ܠܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܠ ܒ ܒ (l b b)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic לִבָּא (libbā), from Proto-Semitic *libb-; compare Hebrew לֵב (lev), Arabic لُبّ (lubb) and Akkadian 𒊮 (libbum).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [lɪbbaː]

Noun

ܠܸܒܹ̈ܐ • (libbē) m sg (plural ܠܸܒܹ̈ܐ (libbē) or ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (libbāwātē) or ܠܸܒܵܒܹ̈ܐ (libbābē))

1. (anatomy) heart
2. center/centre, middle, core

   Synonyms: ܡܸܨܥܬ݂ܵܐ (miṣˁṯā), ܩܸܛܪܘܿܢ (qiṭrōn)

3. (figuratively) mind, soul

   Synonyms: ܒܵܠܵܐ (bālā), ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (nafšā), ܓܵܢܵܐ (gānā)

4. (figuratively) courage

   Synonym: ܠܘܼܒܵܒ݂ܵܐ (lubbāḇā)

5. kernel

Usage notes

The plural ܠܸܒܵܒܹ̈ܐ (libbābē) is reserved for the sense of kernel.

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܸܒܵܐ (libbā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܸܒܝܼ (libī)		ܠܸܒܲܢ (libban)
	construct	ܠܸܒ݂ (liḇ)	2nd person	ܠܸܒܘܼܟ݂ (libūḵ)	ܠܸܒܵܟ݂ܝ (libbāḵ)	ܠܸܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (libbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܸܒܵܐ (libbā)	3rd person	ܠܸܒܹܗ (libbēh)	ܠܸܒܵܗ̇ (libbāh)	ܠܸܒܗܘܿܢ (libhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (libbāwātī)		ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (libbāwātan)
	construct	ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬ̈ (libbāwāt)	2nd person	ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (libbāwātūḵ)	ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (libbāwātāḵ)	ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (libbāwātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (libbāwātē)	3rd person	ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (libbāwātūh)	ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (libbāwātōh)	ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (libbāwāthōn)

Derived terms

• ܠܲܒ݂ܠܸܒ݂ܬܵܐ (laḇliḇtā, “uvula”)
• ܠܸܒܵܢܵܐ (libbānā, “brave”)
• ܠܸܒܵܢܵܝܵܐ (libbānāyā, “of the heart, cardiac”)
• ܡܠܲܒܸܒ݂ (mlabbiḇ, “to encourage”)
• ܡܸܢ ܠܸܒܵܐ (min libbā, “from memory”)

 

Classical Syriac

ܠܒܐ

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *libb-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈlɛb.bɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈlɪb.bɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈlɛ.bo]

Noun

ܠܒܐ • (lebbā) m (plural ܠܒܐ (lebbē) or ܠܒܘܬܐ (lebbawwāṯā))

1. (anatomy) heart
2. (anatomy, figuratively) stomach, innards, viscera
3. (anatomy, euphemistic) penis
4. center/centre, middle, core
5. (figuratively) mind, soul
6. (botany) pith
7. cake, pie

Inflection

    declension of ܠܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܠܒ	ܠܒܘܬܐ ,ܠܒܐ
construct	ܠܒ	ܠܒܘܬܐ ,ܠܒܐ
emphatic	ܠܒܐ	ܠܒܘܬܐ ,ܠܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܠܒܝ	ܠܒܘܬܝ ,ܠܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܠܒܟ	ܠܒܘܬܟ ,ܠܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܠܒܟܝ	ܠܒܘܬܟܝ ,ܠܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܠܒܗ	ܠܒܘܬܗ ,ܠܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܠܒܗ	ܠܒܘܬܗ ,ܠܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܠܒܢ	ܠܒܘܬܢ ,ܠܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܠܒܟܘܢ	ܠܒܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܠܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܠܒܟܝܢ	ܠܒܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܠܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܠܒܗܘܢ	ܠܒܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܠܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܠܒܗܝܢ	ܠܒܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܠܒܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (stomach, viscera): ܓܘܐ (gawwā)
• (middle): ܡܨܥܬܐ (meṣʿəṯā)
• (mind): ܒܠܐ (bālā)
• (soul): ܢܦܫܐ (nap̄šā)
• (cake): ܟܥܟܐ (kaʿkā)

References

• “lb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-02
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 167a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 233b
• 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 666a-b

Anagrams

• ܒܠܐ