ܪܒܨܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܒ ܨ (r b ṣ)
4 terms

Verbal noun of ܪܵܒ݂ܹܨ (rāḇēṣ, “to press; to apply pressure to”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [rəwɑːsˤɑː]

Noun

ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ • (rḇāṣā) m

1. pressure, compression, strain
2. emphasis, stress
3. stress, distress, emotional pressure

   Synonyms: ܐܘܼܠܨܵܢܵܐ (ulṣānā), ܥܲܘܩܵܢܵܐ (ˁawqānā)

4. (grammar, orthography) name of a vowel mark written under the letter waw equivalent to /ū/ or /u/

Usage notes

• (vowel mark): The vowel length of a ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (rḇāṣā) is a short /u/ when preceding a two-construct cluster, and a long /ū/ otherwise.

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܒ݂ܵܨ (rḇāṣ)		1st person	ܪܒ݂ܵܨܝܼ (rḇāṣī)		ܪܒ݂ܵܨܲܢ (rḇāṣan)
	construct	ܪܒ݂ܵܨ (rḇāṣ)		2nd person	ܪܒ݂ܵܨܘܼܟ݂ (rḇāṣōḵ)	ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܟ݂ܝ (rḇāṣāḵ)	ܪܒ݂ܵܨܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rḇāṣawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (rḇāṣā)		3rd person	ܪܒ݂ܵܨܹܗ (rḇāṣēh)	ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܗ̇ (rḇāṣāh)	ܪܒ݂ܵܨܗܘܿܢ (rḇāṣhōn)
plural	absolute	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܝܼܢ (rḇāṣīn)		1st person	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܝܼ (rḇāṣī)		ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܲܢ (rḇāṣan)
	construct	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܲܝ (rḇāṣay)		2nd person	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܘܼܟ݂ (rḇāṣōḵ)	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܵܟ݂ܝ (rḇāṣāḵ)	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rḇāṣawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܹܐ (rḇāṣē)		3rd person	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܘܼܗܝ (rḇāṣūh)	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܘܼܗ̇ (rḇāṣōh)	ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܲܝܗܘܿܢ (rḇāṣayhōn)

Coordinate terms

• (Vowels) ܙܵܘܥܹ̈ܐ (zāwˁē); ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܐ (pṯāḥā, “a”, literally “opening”), ܙܩܵܦܵܐ (zqāpā, “ā”, literally “erecting”), ܙܠܵܡܵܐ ܦܫܝܼܩܵܐ (zlāmā pšīqā, “i, e”, literally “easy slanting”), ܙܠܵܡܵܐ ܩܸܫܝܵܐ (zlāmā qišyā, “ē”, literally “hard slanting”), ܪܘܵܚܵܐ (rwāḥā, “ō”, literally “expanding”), ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (rḇāṣā, “ū”, literally “pressing”), ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (ḥḇāṣā, “ī”, literally “thronging”),

Derived terms

• ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ ܕܲܕܡܵܐ (rḇāṣā da-dmā, “blood pressure”)
• ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ ܒܸܪܩܵܝܵܐ (rḇāṣā birqāyā, “voltage”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܪ ܒ ܨ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛvsˤɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rɛvsˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܪܒܨܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܒܨܐ)

1. pressure, compression, strain

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܒܨܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܒܨ		1st person	ܪܒܨܝ		ܪܒܨܢ
	construct	ܪܒܨ		2nd person	ܪܒܨܟ	ܪܒܨܟܝ	ܪܒܨܟܘܢ	ܪܒܨܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܒܨܐ		3rd person	ܪܒܨܗ	ܪܒܨܗ	ܪܒܨܗܘܢ	ܪܒܨܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܒܨܝܢ		1st person	ܪܒܨܝ		ܪܒܨܝܢ
	construct	ܪܒܨܝ		2nd person	ܪܒܨܝܟ	ܪܒܨܝܟܝ	ܪܒܨܝܟܘܢ	ܪܒܨܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܒܨܐ		3rd person	ܪܒܨܘܗܝ	ܪܒܨܝܗ	ܪܒܨܝܗܘܢ	ܪܒܨܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܪ ܒ ܨ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [r(ə)vɑsˤɑ]

Noun

ܪܒܨܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. (grammar, orthography) name of an east Syriac vowel mark equivalent to /u/

   Synonym: ܥܨܨܐ ܐܠܝܨܐ (ˁṣṣā liṣā)

2. (grammar, orthography) name of a west Syriac vowel mark equivalent to /e/

See also

• ܥܨܨܐ ܐܠܝܨܐ (ˁṣṣā liṣā, “east Syriac /u/”)
• ܪܒܨܐ ܩܫܝܐ (rbṣā qšiyā, “east Syriac /e/”)
• ܙܠܡܐ ܩܫܝܐ (zlmā qšiyā, “east Syriac /e/”)
• ܥܨܨܐ (ˁṣṣā, “west Syriac /u/”)

References

• “rbṣ”, 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 336b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 527a
• 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 1430b