Aramaic

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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סֵיפָא (sēp̄ām (absolute plural סְיָפֵין (syāp̄īn))

  1. end, distant region

Etymology 2

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סַיְפָּא (saypām (emphatic plural סַיְפֵּא (saypē), absolute plural סְיָיפִּין (syapīn))

  1. sword, blade
    Synonyms: סַפְסֵרָא (sap̄sērā), חַרְבׇּא (ḥarbā)
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Etymology 3

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סִיפָּא (sippām (emphatic plural סִיפֵּא (sippē), absolute plural סִיפִּין (sippīn), construct plural סִיפִּי (sippī))

  1. Alternative spelling of סִפָּא (sippā, threshold; doorpost)

References

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  • syp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • syp2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • sp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Max Leopold Margolis, Manual of the Aramaic Language of the Babylonian Talmud