ܨܦܘܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σάπων (sápōn), from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ. Also found as Aramaic צַפּוֹן (ṣappōn), סַפּוֹן (sappōn), Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn), Hebrew סַבּוֹן (sabbṓn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sˤapponɑ(ʔ)]
Inflection
declension of ܨܦܘܢܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܨܦܘܢ |
| construct | ܨܦܘܢ |
| emphatic | ܨܦܘܢܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܨܦܘܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܨܦܘܢܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܨܦܘܢܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܨܦܘܢܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܨܦܘܢܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܨܦܘܢܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܨܦܘܢܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܨܦܘܢܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܨܦܘܢܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܨܦܘܢܗܝܢ |
Descendants
- → Arabic: صَابُون (ṣābūn) (see there for further descendants)
References
- “ṣpwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 482b
- 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 1297a
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