ܐܣܦܘܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪspuɡ.ɡɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܐ • (ispūgāf sg (plural ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܹ̈ܐ (ispuggē))

  1. sponge

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓ (ispug) 1st person ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܝܼ (ispuggī) ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܲܢ (ispuggan)
construct ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓ (ispug) 2nd person ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܘܼܟ݂ (ispūgōḵ) ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܟ݂ܝ (ispuggāḵ) ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ispūgawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܐ (ispūgā) 3rd person ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܹܗ (ispuggēh) ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܗ̇ (ispuggāh) ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܗܘܿܢ (ispugghōn)
plural absolute ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܝܼ̈ܢ (ispūgīn) 1st person ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܝܼ̈ (ispuggī) ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܲܢ̈ (ispuggan)
construct ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܲܝ̈ (ispuggay) 2nd person ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ispūgōḵ) ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ispuggāḵ) ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ispūgawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܹ̈ܐ (ispuggē) 3rd person ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ispuggūh) ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ispuggōh) ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ispūgayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ispūgānāyā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܐܣܦܘܢܓܐ
  • ܐܣܦܘܢܓܘܣ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛspoɡɡɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛspoɡɡe] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܦܘܓܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܐܣܦܘܓܐ)

  1. sponge

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܣܦܘܓܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܣܦܘܓ 1st person ܐܣܦܘܓܝ ܐܣܦܘܓܢ
construct ܐܣܦܘܓ 2nd person ܐܣܦܘܓܟ ܐܣܦܘܓܟܝ ܐܣܦܘܓܟܘܢ ܐܣܦܘܓܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܣܦܘܓܐ 3rd person ܐܣܦܘܓܗ ܐܣܦܘܓܗ ܐܣܦܘܓܗܘܢ ܐܣܦܘܓܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܣܦܘܓܝܢ 1st person ܐܣܦܘܓܝ ܐܣܦܘܓܝܢ
construct ܐܣܦܘܓܝ 2nd person ܐܣܦܘܓܝܟ ܐܣܦܘܓܝܟܝ ܐܣܦܘܓܝܟܘܢ ܐܣܦܘܓܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܣܦܘܓܐ 3rd person ܐܣܦܘܓܘܗܝ ܐܣܦܘܓܝܗ ܐܣܦܘܓܝܗܘܢ 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, page 15b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, page 75a