ספק

See also: ס־פ־ק‎ and ספֿק‎

Aramaic

Verb

ספק • (transliteration needed)

  1. to be sufficient
  2. to be empty, to be cleaned out

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ס־פ־ק‎ (s-p-q)

From the root ס־פ־ק‎ (s-p-q, “Forming words pertaining to doubt and skepticism.”).

Noun

סָפֵק • (safék) m (plural indefinite סְפֵקוֹת‎, singular construct ספק־)

  1. (countable and uncountable) doubt, uncertainty.
    • 2007 June 22, ג'קי חורי (J. Khouri), "שופט: ספק אם החשודים ברצח נתן זאדה יואשמו", Haaretz, headline,
      ‏שופט: ספק אם החשודים ברצח נתן זאדה יואשמו‎
      Shofét: Safék im hakhashudím barétzakh Natán Záde yuashmú
      Judge: Doubt whether the suspects in the murder of Natan Zade will be found guilty
    • 2018, Ofer Matan, Sicha Mekomit, "אמרתי לעצמי שאנחנו לא מתנחלים. אנחנו משהו אחר":
      ‏אנחנו לא התנחלות, אבא היה אומר, והספק שלי תמיד היה שם.‎‎
      Anakhnu lo hitnakhlut, aba haya omer, vehasafek sheli tamid haya sham.
      We're not a settlement, dad would say, but my doubt was always there.
Descendants
  • → Yiddish: ספֿק‎ (sofek)

Etymology 2

Root
ס־פ־ק‎ (s-p-q)

From the root ס־פ־ק‎ (s-p-q, “Forming words pertaining to sufficing or to flow and capacity.”).

Noun

סַפָּק • (sapák) m (plural indefinite סַפָּקִים‎, feminine counterpart סַפָּקִית‎) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. supplier, provider

Verb

סִפֵּק • (sipék) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of סיפק‎

Verb

סֻפַּק • (transliteration needed) (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of סופק‎

Etymology 3

Possibly imitative. Compare with spank.

Verb

סָפַק • (transliteration needed) (pa'al construction)

  1. to strike, to clap, to hit
    • a. 1050, Unknown Author.
      ‏ויהי כאשר ספרתי החזון לאבי ספק את כפיו ויאנח ותזלגנה עיני!ן! דמעות.‎‎[1]
      And when I told the vision to my father he clapped his palms and he groaned and his eyes dripped tears.

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Yiddish

Noun

ספק • (sofek) m, plural ספקות‎ (sfeykes)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of ספֿק‎ (sofek, “doubt”).
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