ܨܦܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܝ-ܨ-ܦ (y-ṣ-p) related to caring.

Alternative forms

• ܐܝܨܦܬܐ
• ܝܨܦܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤɛf(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤɛf(ə)θe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܦܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܨܦܬܐ)

1. care
2. concern, anxiety, worry, solicitude

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܦܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܦܬ		1st person	ܨܦܬܝ		ܨܦܬܢ
	construct	ܨܦܬ		2nd person	ܨܦܬܟ	ܨܦܬܟܝ	ܨܦܬܟܘܢ	ܨܦܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܦܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܦܬܗ	ܨܦܬܗ	ܨܦܬܗܘܢ	ܨܦܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܦܬܝܢ		1st person	ܨܦܬܝ		ܨܦܬܝܢ
	construct	ܨܦܬܝ		2nd person	ܨܦܬܝܟ	ܨܦܬܝܟܝ	ܨܦܬܝܟܘܢ	ܨܦܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܦܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܦܬܘܗܝ	ܨܦܬܝܗ	ܨܦܬܝܗܘܢ	ܨܦܬܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤɛftɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤɛfte(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܦܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܨܦܬܐ)

1. type of inn

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܦܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܦܬ		1st person	ܨܦܬܝ		ܨܦܬܢ
	construct	ܨܦܬ		2nd person	ܨܦܬܟ	ܨܦܬܟܝ	ܨܦܬܟܘܢ	ܨܦܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܦܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܦܬܗ	ܨܦܬܗ	ܨܦܬܗܘܢ	ܨܦܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܦܬܝܢ		1st person	ܨܦܬܝ		ܨܦܬܝܢ
	construct	ܨܦܬܝ		2nd person	ܨܦܬܝܟ	ܨܦܬܝܟܝ	ܨܦܬܝܟܘܢ	ܨܦܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܦܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܦܬܘܗܝ	ܨܦܬܝܗ	ܨܦܬܝܗܘܢ	ܨܦܬܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Suspected to be from Akkadian 𒍦𒉺𒀀𒌅 (ṣip-pa-a-tu /⁠ṣippatu⁠/, “a type of reed”), or instead סִפָּא / סִיפָּא (sippā) / ܣܦܐ (seppā, “threshold, doorpost”), alleged to be from Akkadian 𒈨𒁍 (sip-pu /⁠sippu⁠/, “doorsill”) but possibly cognate to it. Compare Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa) and Hebrew צִפָּה (ṣippâ).

Alternative forms

• ܨܝܦܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤɛp(pə)θɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܨܦܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܨܝܦܐ or ܨܐܦܐ or ܨܦܐ)

1. mat, matting

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܦܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܦܬ		1st person	ܨܦܬܝ		ܨܦܬܢ
	construct	ܨܦܬ		2nd person	ܨܦܬܟ	ܨܦܬܟܝ	ܨܦܬܟܘܢ	ܨܦܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܦܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܦܬܗ	ܨܦܬܗ	ܨܦܬܗܘܢ	ܨܦܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܝܦܝܢ ,ܨܐܦܝܢ ,ܨܦܝܢ		1st person	ܨܝܦܝ ,ܨܐܦܝ ,ܨܦܝ		ܨܝܦܝܢ ,ܨܐܦܝܢ ,ܨܦܝܢ
	construct	ܨܝܦܝ ,ܨܐܦܝ ,ܨܦܝ		2nd person	ܨܝܦܝܟ ,ܨܐܦܝܟ ,ܨܦܝܟ	ܨܝܦܝܟܝ ,ܨܐܦܝܟܝ ,ܨܦܝܟܝ	ܨܝܦܝܟܘܢ ,ܨܐܦܝܟܘܢ ,ܨܦܝܟܘܢ	ܨܝܦܝܟܝܢ ,ܨܐܦܝܟܝܢ ,ܨܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܝܦܐ ,ܨܐܦܐ ,ܨܦܐ		3rd person	ܨܝܦܘܗܝ ,ܨܐܦܘܗܝ ,ܨܦܘܗܝ	ܨܝܦܝܗ ,ܨܐܦܝܗ ,ܨܦܝܗ	ܨܝܦܝܗܘܢ ,ܨܐܦܝܗܘܢ ,ܨܦܝܗܘܢ	ܨܝܦܝܗܝܢ ,ܨܐܦܝܗܝܢ ,ܨܦܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: صفة (ṣuffa) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos). Compare Arabic فَصّ (faṣṣ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤɛp(pə)θɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܨܦܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܨܦܐ)

1. stone, setting (of a ring)

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܦܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܦܐ		1st person	ܨܦܬܝ		ܨܦܬܢ
	construct	ܨܦܬ		2nd person	ܨܦܬܟ	ܨܦܬܟܝ	ܨܦܬܟܝܢ	ܨܦܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܦܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܦܬܗ	ܨܦܬܗ	ܨܦܬܗܘܢ	ܨܦܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܦܝܢ		1st person	ܨܦܝ		ܨܦܝܢ
	construct	ܨܦܝ		2nd person	ܨܦܝܟ	ܨܦܝܟܝ	ܨܦܝܟܘܢ	ܨܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܦܐ		3rd person	ܨܦܘܗܝ	ܨܦܝܗ	ܨܦܝܗܘܢ	ܨܦܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤɛftɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤɛfte(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܦܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܨܦܬܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܨܒܬܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܦܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܦܬ		1st person	ܨܦܬܝ		ܨܦܬܢ
	construct	ܨܦܬ		2nd person	ܨܦܬܟ	ܨܦܬܟܝ	ܨܦܬܟܘܢ	ܨܦܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܦܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܦܬܗ	ܨܦܬܗ	ܨܦܬܗܘܢ	ܨܦܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܦܬܝܢ		1st person	ܨܦܬܝ		ܨܦܬܝܢ
	construct	ܨܦܬܝ		2nd person	ܨܦܬܝܟ	ܨܦܬܝܟܝ	ܨܦܬܝܟܘܢ	ܨܦܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܦܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܦܬܘܗܝ	ܨܦܬܝܗ	ܨܦܬܝܗܘܢ	ܨܦܬܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṣph”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ṣpt”, 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, pp. 143a, 304a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 483b
• 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, p. 1299b