ܥܩܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܥܩܪܒ݂ܐ

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕaḳrab-. Compare Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab) and Hebrew עַקְרָב ('akráv).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕaqqɪrwaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʕaːqɪrˤwa]

Noun

ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ • (ˁaqqirḇā) f (plural ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ (ˁaqqirḇē) or ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqqirḇāṯā))

1. scorpion

Declension

Inflection of ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqqirḇā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܝܼ (ˁaqqirḇī)		ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܲܢ (ˁaqqirḇan)
	construct	ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ (ˁaqqirḇ)	2nd person	ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁaqqirḇūḵ)	ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁaqqirḇāḵ)	ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaqqirḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqqirḇā)	3rd person	ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܹܗ (ˁaqqirḇēh)	ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (ˁaqqirḇāh)	ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ˁaqqirḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼ (ˁaqqirḇī)		ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܲܢ (ˁaqqirḇan)
	construct	ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܲܝ (ˁaqqirḇay)	2nd person	ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁaqqirḇūḵ)	ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁaqqirḇāḵ)	ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaqqirḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ (ˁaqqirḇē)	3rd person	ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܘܼܗܝ (ˁaqqirḇūh)	ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁaqqirḇōh)	ܥܲܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ˁaqqirḇhōn)

Proper noun

ܥܲܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ • (ˁaqqirḇā) f

1. (astrology, astronomy) Scorpio (constellation and zodiac sign)

See also

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)	ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā)	ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē)	ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)	ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)	ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā)	ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕaḳrab-. Compare Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab) and Hebrew עַקְרָב (ʿaqrāḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕɛqqarbɑ(ʔ)], [ʕ(ə)qarbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕɛqqarbe(ʔ)], [ʕ(ə)qarbe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܩܪܒܐ • (‘eqarbā) f (plural ܥܩܪܒܐ)

1. scorpion
2. war machine

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܩܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܩܪܒ	ܥܩܪܒܝܢ
construct	ܥܩܪܒ	ܥܩܪܒܝ
emphatic	ܥܩܪܒܐ	ܥܩܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܩܪܒܝ	ܥܩܪܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܩܪܒܟ	ܥܩܪܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܩܪܒܟܝ	ܥܩܪܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܩܪܒܗ	ܥܩܪܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܩܪܒܗ	ܥܩܪܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܩܪܒܢ	ܥܩܪܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܩܪܒܟܘܢ	ܥܩܪܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܩܪܒܟܝܢ	ܥܩܪܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܩܪܒܗܘܢ	ܥܩܪܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܩܪܒܗܝܢ	ܥܩܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܥܩܪܒܐ • (‘eqarbā) f

1. (astrology, astronomy) Scorpio (constellation and zodiac sign)

References

• “ˁqrb”, 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, p. 262b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 426a
• 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. 1133a