سفينة

See also: سفینه‎

Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic סְפינִתָּא‎ / ܣܦܻܝܢܬܳܐ‎ (sǝp̄īntā). Forming the root س ف ن‎ (s-f-n). Cognate with Hebrew סְפִינָה‎ (sᵊfīnāh).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.fiː.na/
- (Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /səˈfiː.nə/
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Noun

سَفِينَة • (safīna) f (plural سُفُن‎ (sufun) or سَفَائِن‎ (safāʾin))

ship, vessel
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 29:14-15:
  ‏وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَلَبِثَ فِيهِمْ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ إِلَّا خَمْسِينَ عَامًا فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلطُّوفَانُ وَهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ فَأَنْجَيْنَاهُ وَأَصْحَابَ ٱلسَّفِينَةِ وَجَعَلْنَاهَا آيَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ‎
  wa-laqad ʾarsalnā nūḥan ʾilā qawmihi fa-labiṯa fīhim ʾalfa sanatin ʾillā ḵamsīna ʿāman fa-ʾaḵaḏahumu ṭ-ṭūfānu wahum ẓālimūna fa-ʾanjaynāhu wa-ʾaṣḥāba s-safīnati wa-jaʿalnāhā ʾāyatan li-l-ʿālamīna
  And We certainly sent Noah to his people, and he remained among them nine hundred and fifty years, and the flood seized them while they were wrongdoers. But We saved him and the companions of the ship, and We made it a sign for the worlds.
- 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi
  ‏مَا كُلُّ مَا يَتَمَنَّى ٱلْمَرْءُ يُدْرِكُهُ
  تَجْرِي ٱلرِّيَاحُ بِمَا لَا تَشْتَهِي ٱلسُّفُنُ‎‎
  mā kullu mā yatamannā l-marʾu yudrikuhu
  tajrī r-riyāḥu bimā lā taštahī s-sufunu
  (please add an English translation of this quote)
Synonym: فُلْك‎ (fulk)

Declension

Declension of noun سَفِينَة (safīna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَفِينَة safīna	السَّفِينَة‎ as-safīna	سَفِينَة safīnat
Nominative	سَفِينَةٌ safīnatun	السَّفِينَةُ‎ as-safīnatu	سَفِينَةُ safīnatu
Accusative	سَفِينَةً safīnatan	السَّفِينَةَ‎ as-safīnata	سَفِينَةَ safīnata
Genitive	سَفِينَةٍ safīnatin	السَّفِينَةِ‎ as-safīnati	سَفِينَةِ safīnati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَفِينَتَيْن‎ safīnatayn	السَّفِينَتَيْن‎ as-safīnatayn	سَفِينَتَيْ‎ safīnatay
Nominative	سَفِينَتَانِ‎ safīnatāni	السَّفِينَتَانِ‎ as-safīnatāni	سَفِينَتَا‎ safīnatā
Accusative	سَفِينَتَيْنِ‎ safīnatayni	السَّفِينَتَيْنِ‎ as-safīnatayni	سَفِينَتَيْ‎ safīnatay
Genitive	سَفِينَتَيْنِ‎ safīnatayni	السَّفِينَتَيْنِ‎ as-safīnatayni	سَفِينَتَيْ‎ safīnatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سُفُن‎‎; سَفَائِن‎ sufun‎; safāʾin	السُّفُن‎‎; السَّفَائِن‎ as-sufun‎; as-safāʾin	سُفُن‎‎; سَفَائِن‎ sufun‎; safāʾin
Nominative	سُفُنٌ‎‎; سَفَائِنُ‎ sufunun‎; safāʾinu	السُّفُنُ‎‎; السَّفَائِنُ‎ as-sufunu‎; as-safāʾinu	سُفُنُ‎‎; سَفَائِنُ‎ sufunu‎; safāʾinu
Accusative	سُفُنًا‎‎; سَفَائِنَ‎ sufunan‎; safāʾina	السُّفُنَ‎‎; السَّفَائِنَ‎ as-sufuna‎; as-safāʾina	سُفُنَ‎‎; سَفَائِنَ‎ sufuna‎; safāʾina
Genitive	سُفُنٍ‎‎; سَفَائِنَ‎ sufunin‎; safāʾina	السُّفُنِ‎‎; السَّفَائِنِ‎ as-sufuni‎; as-safāʾini	سُفُنِ‎‎; سَفَائِنِ‎ sufuni‎; safāʾini

Derived terms

سَفِينَة فَضَائِيَّة‎ (safīna faḍāʾiyya, “spaceship”)
سَفِينَةُ الصَّحْرَاءِ‎ (safīnatu ṣ-ṣaḥrāʾi, “ship of the desert”)

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: سفينة‎ (safīna)
South Levantine Arabic: سفينة‎ (safīne)
→ Kurdish
- Northern Kurdish: sefîne
→ Ottoman Turkish: سفینه‎ (sefine)
- Turkish: sefine
→ Persian: سفینه‎ (safine)
→ Swahili: safina

References

Ahrens, Karl (1930), “Christliches im Qoran. Eine Nachlese”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎ (in German), volume 84, page 25
Corriente, Federico; Pereira, Christophe; Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017) Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, page 641
Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 216–217
Guidi, Ignazio (1879) Della sede primitiva dei popoli semitici (in Italian), Rome: Tipi del Salviucci, page 37–38 footnote 10
Wagner, Max (1966) Die lexikalischen und grammatikalischen Aramaismen im alttestamentlichen Hebräisch (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft; 96) (in German), Berlin: Alfred Töpelmann, →ISBN, page 88

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سَفِينَة‎ (safīna).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sfiː.na/

Noun

سفينة • (sfīna) f (plural سفينات‎ (sfīnāt) or سفاين‎ (sfāyin))

ship
Synonym: بابور‎ (bābūr)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ف ن‎

Etymology

From Arabic سَفِينَة‎ (safīna).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.fiː.ne/, [saˈfiː.ne]

IPA^(key): /sa.fiː.na/, [saˈfiː.na]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Noun

سفينة • (safīne) f (plural سفن‎ (sufon))

ship
Synonyms: باخرة‎‎ (bāḵira), بابور‎ (bābōr)
‏سفينة فضاء‎‎ ― safīnet faḍāʔ ― spaceship
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Derived terms

سفينة فضاء‎ (safīnet faḍāʔ, “spaceship”)
سفينة شراعيّة‎ (safīne širāʕiyye, “sailing ship”)
سفينة حربيّة‎ (safīne ḥarbiyye, “warship”)