إسفنط
Arabic
Alternative forms
- إِسْفَنْد (ʾisfand), إِسْفِنْد (ʾisfind), إِصْفَنْط (ʾiṣfanṭ), إِصْفَنْد (ʾiṣfand), إِصْفِنْط (ʾiṣfinṭ), إِصْفِنْد (ʾiṣfind)
Etymology
From Aramaic אפסנתין / ܐܦܣܢܬܝܢ (/ap̄sinṭīn/), from Byzantine Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion). Cognate to Latin absinthium, absinthiātum (“vermouth, wormwood wine”). Doublet of أَفْسِنْتِين (ʾafsintīn, “wormwood; absinthe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔis.fintˤ/ and IPA(key): /ʔis.fantˤ/
Noun
إِسْفِنْط or إِسْفَنْط • (ʾisfinṭ or ʾisfanṭ) m (obsolete)
- wine, especially vermouth
Declension
Declension of noun إِسْفِنْط (ʾisfinṭ); إِسْفَنْط (ʾisfanṭ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | إِسْفِنْط; إِسْفَنْط ʾisfinṭ; ʾisfanṭ | الْإِسْفِنْط; الْإِسْفَنْط al-ʾisfinṭ; al-ʾisfanṭ | إِسْفِنْط; إِسْفَنْط ʾisfinṭ; ʾisfanṭ |
| Nominative | إِسْفِنْطٌ; إِسْفَنْطٌ ʾisfinṭun; ʾisfanṭun | الْإِسْفِنْطُ; الْإِسْفَنْطُ al-ʾisfinṭu; al-ʾisfanṭu | إِسْفِنْطُ; إِسْفَنْطُ ʾisfinṭu; ʾisfanṭu |
| Accusative | إِسْفِنْطًا; إِسْفَنْطًا ʾisfinṭan; ʾisfanṭan | الْإِسْفِنْطَ; الْإِسْفَنْطَ al-ʾisfinṭa; al-ʾisfanṭa | إِسْفِنْطَ; إِسْفَنْطَ ʾisfinṭa; ʾisfanṭa |
| Genitive | إِسْفِنْطٍ; إِسْفَنْطٍ ʾisfinṭin; ʾisfanṭin | الْإِسْفِنْطِ; الْإِسْفَنْطِ al-ʾisfinṭi; al-ʾisfanṭi | إِسْفِنْطِ; إِسْفَنْطِ ʾisfinṭi; ʾisfanṭi |
References
- “ˀpsyntynwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 162
- Freytag, Georg (1830), “إسفنط”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 35
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