סופא

Aramaic

Etymology

From סִיפְתָּא (sip̄tā, “lip; border, margin, edge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔːpɑ/

Noun

סוֹפָא • (sōp̄ā) m

1. limit, end, edge

References

• “swp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Haupt, Paul (1917) “Syriac sífṯâ, lip, and sáu̮pâ, end”, in Journal of the Society of Oriental Research‎^[1], volume 1, page 92