ܕܗܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܕܗܒ݂ܐ

Chemical element
Au
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Etymology 1

A Central Semitic innovation; compare Hebrew זָהָב (zaháv) and Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dah.vɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [dɛh.wɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [daːva.]

Noun

ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ • (dahḇā) m

1. (uncountable) gold (element)

Declension

Inflection of ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ (dahḇā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܗܒ݂ܝܼ (dahḇī)		ܕܲܗܒ݂ܲܢ (dahḇan)
	construct	ܕܲܗܒ݂ (dahḇ)	2nd person	ܕܲܗܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (dahḇūḵ)	ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (dahḇāḵ)	ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dahḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ (dahḇā)	3rd person	ܕܲܗܒ݂ܹܗ (dahḇēh)	ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (dahḇāh)	ܕܲܗܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (dahḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܗܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (dahḇī)		ܕܲܗܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (dahḇan)
	construct	ܕܲܗܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (dahḇay)	2nd person	ܕܲܗܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dahḇūḵ)	ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dahḇāḵ)	ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dahḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܗܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dahḇē)	3rd person	ܕܲܗܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dahḇūh)	ܕܲܗܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dahḇōh)	ܕܲܗܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dahḇhōn)

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dah.hɑːvɑː] (in the singular)

Noun

ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (dahhāḇā) m (plural ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dahhāḇē), feminine ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (dahhāḇtā))

1. goldsmith

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ (dahhāḇā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܝܼ (dahhāḇī)		ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܲܢ (dahhāḇan)
	construct	ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ (dahhāḇ)	2nd person	ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (dahhāḇūḵ)	ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (dahhāḇāḵ)	ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dahhāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ (dahhāḇā)	3rd person	ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܹܗ (dahhāḇēh)	ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (dahhāḇāh)	ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (dahhāḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (dahhāḇī)		ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (dahhāḇan)
	construct	ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (dahhāḇay)	2nd person	ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dahhāḇūḵ)	ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dahhāḇāḵ)	ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dahhāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dahhāḇē)	3rd person	ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dahhāḇūh)	ܕܲܗܵܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dahhāḇōh)	ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dahhāḇhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

A Central Semitic innovation. Cognate with Hebrew זָהָב (zāhāḇ) and Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab). Other Aramaic forms include: Classical Mandaic ࡃࡀࡄࡁࡀ (dahba) / ࡆࡀࡄࡁࡀ (zahba), Demotic dꜣhꜣb (in Papyrus Amherst 63), Imperial Aramaic 𐡆𐡄𐡁𐡀 (zhbʾ), Palmyrene Aramaic 𐡣𐡤𐡡𐡠 (dhbʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dah(ə)vɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dah(ə)ve] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܗܒܐ • (dahbā) m (plural ܕܗܒܐ (dahbē))

1. (uncountable) gold (element)
2. (countable, numismatics) gold coin
3. (uncountable) money
4. (uncountable, taxation) collatio lustralis, chrysargyron

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܗܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܗܒ	ܕܗܒܝܢ
construct	ܕܗܒ	ܕܗܒܝ
emphatic	ܕܗܒܐ	ܕܗܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܗܒܝ	ܕܗܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܗܒܟ	ܕܗܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܗܒܟܝ	ܕܗܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܗܒܗ	ܕܗܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܗܒܗ	ܕܗܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܗܒܢ	ܕܗܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܗܒܟܘܢ	ܕܗܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܗܒܟܝܢ	ܕܗܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܗܒܗܘܢ	ܕܗܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܗܒܗܝܢ	ܕܗܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dahhɑvɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dahhɑve] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܗܒܐ • (dahhāḇā) m (plural ܕܗܒܐ (dahhāḇē))

1. goldsmith

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܗܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܗܒ	ܕܗܒܝܢ
construct	ܕܗܒ	ܕܗܒܝ
emphatic	ܕܗܒܐ	ܕܗܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܗܒܝ	ܕܗܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܗܒܟ	ܕܗܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܗܒܟܝ	ܕܗܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܗܒܗ	ܕܗܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܗܒܗ	ܕܗܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܗܒܢ	ܕܗܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܗܒܟܘܢ	ܕܗܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܗܒܟܝܢ	ܕܗܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܗܒܗܘܢ	ܕܗܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܗܒܗܝܢ	ܕܗܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dhb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 59a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 84a
• 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 275a-b