إسفنط

Arabic

Alternative forms
  • إِسْفَنْد (ʔisfand), إِسْفِنْد (ʔisfind), إِصْفَنْط (ʔiṣfanṭ), إِصْفَنْد (ʔiṣfand), إِصْفِنْط (ʔiṣfinṭ), إِصْفِنْد (ʔiṣfind)

Etymology

From Aramaic אפסנתין / ܐܦܣܢܬܝܢ (/⁠ap̄sinṭīn⁠/), from Byzantine Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion). Cognate to Latin absinthium, absinthiātum (“vermouth, wormwood wine”). Doublet of أَفْسِنْتِين (ʔafsintīn, “wormwood; absinthe”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔis.fintˤ/ and IPA(key): /ʔis.fantˤ/

Noun

إِسْفِنْط or إِسْفَنْط • (ʔisfinṭ or ʔisfanṭ) m (obsolete)

  1. wine, especially vermouth

Declension
Declension of noun إِسْفِنْط (ʔisfinṭ)‎; إِسْفَنْط (ʔisfanṭ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal إِسْفِنْط‎; إِسْفَنْط
ʔisfinṭ‎; ʔisfanṭ		 الْإِسْفِنْط‎; الْإِسْفَنْط
al-ʔisfinṭ‎; al-ʔisfanṭ		 إِسْفِنْط‎; إِسْفَنْط
ʔisfinṭ‎; ʔisfanṭ
Nominative إِسْفِنْطٌ‎; إِسْفَنْطٌ
ʔisfinṭun‎; ʔisfanṭun		 الْإِسْفِنْطُ‎; الْإِسْفَنْطُ
al-ʔisfinṭu‎; al-ʔisfanṭu		 إِسْفِنْطُ‎; إِسْفَنْطُ
ʔisfinṭu‎; ʔisfanṭu
Accusative إِسْفِنْطًا‎; إِسْفَنْطًا
ʔisfinṭan‎; ʔisfanṭan		 الْإِسْفِنْطَ‎; الْإِسْفَنْطَ
al-ʔisfinṭa‎; al-ʔisfanṭa		 إِسْفِنْطَ‎; إِسْفَنْطَ
ʔisfinṭa‎; ʔisfanṭa
Genitive إِسْفِنْطٍ‎; إِسْفَنْطٍ
ʔisfinṭin‎; ʔisfanṭin		 الْإِسْفِنْطِ‎; الْإِسْفَنْطِ
al-ʔisfinṭi‎; al-ʔisfanṭi		 إِسْفِنْطِ‎; إِسْفَنْطِ
ʔisfinṭi‎; ʔisfanṭi

References
  • “ˀpsyntynwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 162
  • Freytag, Georg (1830) “إسفنط”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎ (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 35
  • الأعشى [al-ʾaʿšā] (a. 625) Geyer, Rudolf, editor, Zwei Gedichte von Al-ʾAʿšâ (Sitzungsberichte der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Philosophisch-historische Klasse; 149/6)‎ (in German), volume Mâ Bukâʾu, Wien: In Kommission bei Carl Gerold’s Sohn, published 1905, pages 81–83
  • Jacob, Georg (1897) Altarabisches Beduinenleben nach den Quellen geschildert‎ (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Mayer & Müller, pages 248–249
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎ (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 81
  • Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 99
  • Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 388–390
  • Maraqten, Mohammed (1993) “Wine Drinking and Wine Prohibition in Arabia before Islam”, in Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, volume 23, page 102
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