ܣܘܪܗܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܗ ܒ (r h b)
3 terms

Verbal noun of ܡܣܲܪܗܸܒ݂ (msarhiḇ, “to be quick, fast”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [surˈhɑːwɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [surˈhɑːvɑː]

Noun

ܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (surhāḇā) m sg (plural ܣܘܼܪ̈ܗܵܒ݂ܹܐ (surhāḇē))

1. (mathematics, physics) speed, velocity

   ܒܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܕ-100 ܟܡ\ܫ ― b-surhāḇā d-100 km/h ― at a speed of 100 km/h

   ܣܵܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܒܨܪܝܼ ܡܵܘܬܵܐ. ― sāḵē d-surhāḇā kē mabṣrī māwtā. ― Speed limits reduce death.

Derived terms

• ܒܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ (bsurhāḇā)
• ܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ ܒܲܗܪܵܐ (surhāḇ bahrā)

Related terms

• ܡܣܲܪܗܒ݂ܵܐ (msarhḇā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܪ-ܗ-ܒ (r-h-b), related to hurrying.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [surˈhɑ.vɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [surˈhɑ.wɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [surˈho.wo]

Noun

ܣܘܪܗܒܐ • (sūrhāḇā) m (plural ܣܘܪܗܒܐ (sūrhāḇē))

1. haste, hurry
2. acceleration
3. trepidation, rashness
   • Peshitta, Acts 19:36:

     ܡܛܠ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܕܐ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܐܡܪ. ܘܠܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܬܗܘܘܢ ܫܠܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܒܣܘܪܗܒܐ.

     meṭṭōl hāḵêl də-lūqbal hāḏē [ʾă]nāš lā meškaḥ lə-mēmar, wālē ləḵōn də-ṯehwōn šəlên wə-lā ṯeʿbəḏūn meddem bə-sūrhāḇā.

     Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

4. commotion, agitation

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܘܪܗܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܘܪܗܒ	ܣܘܪܗܒܝܢ
construct	ܣܘܪܗܒ	ܣܘܪܗܒܝ
emphatic	ܣܘܪܗܒܐ	ܣܘܪܗܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܘܪܗܒܝ	ܣܘܪܗܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܘܪܗܒܟ	ܣܘܪܗܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܘܪܗܒܟܝ	ܣܘܪܗܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܘܪܗܒܗ	ܣܘܪܗܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܘܪܗܒܗ	ܣܘܪܗܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܘܪܗܒܢ	ܣܘܪܗܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܘܪܗܒܟܘܢ	ܣܘܪܗܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܘܪܗܒܟܝܢ	ܣܘܪܗܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܘܪܗܒܗܘܢ	ܣܘܪܗܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܘܪܗܒܗܝܢ	ܣܘܪܗܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܣܘܪܗܒܝܐ (sūrhāḇāyā)
• ܣܘܪܗܒܢܝܐ (sūrhāḇānāyā)

References

• “swrhb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2015-05-15
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 340a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 370b
• 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 990b