ܣܘܦܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ܣܦܬܐ (sep̄ṯā, lip; border, margin, edge). Forms a root ܣ-ܘ-ܦ (s-w-p) related to ending. Cognate with Aramaic סוֹפָא.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ܣܘܦܐ (sawpām (plural ܣܘܦܐ (sawpē))

  1. end, edge
  2. limit, border, bound

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • swp”, 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 225a,
  • Haupt, Paul (1917) “Syriac sífṯâ, lip, and sáu̮pâ, end”, in Journal of the Society of Oriental Research[1], volume 1, page 92
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 369b
  • 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 987b