ܪܒܐ

See also: ܕܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܪ ܒ ܒ (r b b)
4 terms

From Aramaic רַבָּא (rabbā), from Proto-Semitic *rabb-; compare Arabic رَبّ (rabb) and Hebrew רַב (ráv).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [rab.bɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [rˤɑːbɑː]

Adjective

ܪܲܒܵܐ • (rabbā) (feminine ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (rabṯā), plural ܪ̈ܲܒܹܐ (rabbē))

1. great, big, huge, massive

   Synonyms: ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (gūrā), ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ (kabīrā)

   Antonyms: ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ (zˁōrā), ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (daqīqā)

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܡܘܼܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܬܲܪܥܵܐ

   īṯ wā nīšanqā rabbā mutḇā ˁal tarˁā

   There was a big sign put on the door.

2. adult, grown of a person

   Synonyms: ܫܲܠܡܵܐ (šalmā), ܡܸܛܝܵܐ (miṭyā)

   ܩܵܐ ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ، ܪܲܒܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ.

   qā kullhōn nāšē, rabbā yan zˁōrā.

   For all the people adult or child.

Noun

ܪܲܒܵܐ • (rabbā) m sg (plural ܪ̈ܲܒܹܐ (rabbē) or ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܹܐ (rabbānē), feminine ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (rabṯā))

1. leader, master, chief, magistrate

   Synonyms: ܡܵܪܵܐ (mārā), ܒܲܥܠܵܐ (baˁlā)

2. elder

   Synonyms: ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܵܐ (ḥwārdiqnā), ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (gūrā)

   ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܦܵܪܹܩ ܠܥܵܠܲܡ ܐܵܦܸܢ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ.

   yulpānā lē pārēq l-ˁālam āpin rabbā yan zˁōrā ìwet.

   Learning never stops whether you are an elder or young.

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܲܒܝܼ (rabī)		ܪܲܒܲܢ (rabban)
	construct	ܪܲܒ (rab)	2nd person	ܪܲܒܘܼܟ݂ (rabūḵ)	ܪܲܒܵܟ݂ܝ (rabbāḵ)	ܪܲܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rabbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā)	3rd person	ܪܲܒܹܗ (rabbēh)	ܪܲܒܘܿܗ̇ (rabbōh)	ܪܲܒܗܘܿܢ (rabhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܝܼ (rabbānī)		ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܲܢ (rabbānan)
	construct	ܪ̈ܲܒܲܝ (rabbay)	2nd person	ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (rabbānūḵ)	ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (rabbānāḵ)	ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rabbānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܹܐ (rabbānē)	3rd person	ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܘܼܗܝ (rabbānūh)	ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (rabbānōh)	ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܗܘܿܢ (rabbānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ ܘܪܲܒܵܐ (zˁōrā w-rabbā, “everyone, young and old”)
• ܪܲܒ ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (rab alpā, “chiliarch”)
• ܪܲܒ ܚܲܝܠܵܐ (rab ḥaylā)
• ܪܲܒ ܡܐܵܐ (rab mˀā, “centurion”)
• ܪܲܒ ܩܸܫܬܵܝܹ̈ܐ (rab qištāyē)
• ܪܲܒ ܫܵܩܵܐ (rab šāqā)
• ܪܲܒܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (rabūṯā)
• ܪܲܒܝܼ (rabī, “professor, rabbi”)
• ܪܲܒܲܢ (rabban, “monk”)

 

Etymology 2

Root
ܪ ܒ ܒ (r b b)
4 terms

Derived from an adverbial usage of the above. Compare Arabic رُبَّ (rubba).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [rɑːbɑː]

Adverb

ܪܵܒܵܐ • (rābā)

1. very, many, much, several, so

   Synonyms: ܣܲܓܝܼ (sagī), ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ (kabīrā)

   ܐܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܓܵܘ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܐ ― īqārā rābā ānanqāyā ìlēh gāw d-aya maḏraštā ― Respect is very important in this school.

   ܚܙܝܼܩ ܠܹܗ ܠܪܵܒܵܐ ܐܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ. ― ḥzīq lēh l-rābā aṯrāwāṯē. ― He has travelled to many countries.

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܠܹܗ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ. ― ānā mīr lī illēh rābā gāhē. ― I told him several times.

   ܪܵܒܵܐ ܚܸܕ݂ܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ. ― rābā ḥiḏyā ìwen. ― I am so happy.

2. too, too much [+ ܥܲܠ (object)]

   Synonyms: ܣܲܓܝܼ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ (sagī yatīr), ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡܣܵܦܩܵܐ (yatīr msāpqā)

   ܪܵܒܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂ ܕܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܬ. ― rābā ìlāh ˁalūḵ d-āzēt. ― It is too much for you to go.

Etymology 3

Root
ܪ ܒ ܒ (r b b)
4 terms

Compare Arabic رَبَّ (rabba).

Alternative forms

• ܝܵܪܹܒ݂ (yārēḇ)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [rɑːweː], [rɑːveː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [rˤɑːweː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [rɑːveː]
• Homophone: ܪܵܘܹܐ (rāwē, “to become intoxicated”)

Verb

ܪܵܒ݂ܹܐ • (rāḇē) (present participle ܪܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (rḇāyā), past participle ܪܸܒ݂ܝܵܐ (riḇyā))

1. (intransitive) to be/become big, large, great; to grow

   Synonym: ܟܵܒ݂ܹܪ (kāḇēr)

   Antonym: ܙܵܥܹܪ (zāˁēr)

   ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܪܵܒ݂ܝܼ ܒܟܠܹܗ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ. ― ādīyā ḥabūšē kē rāḇī b-kullēh ˁālmā. ― Apples now grow all over the world.

   ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܘܡܸܢܝܵܢ ܥܵܡܘܿܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ ܐ݇ܣܝܼܩ ܠܹܗ. ― mḏītā rḇē lāh w-minyān ˁāmōrōh sīq lēh. ― The city grew and its population went up.

2. (intransitive) to grow up, become older

   Synonyms: ܩܵܐܹܡ (qāˀēm), ܓܲܪܘܸܣ (garwis)

   ܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܪܵܒܝܼ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ. ― šaḇrē kē rābī qalūlā. ― Children grow quickly.

   ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܚܲܟܝܼܡܵܐ. ― yālā rḇē lēh yatīr ḥakīmā. ― The boy grew wiser.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܪܵܒ݂ܹܐ (rāḇē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܝܼ (rḇē lī)	ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (rḇē lūḵ)	ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ (rḇē lēh)	ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܲܢ (rḇē lan)	ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rḇē lāwḵōn)	ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (rḇē lhōn)
	f		ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (rḇē lāḵ)	ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (rḇē lāh)
non-past	m	ܪܵܒ݂ܹܝܢ (rāḇēn)	ܪܵܒ݂ܹܝܬ (rāḇēt)	ܪܵܒ݂ܹܐ (rāḇē)	ܪܵܒ݂ܲܚ (rāḇaḥ)	ܪܵܒ݂ܹܝܬܘܿܢ (rāḇētōn)	ܪܵܒ݂ܝܼ (rāḇī)
	f	ܪܵܒ݂ܝܵܢ (rāḇyān)	ܪܵܒ݂ܝܵܬܝ (rāḇyāt)	ܪܵܒ݂ܝܵܐ (rāḇyā)
imperative	m		ܪܒ݂ܝܼ (rḇī)			ܪܒ݂ܹܝܡܘܼܢ (rḇēmūn)
	f		ܪܒ݂ܹܐ (rḇē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *rabb-, belonging to the root ܪ-ܒ-ܒ (r-b-b) related to greatness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rabbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rabbe(ʔ)], [rabbɑne(ʔ)], [rawr(ə)vɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܪܒܢܐ or ܪܒܢܐ or ܪܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܒܬܐ)

1. leader, magnate, king, duke, prince, chief, magistrate, prefect
2. teacher, doctor, master

Usage notes

The plural ܪܒܢܐ (rabbānēʾ) is used for the sense of “leaders” while the plural ܪܘܪܒܢܐ (rawr(ə)ḇānēʾ) is used for the sense of “teachers”. The plural ܪܒܐ (rabbēʾ) is rare for either sense.

Inflection

    declension of ܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܒ	ܪܘܪܒܢܐ ,ܪܒܢܐ ,ܪܒܐ
construct	ܪܒ	ܪܘܪܒܢܐ ,ܪܒܢܐ ,ܪܒܐ
emphatic	ܪܒܐ	ܪܘܪܒܢܐ ,ܪܒܢܐ ,ܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܒܝ	ܪܘܪܒܢܝ ,ܪܒܢܝ ,ܪܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܒܟ	ܪܘܪܒܢܝܟ ,ܪܒܢܝܟ ,ܪܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܒܟܝ	ܪܘܪܒܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܒܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܒܗ	ܪܘܪܒܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܒܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܒܗ	ܪܘܪܒܢܝܗ ,ܪܒܢܝܗ ,ܪܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܒܢ	ܪܘܪܒܢܝܢ ,ܪܒܢܝܢ ,ܪܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܒܟܘܢ	ܪܘܪܒܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܒܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܒܟܝܢ	ܪܘܪܒܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܒܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܒܗܘܢ	ܪܘܪܒܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܪܒܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܪܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܒܗܝܢ	ܪܘܪܒܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܒܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rb”, 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. 334a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 525a
• 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. 1425a-b