ܛܒܥܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܛ ܒ ܥ
1 term

From Akkadian 𒋰 (/⁠ṭepû, ṭapû⁠/, “to attach, to append”, to imprint or impress said of seals), from Akkadian 𒁾𒁍𒌝 (ṭuppum, “tablet, inscription, impressed markings in clay or other materials”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub). Compare Arabic طَابَع (ṭābaʕ) and Hebrew טֶבַע (ṭéḇaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤavʕɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤavʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܛܒܥܐ • (ṭaḇʿā) m (plural ܛܒܥܐ (ṭaḇʿē))

1. seal, impression
2. signet, stamp, mold/mould, die
3. gem, precious stone
4. (numismatics) coin
5. (anatomy) hymen
6. (medicine) pill
7. (Christianity) eucharistic bread signed with the cross
8. authenticity
9. signature
10. text
11. opinion
12. type, style, character, meter/metre
13. quagmire, muddy spot

Inflection

    inflection of ܛܒܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܒܥ	ܛܒܥܝܢ
construct	ܛܒܥ	ܛܒܥܝ
emphatic	ܛܒܥܐ	ܛܒܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܒܥܝ	ܛܒܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܒܥܟ	ܛܒܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܒܥܟܝ	ܛܒܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܒܥܗ	ܛܒܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܒܥܗ	ܛܒܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܒܥܢ	ܛܒܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܒܥܟܘܢ	ܛܒܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܒܥܟܝܢ	ܛܒܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܒܥܗܘܢ	ܛܒܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܒܥܗܝܢ	ܛܒܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܛ ܒ ܥ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə)vɑʕɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə)vɑʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܛܒܥܐ • (ṭḇāʿā) m (plural ܛܒܥܐ (ṭḇāʿē))

1. sealing, setting
2. mold/mould
3. sunset

Inflection

    inflection of ܛܒܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܒܥ	ܛܒܥܝܢ
construct	ܛܒܥ	ܛܒܥܝ
emphatic	ܛܒܥܐ	ܛܒܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܒܥܝ	ܛܒܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܒܥܟ	ܛܒܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܒܥܟܝ	ܛܒܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܒܥܗ	ܛܒܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܒܥܗ	ܛܒܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܒܥܢ	ܛܒܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܒܥܟܘܢ	ܛܒܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܒܥܟܝܢ	ܛܒܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܒܥܗܘܢ	ܛܒܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܒܥܗܝܢ	ܛܒܥܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṭbˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ṭbˁ²”, 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, pages 122a–b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 167a
• 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 512a