ܣܝܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܝܦܐ

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܘ ܦ (s w p)
4 terms

From Aramaic סַיְפָּא (saypā); related to Arabic سَيْف (sayf), Hebrew סַיִף (sayif), Amharic ሰይፍ (säyf) and Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos). The latter noun is an occupational noun derived from the former, and the proper noun is from the Western Syriac or Turoyo vocalisation.

Pronunciation

• ܣܲܝܦܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈsaj.pɑ]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ˈseːpɑ]
• ܣܲܝܵܦܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈsaj.jɑːpɑ]
• ܣܰܝܦܳܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈsaj.foː]

Noun

ܣܲܝܦܵܐ • (saypā) m (plural ܣܲܝ̈ܦܹܐ (saypē) or ܣܲܝ̈ܦܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (saypawwāṯā))

1. sword
2. (figuratively) extermination

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܝܦܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܲܝܦܝܼ (saypī)		ܣܲܝܦܲܢ (saypan)
	construct	ܣܹܝܦ (sēp)		2nd person	ܣܲܝܦܘܼܟ݂ (saypūḵ)	ܣܲܝܦܵܟ݂ܝ (saypāḵ)	ܣܲܝܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (saypāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܝܦܵܐ (saypā)		3rd person	ܣܲܝܦܹܗ (saypēh)	ܣܲܝܦܵܗ̇ (saypāh)	ܣܲܝܦܗܘܿܢ (sayphōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܲܝܦܝܼ̈ (saypī)		ܣܲܝܦܲܢ̈ (saypan)
	construct	ܣܲܝܦܲܝ̈ (saypay)		2nd person	ܣܲܝܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (saypūḵ)	ܣܲܝܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (saypāḵ)	ܣܲܝܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (saypāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܝ̈ܦܹܐ (saypē)		3rd person	ܣܲܝܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (saypūh)	ܣܲܝ̈ܦܘܿܗ̇ (saypōh)	ܣܲܝܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sayphōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܲܝܦܘܿܢܵܐ (saypōnā, “little sword”)
• ܣܲܝܦܵܢܵܝܵܐ (saypānāyā, “swordlike”)
• ܢܘܼܢ ܣܲܝܦܵܐ (nūn saypā, “swordfish”)

See also

• (sword): ܚܲܪܒܵܐ (ḥarbā), ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܝܪܵܐ (safsērā)

Noun

ܣܲܝܵܦܵܐ • (sayyāpā) m (plural ܣܲܝܵܦܹ̈ܐ (sayyāpē), feminine ܣܲܝܵܦܬܵܐ (sayyāptā))

1. swordsman (a person skilled at using swords in sport or combat)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܝܵܦܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܲܝܵܦܝܼ (sayyāpī)		ܣܲܝܵܦܲܢ (sayyāpan)
	construct	ܣܲܝܵܦ (sayyāp)		2nd person	ܣܲܝܵܦܘܼܟ݂ (sayyāpūḵ)	ܣܲܝܵܦܵܟ݂ܝ (sayyāpāḵ)	ܣܲܝܵܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sayyāpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܝܵܦܵܐ (sayyāpā)		3rd person	ܣܲܝܵܦܹܗ (sayyāpēh)	ܣܲܝܵܦܵܗ̇ (sayyāpāh)	ܣܲܝܵܦܗܘܿܢ (sayyāphōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܲܝܵܦܝܼ̈ (sayyāpī)		ܣܲܝܵܦܲܢ̈ (sayyāpan)
	construct	ܣܲܝܵܦܲܝ̈ (sayyāpay)		2nd person	ܣܲܝܵܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sayyāpūḵ)	ܣܲܝܵܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sayyāpāḵ)	ܣܲܝܵܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sayyāpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܝܵܦܹ̈ܐ (sayyāpē)		3rd person	ܣܲܝܵܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sayyāpūh)	ܣܲܝܵܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sayyāpōh)	ܣܲܝܵܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sayyāphōn)

Proper noun

ܣܲܝܦܵܐ or ܣܰܝܦܳܐ • (sayfō) m

1. Sayfo; the Assyrian Genocide (The genocide of Assyrians by the Ottoman Empire, lasting from 1914 to 1918.)

See also

• ܡܣܝܼܦܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (msīpānūtā)

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.fɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈsaj.fe] (plural)

Noun

ܣܝܦܐ • (sayfā) m (plural ܣܝܦܐ)

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܝܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܝܦ		1st person	ܣܝܦܝ		ܣܝܦܢ
	construct	ܣܝܦ		2nd person	ܣܝܦܟ	ܣܝܦܟܝ	ܣܝܦܟܘܢ	ܣܝܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܝܦܐ		3rd person	ܣܝܦܗ	ܣܝܦܗ	ܣܝܦܗܘܢ	ܣܝܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܝܦܝܢ		1st person	ܣܝܦܝ		ܣܝܦܝܢ
	construct	ܣܝܦܝ		2nd person	ܣܝܦܝܟ	ܣܝܦܝܟܝ	ܣܝܦܝܟܘܢ	ܣܝܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܝܦܐ		3rd person	ܣܝܦܘܗܝ	ܣܝܦܝܗ	ܣܝܦܝܗܘܢ	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܝܦ		1st person	ܣܝܦܝ		ܣܝܦܢ
	construct	ܣܝܦ		2nd person	ܣܝܦܟ	ܣܝܦܟܝ	ܣܝܦܟܘܢ	ܣܝܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܝܦܐ		3rd person	ܣܝܦܗ	ܣܝܦܗ	ܣܝܦܗܘܢ	ܣܝܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܝܦܝܢ		1st person	ܣܝܦܝ		ܣܝܦܝܢ
	construct	ܣܝܦܝ		2nd person	ܣܝܦܝܟ	ܣܝܦܝܟܝ	ܣܝܦܝܟܘܢ	ܣܝܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܝܦܐ		3rd person	ܣܝܦܘܗܝ	ܣܝܦܝܗ	ܣܝܦܝܗܘܢ	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