إسفنط

Arabic

Alternative forms
  • إِسْفَنْد‎ (ʾisfand), إِسْفِنْد‎ (ʾisfind)

Etymology

From Aramaic אפסנתין‎ / ܐܦܣܢܬܝܢ‎ (/ap̄sinṭīn/), from Byzantine Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion). Cognate to Latin absinthium, absinthiātum (“vermouth, wormwood wine”). Doublet of أَفْسِنْتِين‎ (ʾafsintīn, “wormwood; absinthe”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔis.fintˁ/ and IPA(key): /ʔis.fantˁ/

Noun

إِسْفِنْط or إِسْفَنْط • (ʾisfinṭ or ʾisfanṭ) m

(obsolete)
  1. wine, especially vermouth

Declension
Declension of noun إِسْفِنْط (ʾisfinṭ)‎; إِسْفَنْط (ʾisfanṭ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal إِسْفِنْط‎; إِسْفَنْط
ʾisfinṭ‎; ʾisfanṭ		 الْإِسْفِنْط‎‎; الْإِسْفَنْط‎
al-ʾisfinṭ‎; al-ʾisfanṭ		 إِسْفِنْط‎; إِسْفَنْط
ʾisfinṭ‎; ʾisfanṭ
Nominative إِسْفِنْطٌ‎; إِسْفَنْطٌ
ʾisfinṭun‎; ʾisfanṭun		 الْإِسْفِنْطُ‎‎; الْإِسْفَنْطُ‎
al-ʾisfinṭu‎; al-ʾisfanṭu		 إِسْفِنْطُ‎; إِسْفَنْطُ
ʾisfinṭu‎; ʾisfanṭu
Accusative إِسْفِنْطًا‎‎; إِسْفَنْطًا‎
ʾisfinṭan‎; ʾisfanṭan		 الْإِسْفِنْطَ‎‎; الْإِسْفَنْطَ‎
al-ʾisfinṭa‎; al-ʾisfanṭa		 إِسْفِنْطَ‎; إِسْفَنْطَ
ʾisfinṭa‎; ʾisfanṭa
Genitive إِسْفِنْطٍ‎; إِسْفَنْطٍ
ʾisfinṭin‎; ʾisfanṭin		 الْإِسْفِنْطِ‎‎; الْإِسْفَنْطِ‎
al-ʾisfinṭi‎; al-ʾisfanṭi		 إِسْفِنْطِ‎; إِسْفَنْطِ
ʾisfinṭi‎; ʾisfanṭi

References
  • “ˀpsyntynwn”, 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 162
  • Freytag, Georg (1830), “إسفنط”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 35
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎ (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 81
  • Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 99
  • Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 388–390
  • Maraqten, Mohammed (1993), “Wine Drinking and Wine Prohibition in Arabia before Islam”, in Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, volume 23, page 102
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