ܥܩܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܥܩܪܒܐ

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic עֲקֶרְבָא (ʿăqerḇā), from Proto-Semitic *ʕaḳrab-; compare Classical Syriac ܥܩܪܒܐ (ʿqarḇā), Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab) and Hebrew עַקְרָב ('akráv).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕɑːqɪrwaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʕaːqɪrˤwa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔaːqɪrvaː]

Noun

ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ • (ˁāqirḇā) f (plural ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ (ˁāqirḇē) or ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁāqirḇāṯā))

1. scorpion

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܵܩܪܲܒ݂ (ˁāqraḇ)		1st person	ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܝܼ (ˁāqirḇī)		ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܲܢ (ˁāqirḇan)
	construct	ܥܵܩܪܲܒ݂ (ˁāqraḇ)		2nd person	ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁāqirḇōḵ)	ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁāqirḇāḵ)	ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁāqirḇawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁāqirḇā)		3rd person	ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܹܗ (ˁāqirḇēh)	ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (ˁāqirḇāh)	ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ˁāqirḇhōn)
plural	absolute	ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼܢ (ˁāqirḇīn)		1st person	ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼ (ˁāqirḇī)		ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܲܢ (ˁāqirḇan)
	construct	ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܲܝ (ˁāqirḇay)		2nd person	ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁāqirḇōḵ)	ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁāqirḇāḵ)	ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁāqirḇawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ (ˁāqirḇē)		3rd person	ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܘܼܗܝ (ˁāqirḇūh)	ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܘܼܗ̇ (ˁāqirḇōh)	ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ˁāqirḇayhōn)

Proper noun

ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ • (ˁāqirḇā) f

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

Coordinate terms

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)	ܬܲܘܪܵܐ (tawrā)	ܬܐܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀāmē)	ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)	ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁāqirḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)	ܕܲܘܠܵܐ (dawlā)	ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܥܩܪܒܐ • (‘eqarbā) f (plural ܥܩܪܒܐ)

1. scorpion
2. war machine

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܩܪܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܩܪܒ		1st person	ܥܩܪܒܝ		ܥܩܪܒܢ
	construct	ܥܩܪܒ		2nd person	ܥܩܪܒܟ	ܥܩܪܒܟܝ	ܥܩܪܒܟܘܢ	ܥܩܪܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܩܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܥܩܪܒܗ	ܥܩܪܒܗ	ܥܩܪܒܗܘܢ	ܥܩܪܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܩܪܒܝܢ		1st person	ܥܩܪܒܝ		ܥܩܪܒܝܢ
	construct	ܥܩܪܒܝ		2nd person	ܥܩܪܒܝܟ	ܥܩܪܒܝܟܝ	ܥܩܪܒܝܟܘܢ	ܥܩܪܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܩܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܥܩܪܒܘܗܝ	ܥܩܪܒܝܗ	ܥܩܪܒܝܗܘܢ	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, page 262b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, page 1133a