ܣܦܝܢܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܣܦܝܢܬܐ
| Root |
|---|
| ܣ ܦ ܢ (s p n) |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
From Aramaic סְפִינִתָּא (sǝp̄īntā); compare Arabic سَفِينَة (safīna), Hebrew סְפִינָה (sfiná).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [spiːt.tɑː]
Noun
ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ • (spītā) f (plural ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ (spīnātē) or ܣܦܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (spīnāṯā))
- (nautical) ship, boat (large water-borne vessel)
- ܛܪܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܝܼܛܵܠܝܼܵܐ ܠܡܝܼܠܹܛܹܐ ܓܵܘ ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ، ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܕܣܘܼܦܸܩ ܠܲܢ ܛܲܥܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܝܵܘܵܢ.
- ṭrē lan min īṭālīyā l-mīlēṭē gāw spītā, min qam d-supiq lan ṭaʿnā gāw yāwān.
- We sailed from Italy to Malta on the ship, before we unloaded the cargo in Greece.
- (computing, mathematics) spaceship (finite pattern that reappears after a certain number of generations in the same orientation but in a different position)
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (spītā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | - (-) | 1st person | ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܝܼ (spitī) | ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܲܢ (spītan) | ||
| construct | ܣܦܝܼܢܲܬ (spīnat) | 2nd person | ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܼܟ݂ (spituḵ) | ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (spītāḵ) | ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (spītāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (spītā) | 3rd person | ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܹܗ (spītēh) | ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܿܗ̇ (spitoh) | ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܗܘܿܢ (spithon) | ||
| plural | absolute | - (-) | 1st person | ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܝܼ̈ (spīnātī) | ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܲܢ̈ (spīnātan) | ||
| construct | ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬ̈ (spīnāt) | 2nd person | ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (spīnātuḵ) | ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (spīnātāḵ) | ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (spīnātāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ (spīnātē) | 3rd person | ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (spīnātuh) | ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (spīnātoh) | ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (spīnāthon) | ||
Synonyms
- (boat): ܐܸܠܦܵܐ (ilpā), ܓܵܡܝܼ (gāmī)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
See the Hebrew spelling סְפינִתָּא (sǝp̄īntā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səpintɑ/, [s(ə)fittɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [s(ə)fine], [s(ə)finɑθɑ], [s(ə)finjɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܣܦܝܢܬܐ • (səp̄īntā) f (plural ܣܦܝܢܝܬܐ (səp̄īnyātā) or ܣܦܝܢܬܐ (səp̄īnātā) or ܣܦܝܢܐ (səp̄īnē))
- ship, boat
- tortoise
Inflection
declension of ܣܦܝܢܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܣܦܝܢܐ | ܣܦܝܢܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܣܦܝܢܬ | ܣܦܝܢܝܬ ,ܣܦܝܢܬ ,ܣܦܝܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܣܦܝܢܬܐ | ܣܦܝܢܝܬܐ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܐ ,ܣܦܝܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܦܝܢܬܝ | ܣܦܝܢܝܬܝ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܝ ,ܣܦܝܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܦܝܢܬܟ | ܣܦܝܢܝܬܟ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܟ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܦܝܢܬܟܝ | ܣܦܝܢܝܬܟܝ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܟܝ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܦܝܢܬܗ | ܣܦܝܢܝܬܗ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܗ ,ܣܦܝܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܦܝܢܬܗ | ܣܦܝܢܝܬܗ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܗ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܦܝܢܬܢ | ܣܦܝܢܝܬܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܦܝܢܬܟܘܢ | ܣܦܝܢܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܦܝܢܬܟܝܢ | ܣܦܝܢܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܦܝܢܬܗܘܢ | ܣܦܝܢܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܦܝܢܬܗܝܢ | ܣܦܝܢܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܣܦܝܢܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܣܦܝܢܬܘܢܝܬܐ (səp̄īntōnīṯā, “little ship”)
- ܣܦܢܐ (sappānā, “sailor; shipwright”)
- ܣܦܢܘܬܐ (sappānūṯā, “seamanship”)
- ܣܦܢܝܐ (sappānāyā, “navigational”)
References
- “spynh”, 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 233b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 385b
- 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 1030b