ܣܦܢܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from ܣܦܝܢܬܐ (səp̄īttā, ship). Compare Hebrew סַפָּן (sappān), Arabic سَفَّان (saffān).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [sappɑnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sappɑne] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܣܦܢܐ (sappānām (plural ܣܦܢܐ (sappānē))

  1. sailor, mariner
    Synonyms: ܡܠܚܐ, ܐܠܦܪܐ
  2. ship captain
  3. shipwright

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • spn”, 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 233b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 386a
  • 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 1032a