ܣܝܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܝܦܐ

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܘ ܦ (s w p)
1 term

From Aramaic סַיְפָּא (saypā); related to Arabic سَيْف (sayf), Hebrew סַיִף (sayif), Amharic ሰይፍ (säyf) and Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos).

Pronunciation 1

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈsajːpɑ]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ˈseːpɑ]

Noun

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

1. sword
2. (figuratively) extermination

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܝܦܵܐ (saypā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܲܝܦܝܼ (saypī)		ܣܲܝܦܲܢ (saypan)
	construct	ܣܲܝܦ (sayp)	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	ܣܲܝܦܹ̈ܐ (saypē)	3rd person	ܣܲܝܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (saypūh)	ܣܲܝܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (saypōh)	ܣܲܝܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sayphōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܲܝܦܘܿܢܵܐ (saypōnā)
• ܣܲܝܦܵܢܵܝܵܐ (saypānāyā, “swordlike”)

Pronunciation 2

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈsaj.jɑːpɑ]

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 (sayyāpā)

number	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)

Pronunciation 3

• IPA^(key): [ˈsaj.foː]

Proper noun

ܣܲܝܦܵܐ or ܣܰܝܦ݂ܳܐ • (sayfō) m

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

See also

• ܡܣܝܼܦܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (msīpānūtā, “genocide”)

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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܝܦ	ܣܝܦܝܢ
construct	ܣܝܦ	ܣܝܦܝ
emphatic	ܣܝܦܐ	ܣܝܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܝܦܝ	ܣܝܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܝܦܟ	ܣܝܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܝܦܟܝ	ܣܝܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܝܦܗ	ܣܝܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܝܦܗ	ܣܝܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܝܦܢ	ܣܝܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܝܦܟܘܢ	ܣܝܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܝܦܟܝܢ	ܣܝܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܝܦܗܘܢ	ܣܝܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܝܦܗܝܢ	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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܝܦ	ܣܝܦܝܢ
construct	ܣܝܦ	ܣܝܦܝ
emphatic	ܣܝܦܐ	ܣܝܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܝܦܝ	ܣܝܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܝܦܟ	ܣܝܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܝܦܟܝ	ܣܝܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܝܦܗ	ܣܝܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܝܦܗ	ܣܝܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܝܦܢ	ܣܝܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܝܦܟܘܢ	ܣܝܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܝܦܟܝܢ	ܣܝܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܝܦܗܘܢ	ܣܝܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܝܦܗܝܢ	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