ܨܦܘܢܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek σάπων (sápōn), from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ. Also found as Aramaic צַפּוֹן (ṣappōn), סַפּוֹן (sappōn), Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn), Hebrew סַבּוֹן (sabbṓn).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ܨܦܘܢܐ (ṣappōnā) m (uncountable)

  1. soap

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Arabic: صَابُون (ṣābūn) (see there for further descendants)

References[edit]

  • ṣpwn”, 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 482b
  • 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 1297a