ܐܒܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ʾab-.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐܒܐ • (ʾăḇāʾ) m (plural ܐܒܗܬܐ or ܐܒܗܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܡܐ)
- father
- (in the plural) parents
- (figuratively) forefather, ancestor, progenitor
- monk, abbot; bishop
- chief, leader
- (figuratively) author, originator, founder, inventor
- teacher
Usage notes
- Usually, the plural ܐܒܗܐ (ʾăḇāhēʾ) is used for literal senses while ܐܒܗܬܐ (ʾăḇāhāṯāʾ) is used for figurative senses.
- The word ܐܒܐ is one of only three nouns in the entire language that have an irregular possessive stem ending in the letter Waw; the other two being ܐܚܐ (ʾăḥāʾ, “brother”) and ܚܡܐ (ḥəmāʾ, “father-in-law”).
Inflection
declension of ܐܒܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܐܒ | ܐܒܗܢ ,ܐܒܗܝܢ |
construct | ܐܒ | ܐܒܗܬ ,ܐܒܗܝ |
emphatic | ܐܒܐ | ܐܒܗܬܐ ,ܐܒܗܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܒܝ | ܐܒܗܬܝ ,ܐܒܗܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܒܘܟ | ܐܒܗܬܟ ,ܐܒܗܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܒܘܟܝ | ܐܒܗܬܟܝ ,ܐܒܗܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܒܘܗܝ | ܐܒܗܬܗ ,ܐܒܗܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܒܘܗ | ܐܒܗܬܗ ,ܐܒܗܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܒܘܢ | ܐܒܗܬܢ ,ܐܒܗܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܒܘܟܘܢ | ܐܒܗܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܒܗܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܒܘܟܝܢ | ܐܒܗܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܒܗܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܒܘܗܘܢ | ܐܒܗܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܒܗܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܒܘܗܝܢ | ܐܒܗܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܒܗܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Probably from an earlier uncontracted form ܐܢܒܐ (ʾenbāʾ), possibly from Akkadian 𒄧 (/inbu/). Compare Hebrew אֵב (ʾēḇ).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐܒܐ • (ʾebbāʾ, ʾabbāʾ) m (plural ܐܒܢܐ or ܐܒܐ)
Inflection
declension of ܐܒܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܐܒ | ܐܒܢܝܢ ,ܐܒܝܢ |
construct | ܐܒ | ܐܒܢܝ ,ܐܒܝ |
emphatic | ܐܒܐ | ܐܒܢܐ ,ܐܒܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܒܝ | ܐܒܢܝ ,ܐܒܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܒܟ | ܐܒܢܝܟ ,ܐܒܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܒܟܝ | ܐܒܢܝܟܝ ,ܐܒܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܒܗ | ܐܒܢܘܗܝ ,ܐܒܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܒܗ | ܐܒܢܝܗ ,ܐܒܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܒܢ | ܐܒܢܝܢ ,ܐܒܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܒܟܘܢ | ܐܒܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܐܒܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܒܟܝܢ | ܐܒܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܐܒܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܒܗܘܢ | ܐܒܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܐܒܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܒܗܝܢ | ܐܒܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܐܒܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
A dialect variation of ܥܒܐ (/ʿabbā/, “spiny-tailed lizard”), from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́abb- (“a type of lizard or reptile; creature that cleaves to the ground”). Compare Arabic ضَبّ (ḍabb, “spiny-tailed lizard”) and Hebrew צַב (ṣaḇ, “turtle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐܒܐ • (ʾabbāʾ) m (plural ܐܒܐ)
Inflection
inflection of ܐܒܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܐܒ | ܐܒܝܢ |
construct | ܐܒ | ܐܒܝ |
emphatic | ܐܒܐ | ܐܒܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܒܝ | ܐܒܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܒܟ | ܐܒܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܒܟܝ | ܐܒܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܒܗ | ܐܒܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܒܗ | ܐܒܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܒܢ | ܐܒܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܒܟܘܢ | ܐܒܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܒܟܝܢ | ܐܒܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܒܗܘܢ | ܐܒܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܒܗܝܢ | ܐܒܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ˀb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2008-11-10
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 1a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 1b-2a
- 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. 1
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