Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܣܦܝܢܬܐ

Etymology

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Root
ܣ ܦ ܢ (s p n)
3 terms

Inherited from Aramaic סְפִינִתָּא (sǝp̄īntā); compare Arabic سَفِينَة (safīna), Hebrew סְפִינָה (sfiná).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [spiːt.tɑː]

Noun

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ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (spītāf (plural ܣܦܝܼܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ (spīnātē) or ܣܦܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (spīnāṯā))

  1. (nautical) ship, boat (large water-borne vessel)
    ܛܪܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܝܼܛܵܠܝܼܵܐ ܠܡܝܼܠܹܛܹܐ ܓܵܘ ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ، ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܕܣܘܼܦܸܩ ܠܲܢ ܛܲܥܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܝܵܘܵܢ.
    ṭrē lan min īṭālīyā l-mīlēṭē gāw spītā, min qam d-sūpiq lan ṭaˁnā gāw yāwān.
    We sailed from Italy to Malta on the ship, before we unloaded the cargo in Greece.
  2. (computing, mathematics) spaceship (finite pattern that reappears after a certain number of generations in the same orientation but in a different position)

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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See the Hebrew spelling סְפינִתָּא (sǝp̄īntā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /səpintɑ/, [s(ə)fittɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [s(ə)fine], [s(ə)finɑθɑ], [s(ə)finjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܣܦܝܢܬܐ (səp̄īntāf (plural ܣܦܝܢܝܬܐ (səp̄īnyātā) or ܣܦܝܢܬܐ (səp̄īnātā) or ܣܦܝܢܐ (səp̄īnē))

  1. ship, boat
  2. tortoise

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Derived terms

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References

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  • spynh”, 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, page 233b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 385b
  • 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 1030b