ܩܠܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܠ ܒ (q l b)
3 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Arabic قَالِب (qālib), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον (kalopódion).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qaːləwɑː]

Noun

ܩܵܠܒ݂ܵܐ • (qālḇā) m sg (plural ܩܵܠܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qālḇē))

1. mould, form
2. pattern
3. (architecture) framework
4. (computing) template, boilerplate

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܵܠܒ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܵܠܸܒ݂ (qāliḇ)		1st person	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܝܼ (qālḇī)		ܩܵܠܒ݂ܲܢ (qālḇan)
	construct	ܩܵܠܸܒ݂ (qāliḇ)		2nd person	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qālḇōḵ)	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qālḇāḵ)	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qālḇawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܵܐ (qālḇā)		3rd person	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܹܗ (qālḇēh)	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (qālḇāh)	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qālḇhōn)
plural	absolute	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (qālḇīn)		1st person	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (qālḇī)		ܩܵܠܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (qālḇan)
	construct	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (qālḇay)		2nd person	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qālḇōḵ)	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qālḇāḵ)	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qālḇawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qālḇē)		3rd person	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qālḇūh)	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (qālḇōh)	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qālḇayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܩܐܠܒ

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَالِب (qālib), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον (kalopódion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qal(ə)vɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qal(ə)ve] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܒܐ • (qāləḇā) m (plural ܩܠܒܐ)

1. mould, form
2. (architecture) framework

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܠܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܠܒ		1st person	ܩܠܒܝ		ܩܠܒܢ
	construct	ܩܠܒ		2nd person	ܩܠܒܟ	ܩܠܒܟܝ	ܩܠܒܟܘܢ	ܩܠܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܒܗ	ܩܠܒܗ	ܩܠܒܗܘܢ	ܩܠܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܠܒܝܢ		1st person	ܩܠܒܝ		ܩܠܒܝܢ
	construct	ܩܠܒܝ		2nd person	ܩܠܒܝܟ	ܩܠܒܝܟܝ	ܩܠܒܝܟܘܢ	ܩܠܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܠܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܠܒܘܗܝ	ܩܠܒܝܗ	ܩܠܒܝܗܘܢ	ܩܠܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qˀlb”, 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 320a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 486a, 506a
• 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, pages 1306b–1307a