שפה
Appearance
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Semitic *śapat- (“lip”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /saˈfa/
Noun
[edit]שָׂפָה • (safá) f (dual indefinite שפתיים / שְׂפָתַיִם, plural indefinite שָׂפוֹת, singular construct שְׂפַת־) [pattern: קְטָלָה]
- (anatomy) lip (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth)
- (figuratively) lip (rim of an open container)
- (metonymic) language (body of words used as a form of communication)
- Synonym: לָשׁוֹן (lashón)
- (uncountable) language, speech (choice of words, manner of speech)
- Synonym: לָשׁוֹן (lashón)
Usage notes
[edit]- The plural form שָׂפוֹת is used for languages (whether two or more than two languages). The dual form שְׂפָתַיִם is used for (two or more) lips (the body part).
Declension
[edit]| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | שָׂפָה | first | שְׂפָתִי | שְׂפָתֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַשָּׂפָה | second | שְׂפָתְךָ | שְׂפָתֵךְ | שְׂפַתְכֶם | שְׂפַתְכֶן | |
| construct | שְׂפַת־ | third | שְׂפָתוֹ | שְׂפָתָהּ | שְׂפָתָם | שְׂפָתָן | |
| dual | indefinite | שפתיים / שְׂפָתַיִם | first | שפתיי / שְׂפָתַי | שְׂפָתֵינוּ | ||
| definite | השפתיים / הַשְּׂפָתַיִם | second | שְׂפָתֶיךָ | שפתייך / שְׂפָתַיִךְ | שִׂפְתֵיכֶם | שִׂפְתֵיכֶן | |
| construct | שִׂפְתֵי־ | third | שְׂפָתָיו | שְׂפָתֶיהָ | שִׂפְתֵיהֶם | שִׂפְתֵיהֶן | |
| plural | indefinite | שָׂפוֹת | first | שפותיי / שְׂפוֹתַי | שְׂפוֹתֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הַשָּׂפוֹת | second | שְׂפוֹתֶיךָ | שפותייך / שְׂפוֹתַיִךְ | שְׂפוֹתֵיכֶם | שְׂפוֹתֵיכֶן | |
| construct | שְׂפוֹת־ | third | שְׂפוֹתָיו | שְׂפוֹתֶיהָ | שְׂפוֹתָם | שְׂפוֹתָן | |
Derived terms
[edit]- שְׂפַת אֵם (sfát ém)
- שְׂפַת הַיָּם (sfát hayám)
- שְׂפַת מִדְרָכָה (sfat midrakhá)
- שְׂפַת תִּכְנוּת (sfat tikhnút)
- שפתיים גדולות / שְּׂפָתַיִם גְּדוֹלוֹת (sfatáyim gdolót)
- שפתיים קטנות / שְּׂפָתַיִם קְטַנּוֹת (sfatáyim ktanót)
References
[edit]Categories:
- Visual dictionary
- Hebrew terms belonging to the root שׂ־פ־ה
- Hebrew terms inherited from Proto-Semitic
- Hebrew terms derived from Proto-Semitic
- Hebrew terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hebrew lemmas
- Hebrew nouns
- Hebrew terms in the pattern קְטָלָה
- Hebrew feminine nouns
- he:Anatomy
- Hebrew metonyms
- Hebrew uncountable nouns
- Hebrew nouns with plurals ending in ־יים
- he:Face

