ܣܦܣܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܦܣܠܐ

Alternative forms

• ܣܲܦܣܹܝܠܵܐ (sapsēlā)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܣܦܣܠܐ (sap̄sellā, “bench”), from Ancient Greek συψέλλιον (supséllion), from Latin subsellium; compare Hebrew סַפְסָל (safsal, “bench”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [saf.seːlɑː]

Noun

ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܐ • (safsēlā) m sg (plural ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܹ̈ܐ (safsēlē))

1. railing, hand railing, guard railing

   Synonym: ܣܝܵܓ݂ܵܐ (syāḡā)

2. parapet, balustrade
3. bench, seat, footstool

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܐ (safsēlā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܝܼ (safsēlī)		ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܲܢ (safsēlan)
	construct	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠ (safsēl)	2nd person	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܘܼܟ݂ (safsēlūḵ)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܟ݂ܝ (safsēlāḵ)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (safsēlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܐ (safsēlā)	3rd person	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܹܗ (safsēlēh)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܗ̇ (safsēlāh)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܗܘܿܢ (safsēlhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܝܼ̈ (safsēlī)		ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܲܢ̈ (safsēlan)
	construct	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܲܝ̈ (safsēlay)	2nd person	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (safsēlūḵ)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (safsēlāḵ)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (safsēlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܹ̈ܐ (safsēlē)	3rd person	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (safsēlūh)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (safsēlōh)	ܣܲܦ̮ܣܹܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (safsēlhōn)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܣܒܣܠܐ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συψέλλιον (supséllion), from Latin subsellium. Compare Hebrew סַפְסָל (sap̄sāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [safsɛllɑ(ʔ)], [safs(ə)lɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [safsɛlle(ʔ)], [safs(ə)le(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܦܣܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܦܣܠܐ)

1. bench, seat
2. footstool

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܦܣܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܦܣܠ	ܣܦܣܠܝܢ
construct	ܣܦܣܠ	ܣܦܣܠܝ
emphatic	ܣܦܣܠܐ	ܣܦܣܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܦܣܠܝ	ܣܦܣܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܦܣܠܟ	ܣܦܣܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܦܣܠܟܝ	ܣܦܣܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܦܣܠܗ	ܣܦܣܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܦܣܠܗ	ܣܦܣܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܦܣܠܢ	ܣܦܣܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܦܣܠܟܘܢ	ܣܦܣܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܦܣܠܟܝܢ	ܣܦܣܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܦܣܠܗܘܢ	ܣܦܣܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܦܣܠܗܝܢ	ܣܦܣܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “spsl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-05
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 234a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 358b
• 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, pp. 963b, 1032b