ܒܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Related to Aramaic אַבָּא (ʾabbā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔabw-, also found in Classical Syriac ܒܵܒܵܐ (bābā); compare Arabic بَابَا (bābā), Hebrew אַבָּא (ába). Doublet of ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ (aḇā)
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [bɑːbɑː]
Noun
ܒܵܒܵܐ • (bābā) m (plural ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (bābāwātē) or ܒܵܒܹ̈ܐ (bābē), feminine ܝܸܡܵܐ (yimmā))
Usage notes
In some dialects, the plural ܒܵܒ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bābawwāṯā) is reserved for the sense of forefathers, while the plural ܒܵܒܹ̈ܐ (bābē) is used for the sense of fathers.
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܵܒܝܼ (bābī) |
ܒܵܒܲܢ (bāban) | ||
| construct | ܒܵܒ (bāb) |
2nd person | ܒܵܒܘܼܟ݂ (bābūḵ) |
ܒܵܒܵܟ݂ܝ (bābāḵ) |
ܒܵܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bābāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܵܒܵܐ (bābā) |
3rd person | ܒܵܒܹܗ (bābēh) |
ܒܵܒܵܗ̇ (bābāh) |
ܒܵܒܗܘܿܢ (bābhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (bābāwātī) |
ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (bābāwātan) | ||
| construct | ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܲܝ̈ (bābāwātay) |
2nd person | ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bābāwātūḵ) |
ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bābāwātāḵ) |
ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bābāwātāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (bābāwātē) |
3rd person | ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bābāwātūh) |
ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bābāwātōh) |
ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bābāwāthōn) | ||
Derived terms
References
- “ܒܵܒܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, (Can we date this quote?)
Classical Syriac
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈbɑ.bɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbɑ.bɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbo.bo]
Inflection
inflection of ܒܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܒ | ܒܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܒ | ܒܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܒܐ | ܒܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܒܝ | ܒܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܒܟ | ܒܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܒܟܝ | ܒܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܒܗ | ܒܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܒܗ | ܒܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܒܢ | ܒܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܒܟܘܢ | ܒܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܒܟܝܢ | ܒܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܒܗܘܢ | ܒܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܒܗܝܢ | ܒܒܝܗܝܢ |
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈbɑ.vɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbɑ.wɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbo.wo]
Inflection
declension of ܒܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܒ | ܒܒܢ |
| construct | ܒܒ | ܒܒܬ |
| emphatic | ܒܒܐ | ܒܒܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܒܝ | ܒܒܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܒܟ | ܒܒܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܒܟܝ | ܒܒܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܒܗ | ܒܒܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܒܗ | ܒܒܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܒܢ | ܒܒܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܒܟܘܢ | ܒܒܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܒܟܝܢ | ܒܒܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܒܗܘܢ | ܒܒܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܒܗܝܢ | ܒܒܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “bbˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-25
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 24a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 34a
- Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 42a
- 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 115b
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