ܣܝܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Amharic ሰይፍ (säyf), Arabic سَيْف (sayf), Hebrew סַיִף (sáyip̄), Maltese sejf, and Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsaj.pɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈsaj.pe] (plural)

Noun

ܣܝܦܐ • (saypā) m (plural ܣܝܦܐ)

1. sword, blade
2. sword blow or cut
3. lowest wooden part of plough/plow

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܝܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܝܦ	ܣܝܦܝܢ
construct	ܣܝܦ	ܣܝܦܝ
emphatic	ܣܝܦܐ	ܣܝܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܝܦܝ	ܣܝܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܝܦܟ	ܣܝܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܝܦܟܝ	ܣܝܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܝܦܗ	ܣܝܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܝܦܗ	ܣܝܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܝܦܢ	ܣܝܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܝܦܟܘܢ	ܣܝܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܝܦܟܝܢ	ܣܝܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܝܦܗܘܢ	ܣܝܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܝܦܗܝܢ	ܣܝܦܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (sword): ܚܪܒܐ (ḥarbā), ܣܦܣܝܪܐ (sap̄sêrā)

Derived terms

• ܣܝܦܘܢܐ (saypōnā)

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܘ-ܦ (s-w-p) related to ending.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə.)ˈjɑ.fɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [s(ə.)ˈjɑ.fe] (plural)

Noun

ܣܝܦܐ • (səyāp̄ā) m (plural ܣܝܦܐ)

1. slaughter, destruction

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܝܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܝܦ	ܣܝܦܝܢ
construct	ܣܝܦ	ܣܝܦܝ
emphatic	ܣܝܦܐ	ܣܝܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܝܦܝ	ܣܝܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܝܦܟ	ܣܝܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܝܦܟܝ	ܣܝܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܝܦܗ	ܣܝܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܝܦܗ	ܣܝܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܝܦܢ	ܣܝܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܝܦܟܘܢ	ܣܝܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܝܦܟܝܢ	ܣܝܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܝܦܗܘܢ	ܣܝܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܝܦܗܝܢ	ܣܝܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “syp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-29
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 227a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 375b-376a
• 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 1006b