| Eastern Syriac : | ܣܲܦܣܸܛ | 
| Western Syriac : | ܣܰܦܣܶܛ | 
| Root : | ܣܦܣܛ | 
| Eastern phonetic : | ' sap siṭ | 
| Category : | verb | 
| [Human → Speech] | |
| English : | intransitive ; followed by ܥܲܡ ; see also ܗܵܪܹܪ / ܢܵܨܹܐ / ܚܵܪܹܥ / ܕܵܪܹܡ / ܡܲܩܪܸܨ / ܫܲܦܸܢ : to quibble / to cavil , to carp , to haggle / to find fault querulously , to muddy the waters (?) / to create a snow job (?) / to drail a discussion (?) / to drown the fish (?) ; | 
| French : | 4) intransitif ; suivi de ܥܲܡ ; voir aussi ܗܵܪܹܪ / ܢܵܨܹܐ / ܚܵܪܹܥ / ܕܵܪܹܡ / ܡܲܩܪܸܨ / ܫܲܦܸܢ : ergoter / chicaner / pinailler , chercher la petite bête , essayer de noyer le poisson (?) / sortir du sujet de la discussion , chercher à trouver à redire ; | 
| Dialect : | Eastern Syriac | 
Cf. ܣܦܣܛ, ܣܲܦܣܘܼܛܹܐ, ܣܹܘܦܲܣܛܘܼܬܵܐ
See also : ܚܵܪܹܥ, ܚܪܵܥܵܐ, ܢܵܨܹܐ, ܢܨܵܝܵܐ, ܕܵܪܹܡ, ܕܪܵܡܵܐ, ܡܲܩܪܸܨ, ܡܲܩܪܘܼܨܹܐ, ܣܲܦܣܸܛ, ܣܲܦܣܘܼܛܹܐ, ܫܲܦܸܢ, ܫܲܦܘܼܢܹܐ, ܗܵܪܹܪ, ܗܪܵܪܵܐ
Source : Bailis Shamun