ܣܦܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *śapat-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɛf(ə)θɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܣܦܬܐ • (sefṯaʾ) f (plural ܣܦܘܬܐ)
- (anatomy) lip
- snout, trunk
- brim, rim
- border, edge, ledge
- (geography) brink, shore, coast
Inflection
declension of ܣܦܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܣܦܐ | ܣܦܘܢ |
| construct | ܣܦܬ | ܣܦܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܣܦܬܐ | ܣܦܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܦܬܝ | ܣܦܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܦܬܟ | ܣܦܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܦܬܟܝ | ܣܦܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܦܬܗ | ܣܦܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܦܬܗ | ܣܦܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܦܬܢ | ܣܦܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܦܬܟܘܢ | ܣܦܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܦܬܟܝܢ | ܣܦܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܦܬܗܘܢ | ܣܦܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܦܬܗܝܢ | ܣܦܘܬܗܝܢ |
Adverb
ܣܦܬܐ • (transliteration needed)
- (in the absolute state) fully, entirely
References
- “sph”, 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, p. 233a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 385a
- 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. 1036a