ܫܒܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic السَّبْت (as-sabt) and Hebrew שַׁבָּת (šabbāṯ).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
ܫܒܬܐ • (šabbəṯā) f (plural ܫܒܐ)
Inflection
declension of ܫܒܬܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܫܒܐ | ܫܒܝܢ |
construct | ܫܒܬ | ܫܒܝ |
emphatic | ܫܒܬܐ | ܫܒܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܒܬܝ | ܫܒܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܒܬܟ | ܫܒܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܒܬܟܝ | ܫܒܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܒܬܗ | ܫܒܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܒܬܗ | ܫܒܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܒܬܢ | ܫܒܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܒܬܟܘܢ | ܫܒܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܒܬܟܝܢ | ܫܒܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܒܬܗܘܢ | ܫܒܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܒܬܗܝܢ | ܫܒܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms
- (week): ܫܒܘܥܐ
Etymology 2
From Akkadian 𒅆𒂍𒌈 (/šibittu/); cognate to Persian شوید (ševid), Hebrew שֶׁבֶת (šéḇeṯ), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic שִׁיבְתָא (šiḇəṯā). Arabic شِبِثّ (šibiṯṯ) comes via Aramaic.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܫܒܬܐ • (šəḇettā) f(uncountable)
References
- “šbh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “šbt”, 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, pages 356a, 358b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 558a
- 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, page 1507a