ܣܦܝܢܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܦܝܢܬܐ

Root
ܣ ܦ ܢ (s p n)
3 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))

1. (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-sūpiq lan ṭaˁnā gāw yāwān.

   We sailed from Italy to Malta on the ship, before we unloaded the cargo in Greece.

2. (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 (spītī)		ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܲܢ (spītan)
	construct	ܣܦܝܼܢܲܬ (spīnat)	2nd person	ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܼܟ݂ (spītūḵ)	ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (spītāḵ)	ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (spītāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (spītā)	3rd person	ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܹܗ (spītēh)	ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܿܗ̇ (spītōh)	ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܗܘܿܢ (spīthōn)
plural	absolute	- (-)	1st person	ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܝܼ̈ (spīnātī)		ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܲܢ̈ (spīnātan)
	construct	ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬ̈ (spīnāt)	2nd person	ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (spīnātūḵ)	ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (spīnātāḵ)	ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (spīnātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ (spīnātē)	3rd person	ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (spīnātūh)	ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (spīnātōh)	ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (spīnāthōn)

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))

1. ship, boat
2. 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