ܣܦܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic סִפְתָא (sip̄ṯā), from Proto-Semitic *śapat-; compare Arabic شَفَة (šafa), Hebrew שָׂפָה (safá) and Akkadian 𒅻 (šaptum).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɪpθaː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [sɪp.taː]

Noun

ܣܸܦܬ݂ܵܐ • (sipṯā) f (plural ܣܸ̈ܦܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sipwāṯā) or ܣܸ̈ܦܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sippāṯā) or ܣܸ̈ܦܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sipyāṯā))

1. (anatomy) lip
2. (geography) brink, shore, coast, bank
3. (figurative) border, edge, ledge

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܸܦܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܸܦܬܝܼ (siptī)		ܣܸܦܬܲܢ (siptan)
	construct	ܣܸܦܲܬ (sippat)		2nd person	ܣܸܦܬܘܼܟ݂ (siptūḵ)	ܣܸܦܬܵܟ݂ܝ (siptāḵ)	ܣܸܦܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (siptāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܦܬܵܐ (siptā)		3rd person	ܣܸܦܬܹܗ (siptēh)	ܣܸܦܬܵܗ̇ (siptāh)	ܣܸܦܬܗܘܿܢ (sipthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܸܦܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (sipwātī)		ܣܸܦܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (sipwātan)
	construct	ܣܸܦܘܵܬ̈ (sipwāt)		2nd person	ܣܸܦܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sipwātūḵ)	ܣܸܦܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (sipwātāḵ)	ܣܸܦܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sipwātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܦܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (sipwātē)		3rd person	ܣܸܦܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sipwātūh)	ܣܸܦܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sipwātōh)	ܣܸܦܘܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sipwthōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܸ̈ܦܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sipwāṯā zˁōrāṯā)
• ܣܸ̈ܦܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܪ̈ܲܒܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sipwāṯā rabbāṯā)
• ܣܸܦܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܝܵܡܵܐ (sipṯā d-yāmā)
• ܣܸܦܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܢܲܗܪܵܐ (sipṯā d-nahrā)
• ܣܸܦܬ݂ܵܢܵܐ (sipṯānā)
• ܣܸܦܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (sipṯānāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *śapat-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛf(ə)θɑ]

Noun

ܣܦܬܐ • (sefṯaʾ) f (plural ܣܦܘܬܐ)

1. (anatomy) lip
2. snout, trunk
3. brim, rim
4. border, edge, ledge
5. (geography) brink, shore, coast

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܦܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܦܐ		1st person	ܣܦܬܝ		ܣܦܬܢ
	construct	ܣܦܬ		2nd person	ܣܦܬܟ	ܣܦܬܟܝ	ܣܦܬܟܘܢ	ܣܦܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܬܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܬܗ	ܣܦܬܗ	ܣܦܬܗܘܢ	ܣܦܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܦܘܢ		1st person	ܣܦܘܬܝ		ܣܦܘܬܢ
	construct	ܣܦܘܬ		2nd person	ܣܦܘܬܟ	ܣܦܘܬܟܝ	ܣܦܘܬܟܘܢ	ܣܦܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܦܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܣܦܘܬܗ	ܣܦܘܬܗ	ܣܦܘܬܗܘܢ	ܣܦܘܬܗܝܢ

Adverb

ܣܦܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. (in the absolute state) fully, entirely

References

• “sph”, 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 233a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 385a
• 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 1036a