ܣܝܦܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܣܝܦܐ
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܣ ܘ ܦ (s w p) |
| 1 term |
From Aramaic סַיְפָּא (saypā); related to Arabic سَيْف (sayf), Hebrew סַיִף (sayif), Amharic ሰይፍ (säyf) and Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos).
Pronunciation 1
- (standard) IPA(key): [ˈsajːpɑ]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ˈseːpɑ]
Noun
ܣܲܝܦܵܐ • (saypā) m (plural ܣܲܝܦܹ̈ܐ (saypē))
- sword (long-bladed weapon device designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack)
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܲܝܦܵܐ (saypā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܣܲܝܦܝܼ (saypī) | ܣܲܝܦܲܢ (saypan) | ||
| construct | ܣܲܝܦ (sayp) | 2nd person | ܣܲܝܦܘܼܟ݂ (saypuḵ) | ܣܲܝܦܵܟ݂ܝ (saypāḵ) | ܣܲܝܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (saypāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܣܲܝܦܵܐ (saypā) | 3rd person | ܣܲܝܦܹܗ (saypēh) | ܣܲܝܦܘܿܗ̇ (saypoh) | ܣܲܝܦܗܘܿܢ (sayphon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܣܲܝܦܝܼ̈ (saypī) | ܣܲܝܦܲܢ̈ (saypan) | ||
| construct | ܣܲܝܦܲܝ̈ (saypay) | 2nd person | ܣܲܝܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (saypuḵ) | ܣܲܝܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (saypāḵ) | ܣܲܝܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (saypāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܣܲܝܦܹ̈ܐ (saypē) | 3rd person | ܣܲܝܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (saypuh) | ܣܲܝܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (saypoh) | ܣܲܝܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sayphon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܣܲܝܦܘܿܢܵܐ (sayponā)
- ܣܲܝܦܵܢܵܝܵܐ (saypānāyā, “swordlike”)
Pronunciation 2
- (standard) IPA(key): [ˈsaj.jɑːpɑ]
Noun
ܣܲܝܵܦܵܐ • (sayyāpā) m (plural ܣܲܝܵܦܹ̈ܐ (sayyāpē), feminine ܣܲܝܵܦܬܵܐ (sayyāptā))
- swordsman (A person skilled at using swords in sport or combat)
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܲܝܵܦܵܐ (sayyāpā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܣܲܝܵܦܝܼ (sayyāpī) | ܣܲܝܵܦܲܢ (sayyāpan) | ||
| construct | ܣܲܝܵܦ (sayyāp) | 2nd person | ܣܲܝܵܦܘܼܟ݂ (sayyāpuḵ) | ܣܲܝܵܦܵܟ݂ܝ (sayyāpāḵ) | ܣܲܝܵܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sayyāpāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܣܲܝܵܦܵܐ (sayyāpā) | 3rd person | ܣܲܝܵܦܹܗ (sayyāpēh) | ܣܲܝܵܦܘܿܗ̇ (sayyāpoh) | ܣܲܝܵܦܗܘܿܢ (sayyāphon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܣܲܝܵܦܝܼ̈ (sayyāpī) | ܣܲܝܵܦܲܢ̈ (sayyāpan) | ||
| construct | ܣܲܝܵܦܲܝ̈ (sayyāpay) | 2nd person | ܣܲܝܵܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sayyāpuḵ) | ܣܲܝܵܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sayyāpāḵ) | ܣܲܝܵܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sayyāpāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܣܲܝܵܦܹ̈ܐ (sayyāpē) | 3rd person | ܣܲܝܵܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sayyāpuh) | ܣܲܝܵܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sayyāpoh) | ܣܲܝܵܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sayyāphon) | ||
Pronunciation 3
- IPA(key): [ˈsaj.foː]
Proper noun
ܣܲܝܦܵܐ or ܣܰܝܦ݂ܳܐ • (sayfō) m
- Sayfo; the Assyrian Genocide (The genocide of Assyrians by the Ottoman Empire, lasting from 1914 to 1918.)
See also
- ܡܣܝܼܦܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (msīpānutā, “genocide”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Compare Amharic ሰይፍ (säyf), Arabic سَيْف (sayf), Hebrew סַיִף (sáyip̄), Maltese sejf, and Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsaj.fɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ˈsaj.fe] (plural)
Noun
ܣܝܦܐ • (sayfā) m (plural ܣܝܦܐ)
- sword, blade
- sword blow or cut
- lowest wooden part of plough/plow
Inflection
inflection of ܣܝܦܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܣܝܦ | ܣܝܦܝܢ |
| construct | ܣܝܦ | ܣܝܦܝ |
| emphatic | ܣܝܦܐ | ܣܝܦܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܝܦܝ | ܣܝܦܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܝܦܟ | ܣܝܦܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܝܦܟܝ | ܣܝܦܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܝܦܗ | ܣܝܦܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܝܦܗ | ܣܝܦܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܝܦܢ | ܣܝܦܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܝܦܟܘܢ | ܣܝܦܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܝܦܟܝܢ | ܣܝܦܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܝܦܗܘܢ | ܣܝܦܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܝܦܗܝܢ | ܣܝܦܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms
- (sword): ܚܪܒܐ (ḥarbā), ܣܦܣܝܪܐ (sap̄sêrā)
Derived terms
- ܣܝܦܘܢܐ (saypōnā)
Etymology 2
From the root ܣ-ܘ-ܦ (s-w-p) related to ending.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [s(ə.)ˈjɑ.fɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [s(ə.)ˈjɑ.fe] (plural)
Noun
ܣܝܦܐ • (səyāp̄ā) m (plural ܣܝܦܐ)
- slaughter, destruction
Inflection
inflection of ܣܝܦܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܣܝܦ | ܣܝܦܝܢ |
| construct | ܣܝܦ | ܣܝܦܝ |
| emphatic | ܣܝܦܐ | ܣܝܦܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܝܦܝ | ܣܝܦܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܝܦܟ | ܣܝܦܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܝܦܟܝ | ܣܝܦܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܝܦܗ | ܣܝܦܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܝܦܗ | ܣܝܦܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܝܦܢ | ܣܝܦܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܝܦܟܘܢ | ܣܝܦܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܝܦܟܝܢ | ܣܝܦܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܝܦܗܘܢ | ܣܝܦܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܝܦܗܝܢ | ܣܝܦܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “syp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-29
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 227a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 375b-376a
- 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 1006b