ܪܒܝܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܪܒܝܥܐ

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܒ ܥ (r b ˁ)
8 terms

Inherited from Aramaic; compare Arabic رَبِيع (rabīʕ) and Hebrew רְבִיעָה (rəḇîʿâ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [rwiːʕɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [rviːʔɑː], [rviːjɑː]

Noun

ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ • (rḇīˁā) m (plural ܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼܥܹܐ (rḇīˁē) or ܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (rḇīˁāṯā))

1. spring (season when plants bloom and dormant animals spring to life)

   Synonyms: ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܢ̈ܝܼܣܵܢܹܐ (bēṯ nīsānē), ܬܸܕ݂ܐܵܐ (tiḏˀā)

2. square tabor, tambourine, timbrel

Usage notes

• ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (rḇīˁā) is used mostly in formal settings and technical contexts (as in e.g. * ܫܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܝܬܵܐ (šawyūṯā rḇīˁāytā, “vernal equinox”)) or poetic contexts. In colloquial speech, ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܢ̈ܝܼܣܵܢܹܐ (bēṯ nīsānē) predominates. Some dialects may also use the Persian loan ܒܲܗܵܪ (bahhār).

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥ (rḇīˁ)		1st person	ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܝܼ (rḇīˁī)		ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܲܢ (rḇīˁan)
	construct	ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥ (rḇīˁ)		2nd person	ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܘܼܟ݂ (rḇīˁōḵ)	ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܟ݂ܝ (rḇīˁāḵ)	ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rḇīˁawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (rḇīˁā)		3rd person	ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܹܗ (rḇīˁēh)	ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܗ̇ (rḇīˁāh)	ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܗܘܿܢ (rḇīˁhōn)
plural	absolute	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼܥܝܼܢ (rḇīˁīn)		1st person	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼܥܝܼ (rḇīˁī)		ܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼܥܲܢ (rḇīˁan)
	construct	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼܥܲܝ (rḇīˁay)		2nd person	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼܥܘܼܟ݂ (rḇīˁōḵ)	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܟ݂ܝ (rḇīˁāḵ)	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rḇīˁawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼܥܹܐ (rḇīˁē)		3rd person	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼܥܘܼܗܝ (rḇīˁūh)	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼܥܘܼܗ̇ (rḇīˁōh)	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼܥܲܝܗܘܿܢ (rḇīˁayhōn)

Coordinate terms

• seasons: ܐܸܩܡܹ̈ܐ (iqmē): ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (rḇīˁā)/ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēy nīsānē) · ܩܲܝܛܵܐ (qayṭā) · ܬܸܫܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tišryawwāṯā) · ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ (siṯwā) ^[edit]

Derived terms

• ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܝܵܐ (rḇīˁāyā, “springlike, vernal; fourth”)
• ܫܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܝܬܵܐ (šawyūṯā rḇīˁāytā, “vernal equinox”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܒ ܥ
2 terms

Compare Arabic رَبِيع (rabīʕ) and Hebrew רְבִיעָה (rəḇîʿâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [r(ə)viʕɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [r(ə)viʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܪܒܝܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܒܝܥܐ)

1. square tabor, tambourine, timbrel
2. early rain, spring rain
3. spring (season)

   Synonym: ܬܕܐܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܒܝܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܒܝܥ		1st person	ܪܒܝܥܝ		ܪܒܝܥܢ
	construct	ܪܒܝܥ		2nd person	ܪܒܝܥܟ	ܪܒܝܥܟܝ	ܪܒܝܥܟܘܢ	ܪܒܝܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܒܝܥܐ		3rd person	ܪܒܝܥܗ	ܪܒܝܥܗ	ܪܒܝܥܗܘܢ	ܪܒܝܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܒܝܥܝܢ		1st person	ܪܒܝܥܝ		ܪܒܝܥܝܢ
	construct	ܪܒܝܥܝ		2nd person	ܪܒܝܥܝܟ	ܪܒܝܥܝܟܝ	ܪܒܝܥܝܟܘܢ	ܪܒܝܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܒܝܥܐ		3rd person	ܪܒܝܥܘܗܝ	ܪܒܝܥܝܗ	ܪܒܝܥܝܗܘܢ	ܪܒܝܥܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rbyˁ”, 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 336a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 526b
• 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 1428b