ܐܣܦܘܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪspuɡ.ɡɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܐ • (ispuggā) f sg (plural ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܹ̈ܐ (ispuggē))

1. sponge

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܐ (ispuggā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܝܼ (ispuggī)		ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܲܢ (ispuggan)
	construct	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓ (ispug)	2nd person	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܘܼܟ݂ (ispuggūḵ)	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܟ݂ܝ (ispuggāḵ)	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ispuggāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܐ (ispuggā)	3rd person	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܹܗ (ispuggēh)	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܗ̇ (ispuggāh)	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܗܘܿܢ (ispugghōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܝܼ̈ (ispuggī)		ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܲܢ̈ (ispuggan)
	construct	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܲܝ̈ (ispuggay)	2nd person	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ispuggūḵ)	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ispuggāḵ)	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ispuggāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܹ̈ܐ (ispuggē)	3rd person	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ispuggūh)	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ispuggōh)	ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ispugghōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ispūgānāyā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܣܦܘܢܓܐ
• ܐܣܦܘܢܓܘܣ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspoɡɡɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛspoɡɡe(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܣܦܘܓܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܣܦܘܓܐ)

1. sponge

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܣܦܘܓܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܣܦܘܓ	ܐܣܦܘܓܝܢ
construct	ܐܣܦܘܓ	ܐܣܦܘܓܝ
emphatic	ܐܣܦܘܓܐ	ܐܣܦܘܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܣܦܘܓܝ	ܐܣܦܘܓܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܣܦܘܓܟ	ܐܣܦܘܓܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܣܦܘܓܟܝ	ܐܣܦܘܓܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܣܦܘܓܗ	ܐܣܦܘܓܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܣܦܘܓܗ	ܐܣܦܘܓܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܣܦܘܓܢ	ܐܣܦܘܓܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܣܦܘܓܟܘܢ	ܐܣܦܘܓܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܣܦܘܓܟܝܢ	ܐܣܦܘܓܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܣܦܘܓܗܘܢ	ܐܣܦܘܓܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܣܦܘܓܗܝܢ	ܐܣܦܘܓܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀspwg”, 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. 15b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 24a
• 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. 75a