أسكفة
Arabic
Alternative forms
- أُسْكُبَّة (ʔuskubba), سَاكِف (sākif)
Etymology
Borrowed from Aramaic אֵסְכּוּפְתָא (ʾeskūp̄ətā) / אִיסְכּוּפְתָא (ʾiskūp̄ətā) ܐܶܣܟܽܘܦܬܳܐ (ʾeskūp̄əṯā, “threshold, lintel”), from Akkadian 𒄿𒇻 (KUN4 /askuppatu/, “threshold, lintel”), from 𒄿𒇻 (KUN4 /askuppu/, “stone slab; threshold, lintel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔus.kuf.fa/
Noun
أُسْكُفَّة • (ʔuskuffa) f (plural أُسْكُفَّات (ʔuskuffāt))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أُسْكُفَّة ʔuskuffa |
الْأُسْكُفَّة al-ʔuskuffa |
أُسْكُفَّة ʔuskuffat |
| nominative | أُسْكُفَّةٌ ʔuskuffatun |
الْأُسْكُفَّةُ al-ʔuskuffatu |
أُسْكُفَّةُ ʔuskuffatu |
| accusative | أُسْكُفَّةً ʔuskuffatan |
الْأُسْكُفَّةَ al-ʔuskuffata |
أُسْكُفَّةَ ʔuskuffata |
| genitive | أُسْكُفَّةٍ ʔuskuffatin |
الْأُسْكُفَّةِ al-ʔuskuffati |
أُسْكُفَّةِ ʔuskuffati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | أُسْكُفَّتَيْن ʔuskuffatayn |
الْأُسْكُفَّتَيْن al-ʔuskuffatayn |
أُسْكُفَّتَيْ ʔuskuffatay |
| nominative | أُسْكُفَّتَانِ ʔuskuffatāni |
الْأُسْكُفَّتَانِ al-ʔuskuffatāni |
أُسْكُفَّتَا ʔuskuffatā |
| accusative | أُسْكُفَّتَيْنِ ʔuskuffatayni |
الْأُسْكُفَّتَيْنِ al-ʔuskuffatayni |
أُسْكُفَّتَيْ ʔuskuffatay |
| genitive | أُسْكُفَّتَيْنِ ʔuskuffatayni |
الْأُسْكُفَّتَيْنِ al-ʔuskuffatayni |
أُسْكُفَّتَيْ ʔuskuffatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أُسْكُفَّات ʔuskuffāt |
الْأُسْكُفَّات al-ʔuskuffāt |
أُسْكُفَّات ʔuskuffāt |
| nominative | أُسْكُفَّاتٌ ʔuskuffātun |
الْأُسْكُفَّاتُ al-ʔuskuffātu |
أُسْكُفَّاتُ ʔuskuffātu |
| accusative | أُسْكُفَّاتٍ ʔuskuffātin |
الْأُسْكُفَّاتِ al-ʔuskuffāti |
أُسْكُفَّاتِ ʔuskuffāti |
| genitive | أُسْكُفَّاتٍ ʔuskuffātin |
الْأُسْكُفَّاتِ al-ʔuskuffāti |
أُسْكُفَّاتِ ʔuskuffāti |
References
- “ˀskwph”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 19
- Freytag, Georg (1833) “أسكفة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 334
- Kaufman, Stephen A. (1974) The Akkadian Influences on Aramaic (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Assyriological Studies; 19)[2], Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 37