siab

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiəbˠ/

Noun

siab f

1. alternative form of síob (“gust; ride, lift”)

Verb

siab (present analytic siabann, future analytic siabfaidh, verbal noun siabadh, past participle siabtha)

1. alternative form of síob (“to blow (away), drift”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of siab (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	siabaim	siabann tú; siabair†	siabann sé, sí	siabaimid; siabann muid	siabann sibh	siabann siad; siabaid†	a shiabann; a shiabas	siabtar
past	shiab mé; shiabas	shiab tú; shiabais	shiab sé, sí	shiabamar; shiab muid	shiab sibh; shiababhair	shiab siad; shiabadar	a shiab	siabadh
past habitual	shiabainn / siabainn‡	shiabtá / siabtá‡	shiabadh sé, sí / siabadh sé, sí‡	shiabaimis; shiabadh muid / siabaimis‡; siabadh muid‡	shiabadh sibh / siabadh sibh‡	shiabaidís; shiabadh siad / siabaidís‡; siabadh siad‡	a shiabadh	shiabtaí / siabtaí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	siabfaidh mé; siabfad	siabfaidh tú; siabfair†	siabfaidh sé, sí	siabfaimid; siabfaidh muid	siabfaidh sibh	siabfaidh siad; siabfaid†	a shiabfaidh; a shiabfas	siabfar
conditional	shiabfainn / siabfainn‡	shiabfá / siabfá‡	shiabfadh sé, sí / siabfadh sé, sí‡	shiabfaimis; shiabfadh muid / siabfaimis‡; siabfadh muid‡	shiabfadh sibh / siabfadh sibh‡	shiabfaidís; shiabfadh siad / siabfaidís‡; siabfadh siad‡	a shiabfadh	shiabfaí / siabfaí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go siaba mé; go siabad†	go siaba tú; go siabair†	go siaba sé, sí	go siabaimid; go siaba muid	go siaba sibh	go siaba siad; go siabaid†	—	go siabtar
past	dá siabainn	dá siabtá	dá siabadh sé, sí	dá siabaimis; dá siabadh muid	dá siabadh sibh	dá siabaidís; dá siabadh siad	—	dá siabtaí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	siabaim	siab	siabadh sé, sí	siabaimis	siabaigí; siabaidh†	siabaidís	—	siabtar
past participle	siabtha
verbal noun	siabadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Mutation

Mutated forms of siab

radical	lenition	eclipsis
siab	shiab after an, tsiab	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “siabaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1032; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “siab”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʂiə̯˥/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *-hri̯əŋ (“high, tall”), probably borrowed from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-raŋ (“high, long”), whence Chinese 陵 (líng, “mound, hill”) and Burmese မြင့် (mrang., “high, tall”).

Adjective

siab

1. high, tall

Noun

siab

1. height

Etymology 2

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *-hri̯ən (“liver”); possibly related to Middle Chinese 肝 (MC kan, “liver”). Note the difference in coda consonant between this and Etymology 1.

Noun

siab (classifier: nplooj)

1. (anatomy) liver

Noun

siab (classifier: lub)

1. (figuratively) the liver regarded as the seat of the affections and emotions (like the heart in English)

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 295-8.