ܐܫܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒈦𒈦 (āšipu [MAŠ.MAŠ]). Compare Hebrew אַשָּׁף (ʾaššāp̄).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔaʃʃɑfɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔaʃʃɑfe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܫܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܫܦܐ)

1. enchanter, charmer

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܫܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܫܦ	ܐܫܦܝܢ
construct	ܐܫܦ	ܐܫܦܝ
emphatic	ܐܫܦܐ	ܐܫܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܫܦܝ	ܐܫܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܫܦܟ	ܐܫܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܫܦܟܝ	ܐܫܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܫܦܗ	ܐܫܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܫܦܗ	ܐܫܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܫܦܢ	ܐܫܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܫܦܟܘܢ	ܐܫܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܫܦܟܝܢ	ܐܫܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܫܦܗܘܢ	ܐܫܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܫܦܗܝܢ	ܐܫܦܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛʃpɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛʃpe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܫܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܫܦܐ)

1. enchantment, charm, incantation

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܫܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܫܦ	ܐܫܦܝܢ
construct	ܐܫܦ	ܐܫܦܝ
emphatic	ܐܫܦܐ	ܐܫܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܫܦܝ	ܐܫܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܫܦܟ	ܐܫܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܫܦܟܝ	ܐܫܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܫܦܗ	ܐܫܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܫܦܗ	ܐܫܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܫܦܢ	ܐܫܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܫܦܟܘܢ	ܐܫܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܫܦܟܝܢ	ܐܫܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܫܦܗܘܢ	ܐܫܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܫܦܗܝܢ	ܐܫܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀšp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-02
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 21a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 31a
• 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. 107b