ܨܒܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܨ ܒ ܥ (ṣ b ˁ)
2 terms

From Aramaic צְבַע (ṣəḇaʿ); compare Arabic صَبَغَ (ṣabaḡa, “to dye”), Hebrew צָבַע (tsavá, “to color, paint, dye”), Akkadian 𒍝𒁍𒌑 (/⁠ṣabû⁠/, “to soak, bathe”) and Ge'ez ጸብኀ (ṣäbḫä, “to dip”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤɑːweʕː]

Verb

ܨܵܒ݂ܹܥ • (ṣāḇēˁ) (present participle ܨܒ݂ܵܥܵܐ (ṣḇāˁā), past participle ܨܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (ṣḇīˁā))

1. to dip
2. to moisten
3. to dye, to color/colour
4. to paint

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܨܵܒ݂ܹܥ (ṣāḇēˁ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܨܒ݂ܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ (ṣḇīˁ lī)	ܨܒ݂ܝܼܥ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ṣḇīˁ lūḵ)	ܨܒ݂ܝܼܥ ܠܹܗ (ṣḇīˁ lēh)	ܨܒ݂ܝܼܥ ܠܲܢ (ṣḇīˁ lan)	ܨܒ݂ܝܼܥ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣḇīˁ lāwḵōn)	ܨܒ݂ܝܼܥ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ṣḇīˁ lhōn)
	f		ܨܒ݂ܝܼܥ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣḇīˁ lāḵ)	ܨܒ݂ܝܼܥ ܠܵܗ̇ (ṣḇīˁ lāh)
non-past	m	ܨܵܒ݂ܥܹܢ (ṣāḇˁēn)	ܨܵܒ݂ܥܹܬ (ṣāḇˁēt)	ܨܵܒ݂ܹܥ (ṣāḇēˁ)	ܨܵܒ݂ܲܚ (ṣāḇaḥ)	ܨܵܒ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (ṣāḇītōn)	ܨܵܒ݂ܝܼ (ṣāḇī)
	f	ܨܵܒ݂ܥܵܢ (ṣāḇˁān)	ܨܵܒ݂ܥܵܬܝ (ṣāḇˁāt)	ܨܵܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ṣāḇˁā)
imperative	m		ܨܒ݂ܹܥ (ṣḇēˁ)			ܨܒ݂ܹܥܡܘܼܢ (ṣḇēˁmūn)
	f		ܨܒ݂ܹܥܝ (ṣḇēˁ)

Etymology 2

Root
ܨ ܒ ܥ (ṣ b ˁ)
2 terms

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤəwaʕ.]

Noun

ܨܒ݂ܲܥ • (ṣḇaˁ) m sg (plural ܨܸܒ݂ܥܲܝ̈ (ṣiḇʿay))

1. construct state singular of ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ṣiḇˁā, “dye; pigment”)

Etymology 3

Root
ܨ ܒ ܥ (ṣ b ˁ)
2 terms

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤab.bɑʕː]

Noun

ܨܲܒܵܥ • (ṣabbāˁ) m sg (feminine ܨܲܒܵܥܲܬ (ṣabbāʿat), plural ܨܲܒܵܥܲܝ̈ (ṣabbāʿay))

1. construct state singular of ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ (ṣabbāˁā, “dyer”)