ܫܒܘܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܒ ܥ (š b ˁ)
4 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac derived from ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ (šaḇˁā, “seven”); compare Arabic أُسْبُوع (ʔusbūʕ) and Hebrew שָׁבוּעַ (shavúa').

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːwoːʕɑː]

Noun

ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ • (šāḇōˁā) m sg (plural ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܹ̈ܐ (šāḇōˁē))

1. week, period of seven days

   Synonym: ܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (šabṯā)

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ. ― īṯ b-šāḇōˁā šaḇˁā yāwmānē. ― There are seven days in a week

2. sabbatical cycle
3. (ecclesiastical) liturgical season divided into seven weeks

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (šāḇōˁā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܝܼ (šāḇōˁī)		ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܲܢ (šāḇōˁan)
	construct	ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥ (šāḇōˁ)	2nd person	ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܘܼܟ݂ (šāḇōˁūḵ)	ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܟ݂ܝ (šāḇōˁāḵ)	ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šāḇōˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (šāḇōˁā)	3rd person	ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܹܗ (šāḇōˁēh)	ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܗ̇ (šāḇōˁāh)	ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܗܘܿܢ (šāḇōˁhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܝܼ̈ (šāḇōˁī)		ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܲܢ̈ (šāḇōˁan)
	construct	ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܲܝ̈ (šāḇōˁay)	2nd person	ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šāḇōˁūḵ)	ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šāḇōˁāḵ)	ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šāḇōˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܹ̈ܐ (šāḇōˁē)	3rd person	ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šāḇōˁūh)	ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šāḇōˁōh)	ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šāḇōˁhōn)

Meronyms

(days of the week) ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (yāwmānē d-šāḇōˁā); ܚܲܕ݇ܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (ḥaḇšabbā), ܬܪܹܝܢ݇ܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (trēḇšabbā), ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (tlāṯāḇšabbā), ܐܲܪܒܥܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (arbˁāḇšabbā), ܚܲܡܫܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (ḥamšāḇšabbā), ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ (ˁruḇtā), ܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (šabṯā) ^{(Category: aii:Days of the week)}

Coordinate terms

• ܪܦܵܦܵܐ (rpāpā, “moment”), ܬܪܲܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (trayyānīṯā, “second”), ܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ (šāˁṯā, “hour”), ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā, “day”), ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (yarḥā, “month”), ܐܸܩܡܵܐ (iqmā, “season”), ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šēttā, “year”)

Derived terms

• ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܝܵܐ (šāḇōˁāyā, “weekly”), ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (šāḇōˁāˀīṯ)
• ܫܘܼܠܵܡ ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (šūlām šāḇōˁā, “weekend”)
• ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (brīḵ šāḇōˁā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• (rare) ܫܒܘܥܬܐ

Etymology

Derived from ܫܒܥܐ (šaḇʿāʾ, “seven”). Compare Arabic أُسْبُوع (ʔusbūʕ) and Hebrew שָׁבוּעַ (šāḇûaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɑvoʕɑ(ʔ)], [ʃabbuʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃɑvoʕe(ʔ)], [ʃabbuʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܒܘܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܒܘܥܐ)

1. week

   Synonym: ܫܒܬܐ (šabbəṯā)

2. sabbatical cycle
3. (ecclesiastical) liturgical season divided into seven weeks

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܒܘܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܒܘܥ	ܫܒܘܥܝܢ
construct	ܫܒܘܥ	ܫܒܘܥܝ
emphatic	ܫܒܘܥܐ	ܫܒܘܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܒܘܥܝ	ܫܒܘܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܒܘܥܟ	ܫܒܘܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܒܘܥܟܝ	ܫܒܘܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܒܘܥܗ	ܫܒܘܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܒܘܥܗ	ܫܒܘܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܒܘܥܢ	ܫܒܘܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܒܘܥܟܘܢ	ܫܒܘܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܒܘܥܟܝܢ	ܫܒܘܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܒܘܥܗܘܢ	ܫܒܘܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܒܘܥܗܝܢ	ܫܒܘܥܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šbwˁ”, 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, p. 357b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 555b
• 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, p. 1500a