ܒܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From baby talk related to Aramaic אַבָּא (ʾabbā), also found in Classical Syriac ܒܵܒܵܐ (bābā); compare Arabic بَابَا (bābā), Hebrew אַבָּא (ába). Doublet of ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ (aḇā) which is inherited.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bɑːbɑː]

Noun

ܒܵܒܵܐ • (bābā) m (plural ܒܵܒ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bābawwāṯā) or ܒܵܒܹ̈ܐ (bābē), feminine ܝܸܡܵܐ (yimmā))

1. (colloquial) father; dad, daddy, papa
2. (chiefly in the plural) forefather, ancestor

   Synonym: ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (aḇāhāṯā)

3. benign tumor

Usage notes

In some dialects, the plural ܒܵܒ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bābawwāṯā) is reserved for the sense of forefathers, while the plural ܒܵܒܹ̈ܐ (bābē) is used for the sense of fathers.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܵܒܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܵܒ (bāb)		1st person	ܒܵܒܝܼ (bābī)		ܒܵܒܲܢ (bāban)
	construct	ܒܵܒ (bāb)		2nd person	ܒܵܒܘܼܟ݂ (bābōḵ)	ܒܵܒܵܟ݂ܝ (bābāḵ)	ܒܵܒܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bābawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܒܵܐ (bābā)		3rd person	ܒܵܒܹܗ (bābēh)	ܒܵܒܵܗ̇ (bābāh)	ܒܵܒܗܘܿܢ (bābhōn)
plural	absolute	ܒܵܒܲܘܵܢ̈ (bābawwān)		1st person	ܒܵܒܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (bābawwāṯī)		ܒܵܒܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (bābawwāṯan)
	construct	ܒܵܒܲܘܵܬ݂̈ (bābawwāṯ)		2nd person	ܒܵܒܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bābawwāṯōḵ)	ܒܵܒܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bābawwāṯāḵ)	ܒܵܒܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bābawwāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܒܲܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bābawwāṯā)		3rd person	ܒܵܒܲܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (bābawwāṯēh)	ܒܵܒܲܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (bābawwāṯāh)	ܒܵܒܲܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bābawwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܵܒܘܿ (bābō) (diminutive)
• ܒܵܒܘܿܢܵܐ (bābōnā) (diminutive)
• ܒܵܒܵܝܵܐ (bābāyā, “fatherly, paternal”)
• ܒܵܒܘܼܬܵܐ (bābūtā, “fatherhood, paternity”)
• ܦܪܝܼܛ ܒܵܒܵܐ (prīṭ bābā, “bastard”)

References

• “ܒܵܒܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, (Can we date this quote?)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic بَابَا (bābā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈbɑ.bɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbɑ.bɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbo.bo]

Noun

ܒܒܐ • (bābā) m (plural ܒܒܐ)

1. papa, daddy, dad, father

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܒ		1st person	ܒܒܝ		ܒܒܢ
	construct	ܒܒ		2nd person	ܒܒܟ	ܒܒܟܝ	ܒܒܟܘܢ	ܒܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܒܐ		3rd person	ܒܒܗ	ܒܒܗ	ܒܒܗܘܢ	ܒܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܒܝܢ		1st person	ܒܒܝ		ܒܒܝܢ
	construct	ܒܒܝ		2nd person	ܒܒܝܟ	ܒܒܝܟܝ	ܒܒܝܟܘܢ	ܒܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܒܐ		3rd person	ܒܒܘܗܝ	ܒܒܝܗ	ܒܒܝܗܘܢ	ܒܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܒܒܐ • (bāḇā) f (plural ܒܒܬܐ (bāḇāṯā))

1. alternative form of ܒܒܬܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܒ		1st person	ܒܒܝ		ܒܒܢ
	construct	ܒܒ		2nd person	ܒܒܟ	ܒܒܟܝ	ܒܒܟܘܢ	ܒܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܒܐ		3rd person	ܒܒܗ	ܒܒܗ	ܒܒܗܘܢ	ܒܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܒܢ		1st person	ܒܒܬܝ		ܒܒܬܢ
	construct	ܒܒܬ		2nd person	ܒܒܬܟ	ܒܒܬܟܝ	ܒܒܬܟܘܢ	ܒܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܒܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܒܬܗ	ܒܒܬܗ	ܒܒܬܗܘܢ	ܒܒܬܗܝܢ

References

• “bbˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 25 August 2011
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 24a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 34a
• Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927), Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 42a
• 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, →ISBN, page 115b

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Etymology

From baby talk.

Noun

ܒܰܒܐ • (babo) m

1. father