ܥܘܪܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḡurayb- (“crow, raven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕur(ə)vɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕur(ə)ve], [ʕur(ə)vɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܘܪܒܐ • (ʿūrḇā) m (plural ܥܘܪܒܢܐ (ʿūrḇānē) or ܥܘܪܒܐ (ʿūrḇē))

1. crow, raven

   Synonyms: ܢܥܒܐ (naʿḇā), ܩܥܐ

2. willow

Inflection

    declension of ܥܘܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܘܒ	ܥܘܪܒܢܝܢ ,ܥܘܪܒܝܢ
construct	ܥܪܘܒ	ܥܘܪܒܢܝ ,ܥܘܪܒܝ
emphatic	ܥܘܪܒܐ	ܥܘܪܒܢܐ ,ܥܘܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܘܪܒܝ	ܥܘܪܒܢܝ ,ܥܘܪܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܘܪܒܟ	ܥܘܪܒܢܝܟ ,ܥܘܪܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܘܪܒܟܝ	ܥܘܪܒܢܝܟܝ ,ܥܘܪܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܘܪܒܗ	ܥܘܪܒܢܘܗܝ ,ܥܘܪܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܘܪܒܗ	ܥܘܪܒܢܝܗ ,ܥܘܪܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܘܪܒܢ	ܥܘܪܒܢܝܢ ,ܥܘܪܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܘܪܒܟܘܢ	ܥܘܪܒܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܥܘܪܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܘܪܒܟܝܢ	ܥܘܪܒܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܥܘܪܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܘܪܒܗܘܢ	ܥܘܪܒܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܥܘܪܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܘܪܒܗܝܢ	ܥܘܪܒܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܥܘܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕurbɑ] (singular)

Noun

ܥܘܪܒܐ • (ʿurbā) m

1. alternative form of ܥܪܒܐ (ʿarbā, “willow”)

Etymology 3

From the root ܥ-ܪ-ܒ (ʿ-r-b) related to mixing. Compare Hebrew עֵרֶב (ʿḗreḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕurrɑvɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕurrɑve] (plural)

Noun

ܥܘܪܒܐ • (ʿurrāḇā) m (plural ܥܘܪܒܐ (ʿurrāḇē))

1. mixture, mingling

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܘܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܘܪܒ	ܥܘܪܒܝܢ
construct	ܥܘܪܒ	ܥܘܪܒܝ
emphatic	ܥܘܪܒܐ	ܥܘܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܘܪܒܝ	ܥܘܪܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܘܪܒܟ	ܥܘܪܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܘܪܒܟܝ	ܥܘܪܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܘܪܒܗ	ܥܘܪܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܘܪܒܗ	ܥܘܪܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܘܪܒܢ	ܥܘܪܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܘܪܒܟܘܢ	ܥܘܪܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܘܪܒܟܝܢ	ܥܘܪܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܘܪܒܗܘܢ	ܥܘܪܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܘܪܒܗܝܢ	ܥܘܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕurrɑvɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕurrɑve] (plural)

Noun

ܥܘܪܒܐ • (ʿurrāḇā) m (plural ܥܘܪܒܐ (ʿurrāḇē))

1. alternative form of ܥܪܒܝܐ (ʿarbāyā, “Arab”)

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܘܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܘܪܒ	ܥܘܪܒܝܢ
construct	ܥܘܪܒ	ܥܘܪܒܝ
emphatic	ܥܘܪܒܐ	ܥܘܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܘܪܒܝ	ܥܘܪܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܘܪܒܟ	ܥܘܪܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܘܪܒܟܝ	ܥܘܪܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܘܪܒܗ	ܥܘܪܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܘܪܒܗ	ܥܘܪܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܘܪܒܢ	ܥܘܪܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܘܪܒܟܘܢ	ܥܘܪܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܘܪܒܟܝܢ	ܥܘܪܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܘܪܒܗܘܢ	ܥܘܪܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܘܪܒܗܝܢ	ܥܘܪܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁwrb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˁrb”, 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 249b
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 263a
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 336
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 407b
• 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 1086b
• “ˁwrb³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–