɛlle(ʔ)], [safs(ə)le(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܦܣܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܦܣܠܐ)

1. bench, seat
2. footstool

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܦܣܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܦܣܠ		1st person	ܣܦܣܠܝ		ܣܦܣܠܢ
	construct	ܣܦܣܠ		2nd person	ܣܦܣܠܟ	ܣܦܣܠܟܝ	ܣܦܣܠܟܘܢ	ܣܦܣܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܣܠܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܣܠܗ	ܣܦܣܠܗ	ܣܦܣܠܗܘܢ	ܣܦܣܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܦܣܠܝܢ		1st person	ܣܦܣܠܝ		ܣܦܣܠܝܢ
	construct	ܣܦܣܠܝ		2nd person	ܣܦܣܠܝܟ	ܣܦܣܠܝܟܝ	ܣܦܣܠܝܟܘܢ	ܣܦܣܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܣܠܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܣܠܘܗܝ	ܣܦܣܠܝܗ	ܣܦܣܠܝܗܘܢ	ܣܦܣܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “spsl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-05
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 234a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 358b
• 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, pp. 963b, 1032b