ܣܠܘܦܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܠܘܦܝܬܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Akkadian 𒃻𒅮𒈾 (šeleppûm), from Proto-Semitic *šalaḥpaw (“turtle”); compare Arabic سُلَحْفَاة (sulaḥfāh) and Hebrew שַׁלְחוּפָה (shalkhufá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sal.loːpiːθɑ]

Noun

ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (salōpīṯā) f sg (plural ܣܲܠܘܿܦ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (salōpyāṯē))

1. turtle
2. tortoise

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (salōpīṯī)		ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (salōpīṯan)
	construct	ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܼܬ݂ (salōpīṯ)		2nd person	ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (salōpīṯūḵ)	ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (salōpīṯāḵ)	ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (salōpīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (salōpīṯā)		3rd person	ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (salōpīṯēh)	ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (salōpīṯāh)	ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (salōpīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (salōpyāṯī)		ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (salōpyāṯan)
	construct	ܣܲܠܘܿܦ̈ܝܵܬ݂ (salōpyāṯ)		2nd person	ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (salōpyāṯūḵ)	ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (salōpyāṯāḵ)	ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (salōpyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܠܘܿܦ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (salōpyāṯā)		3rd person	ܣܲܠܘܿܦ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (salōpyāṯēh)	ܣܲܠܘܿܦ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (salōpyāṯāh)	ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (salōpyāṯhōn)

Synonyms

• ܩܪܵܝܵܐ (qrāyā), ܪܲܩܵܐ (raqqā), ܚܸܨܦܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ḥiṣpānāytā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒃻𒅮𒈾 (šeleppûm). Compare Arabic سُلَحْفَاة (sulaḥfāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sallofiθɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [sallofjɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܣܠܘܦܝܬܐ • (sallōp̄īṯā) f (plural ܣܠܘܦܝܬܐ)

1. (dialectal) tortoise

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܠܘܦܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܠܘܦܝ		1st person	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܝ		ܣܠܘܦܝܬܢ
	construct	ܣܠܘܦܝܬ		2nd person	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܟ	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܟܝ	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܟܘܢ	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܗ	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܗ	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܗܘܢ	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܠܘܦܝܢ		1st person	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܝ		ܣܠܘܦܝܬܢ
	construct	ܣܠܘܦܝܬ		2nd person	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܟ	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܟܝ	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܟܘܢ	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܗ	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܗ	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܗܘܢ	ܣܠܘܦܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “slwpy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 378b
• 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 1012b