ܨܒܥܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Root |
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ܨ ܒ ܥ (ṣ b ˁ) |
3 terms |
Occupational noun derived as an active noun of the verb ܨܵܒ݂ܹܥ (ṣāḇēˁ, “to dip, dye”); compare Arabic صَبَّاغ (ṣabbāḡ) and Hebrew צַבָּע (tsabá).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ • (ṣabbāˁā) m sg (plural ܨܲܒܵܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣabbāˁē), feminine ܨܲܒܵܥܬܵܐ (ṣabbāˁtā))
- dyer (person who dyes cloth or other material)
- painter (workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush)
Inflection
[edit]number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܨܲܒܵܥܝܼ (ṣabbāˁī) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܲܢ (ṣabbāˁan) | ||
construct | ܨܲܒܵܥ (ṣabbāˁ) |
2nd person | ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼܟ݂ (ṣabbāˁūḵ) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣabbāˁāḵ) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ (ṣabbāˁā) |
3rd person | ܨܲܒܵܥܹܗ (ṣabbāˁēh) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܵܗ̇ (ṣabbāˁāh) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܗܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁhōn) | ||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܨܲܒܵܥܝܼ̈ (ṣabbāˁī) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܲܢ̈ (ṣabbāˁan) | ||
construct | ܨܲܒܵܥܲܝ̈ (ṣabbāˁay) |
2nd person | ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣabbāˁūḵ) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣabbāˁāḵ) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܨܲܒܵܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣabbāˁē) |
3rd person | ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣabbāˁūh) |
ܨܲܒܵܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣabbāˁōh) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁhōn) |
Derived terms
[edit]- ܒܲܪ ܨܲܒܵܥܹ̈ܐ (bar ṣabbāˁē)
Proper noun
[edit]ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ • (ṣabbāˁā) ?
- a surname
Classical Syriac
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Semitic *ʔiṣbaʕ-, compare Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic אֶצְבְּעָא (ʾeṣbəʿā), Arabic إِصْبَع (ʔiṣbaʕ), Hebrew אֶצְבַּע (ʾeṣbaʿ), Egyptian ḏbꜥ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣeḇʿā) f (plural ܨܒܥܬܐ or ܨܒܥܐ)
- (anatomy) finger, toe, digit
- finger (unit of measure equal to six barleycorns)
Usage notes
[edit]Usually, the plural ܨܒܥܐ (ṣeḇʿēʾ) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܨܒܥܬܐ (ṣeḇʿāṯāʾ) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).
Inflection
[edit]state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܢ |
construct | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܬ ,ܨܒܥܝ |
emphatic | ܨܒܥܐ | ܨܒܥܬܐ ,ܨܒܥܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܨܒܥܝ | ܨܒܥܬܝ ,ܨܒܥܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟ | ܨܒܥܬܟ ,ܨܒܥܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝ | ܨܒܥܬܟܝ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܬܗ ,ܨܒܥܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܬܗ ,ܨܒܥܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܨܒܥܢ | ܨܒܥܬܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܘܢ | ܨܒܥܬܟܘܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝܢ | ܨܒܥܬܟܝܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܘܢ | ܨܒܥܬܗܘܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܝܢ | ܨܒܥܬܗܝܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
[edit]From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܥ (ṣ-b-ʿ) related to dyeing, and the verb ܨܒܥ (ṣbaʿ, “to dip, to immerse; to dye”) from Proto-Semitic *ṣabaġ-. Compare Arabic صِبْغ (ṣibḡ) and Hebrew צֶבַע (ṣéḇaʿ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣeḇʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)
Inflection
[edit]state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܝܢ |
construct | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܝ |
emphatic | ܨܒܥܐ | ܨܒܥܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܨܒܥܝ | ܨܒܥܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟ | ܨܒܥܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝ | ܨܒܥܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܨܒܥܢ | ܨܒܥܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܘܢ | ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝܢ | ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܘܢ | ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܝܢ | ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
[edit]From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܥ (ṣ-b-ʿ) related to dyeing. Compare Arabic صَبْغ (ṣabḡ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣəḇāʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)
Inflection
[edit]state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܝܢ |
construct | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܝ |
emphatic | ܨܒܥܐ | ܨܒܥܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܨܒܥܝ | ܨܒܥܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟ | ܨܒܥܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝ | ܨܒܥܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܨܒܥܢ | ܨܒܥܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܘܢ | ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝܢ | ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܘܢ | ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܝܢ | ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 4
[edit]From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܥ (ṣ-b-ʿ) related to dyeing. Compare Arabic صَبَّاغ (ṣabbāḡ) and Hebrew צַבָּע (ṣabbāʿ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣabbāʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)
Inflection
[edit]state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܝܢ |
construct | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܝ |
emphatic | ܨܒܥܐ | ܨܒܥܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܨܒܥܝ | ܨܒܥܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟ | ܨܒܥܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝ | ܨܒܥܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܨܒܥܢ | ܨܒܥܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܘܢ | ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝܢ | ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܘܢ | ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܝܢ | ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ |
References
[edit]- “ṣbˁ”, 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 298a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 473a
- 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 1272a-b
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