siab

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiəbˠ/

Noun

siab f

1. Alternative form of síob (“gust; ride, lift”)

Verb

siab (present analytic siabann, future analytic siabfaidh, verbal noun siabadh, past participle siabtha)

1. Alternative form of síob (“to blow (away), drift”)

Conjugation

conjugation of siab (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	siabaim	siabann tú; siabair†	siabann sé, sí	siabaimid	siabann sibh	siabann siad; siabaid†	a shiabann; a shiabas / a siabann*; a siabas*	siabtar
	past	shiab mé; shiabas	shiab tú; shiabais	shiab sé, sí	shiabamar; shiab muid	shiab sibh; shiababhair	shiab siad; shiabadar	a shiab / ar shiab*	siabadh
	past habitual	shiabainn / siabainn‡‡	shiabtá / siabtᇇ	shiabadh sé, sí / siabadh sé, s퇇	shiabaimis; shiabadh muid / siabaimis‡‡; siabadh muid‡‡	shiabadh sibh / siabadh sibh‡‡	shiabaidís; shiabadh siad / siabaidís‡‡; siabadh siad‡‡	a shiabadh / a siabadh*	shiabtaí / siabta퇇
future		siabfaidh mé; siabfad	siabfaidh tú; siabfair†	siabfaidh sé, sí	siabfaimid; siabfaidh muid	siabfaidh sibh	siabfaidh siad; siabfaid†	a shiabfaidh; a shiabfas / a siabfaidh*; a siabfas*	siabfar
conditional		shiabfainn / siabfainn‡‡	shiabfá / siabfᇇ	shiabfadh sé, sí / siabfadh sé, s퇇	shiabfaimis; shiabfadh muid / siabfaimis‡‡; siabfadh muid‡‡	shiabfadh sibh / siabfadh sibh‡‡	shiabfaidís; shiabfadh siad / siabfaidís‡‡; siabfadh siad‡‡	a shiabfadh / a siabfadh*	shiabfaí / siabfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go siaba mé; go siabad†	go siaba tú; go siabair†	go siaba sé, sí	go siabaimid; go siaba muid	go siaba sibh	go siaba siad; go siabaid†	—	go siabtar
	past	dá siabainn	dá siabtá	dá siabadh sé, sí	dá siabaimis; dá siabadh muid	dá siabadh sibh	dá siabaidís; dá siabadh siad	—	dá siabtaí
imperative		siabaim	siab	siabadh sé, sí	siabaimis	siabaigí; siabaidh†	siabaidís	—	siabtar
verbal noun		siabadh
past participle		siabtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
siab	shiab after an, tsiab	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “siabaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “siab”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʂiə̯˥/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *-hri̯əŋ (“high, tall”), probably borrowed from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-raŋ (“high, long”), whence Chinese 陵 (líng, “mound, hill”) and Burmese မြင့် (mrang., “high, tall”).

Adjective

siab

1. high, tall

Noun

siab

1. height

Etymology 2

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *-hri̯ən (“liver”); possibly related to Middle Chinese 肝 (MC kan, “liver”). Note the difference in coda consonant between this and Etymology 1.

Noun

siab (classifier: nplooj)

1. (anatomy) liver

Noun

siab (classifier: lub)

1. (figuratively) the liver regarded as the seat of the affections and emotions (like the heart in English)

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 295-8.