ܩܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qabbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qabbe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܒܐ)

1. enclosure, cage
2. prison cell, solitary confinement
3. fetters

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܒ	ܩܒܝܢ
construct	ܩܒ	ܩܒܝ
emphatic	ܩܒܐ	ܩܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܒܝ	ܩܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܒܟ	ܩܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܒܟܝ	ܩܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܒܗ	ܩܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܒܗ	ܩܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܒܢ	ܩܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܒܟܘܢ	ܩܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܒܟܝܢ	ܩܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܒܗܘܢ	ܩܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܒܗܝܢ	ܩܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Arabic قُبَّة (qubba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qabbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qabbe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܒܐ)

1. (anatomy) womb, uterus

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܒ	ܩܒܝܢ
construct	ܩܒ	ܩܒܝ
emphatic	ܩܒܐ	ܩܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܒܝ	ܩܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܒܟ	ܩܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܒܟܝ	ܩܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܒܗ	ܩܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܒܗ	ܩܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܒܢ	ܩܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܒܟܘܢ	ܩܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܒܟܝܢ	ܩܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܒܗܘܢ	ܩܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܒܗܝܢ	ܩܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Hebrew קַב (qaḇ), possibly via Ancient Greek κάβος (kábos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qabbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qabbe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܒܐ)

1. cab (unit of measure)

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܒ	ܩܒܝܢ
construct	ܩܒ	ܩܒܝ
emphatic	ܩܒܐ	ܩܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܒܝ	ܩܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܒܟ	ܩܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܒܟܝ	ܩܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܒܗ	ܩܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܒܗ	ܩܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܒܢ	ܩܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܒܟܘܢ	ܩܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܒܟܝܢ	ܩܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܒܗܘܢ	ܩܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܒܗܝܢ	ܩܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)ve(ʔ)]

Adjective

ܩܒܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. masculine absolute singular of ܩܒܝܐ
2. masculine construct state singular of ܩܒܝܐ

References

• “qb”, 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. 306a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 487a
• 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. 1308b