ܟܪܘܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Hebrew כְּרוּב (kərûḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)rovɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [k(ə)rove(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܘܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܪܘܒܐ)

1. cherub

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܪܘܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܪܘܒ	ܟܪܘܒܝܢ
construct	ܟܪܘܒ	ܟܪܘܒܝ
emphatic	ܟܪܘܒܐ	ܟܪܘܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܪܘܒܝ	ܟܪܘܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܪܘܒܟ	ܟܪܘܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܪܘܒܟܝ	ܟܪܘܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܪܘܒܗ	ܟܪܘܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܪܘܒܗ	ܟܪܘܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܪܘܒܢ	ܟܪܘܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܪܘܒܟܘܢ	ܟܪܘܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܪܘܒܟܝܢ	ܟܪܘܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܪܘܒܗܘܢ	ܟܪܘܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܪܘܒܗܝܢ	ܟܪܘܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܟܪܘܒܝܐ

Descendants

• → Aghwan: 𐕣𐕙𐕒𐔱𐔰 (kroba)
• → Old Armenian: քերովբէ (kʻerovbē) (or from Greek)

Etymology 2

From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܒ (k-r-b) related to ploughing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑrovɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɑrove(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܘܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܪܘܒܐ)

1. ploughman
2. plough

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܪܘܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܪܘܒ	ܟܪܘܒܝܢ
construct	ܟܪܘܒ	ܟܪܘܒܝ
emphatic	ܟܪܘܒܐ	ܟܪܘܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܪܘܒܝ	ܟܪܘܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܪܘܒܟ	ܟܪܘܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܪܘܒܟܝ	ܟܪܘܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܪܘܒܗ	ܟܪܘܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܪܘܒܗ	ܟܪܘܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܪܘܒܢ	ܟܪܘܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܪܘܒܟܘܢ	ܟܪܘܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܪܘܒܟܝܢ	ܟܪܘܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܪܘܒܗܘܢ	ܟܪܘܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܪܘܒܗܝܢ	ܟܪܘܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “krwb”, 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, pp. 161b, 410b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 224b-225a
• 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. 647b