Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the root ܫ-ܦ-ܐ (š-p-ʾ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʃufjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃufje(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܫܘܦܝܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܫܘܦܝܐ)

  1. lubricating grease
  2. thigh fat
  3. broth
Inflection edit

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

Etymology 2 edit

From the root ܫ-ܦ-ܐ (š-p-ʾ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʃuppɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃuppɑje(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܫܘܦܝܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܘܦܝܐ)

  1. scrubbing, rubbing
  2. shampooing
  3. massage
Inflection edit

References edit

  • šwpy”, 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, p. 376a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 567b
  • 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, p. 1533a