ܡܪܒܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ (arbˁā)
    Ordinal: ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܝܵܐ (rḇīˁāyā)
    Multiplier: ܡܪܲܒܥܵܐ (mrabˁā)
    Fractional: ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ruḇˁā)
Root
ܪ ܒ ܥ (r b ˁ)
7 terms
ܡܪܒܥܐ

Etymology

Cognate to Arabic مُرَبَّع (murabbaʕ) and Hebrew רִבּוּעַ (ribu'a).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mə.rab.ʕɑː]

Adjective

ܡܪܲܒܥܵܐ • (mrabˁā) (feminine ܡܪܲܒܲܥܬܵܐ (mrabbaˁtā), plural ܡܪ̈ܲܒܥܹܐ (mrabˁē))

  1. (mathematics) square, quadratic
  2. quadruple, fourfold
  3. tetragonal, quadrangular

Noun

ܡܪܲܒܥܵܐ • (mrabˁā) m sg (plural ܡܪ̈ܲܒܥܹܐ (mrabˁē))

  1. (geometry) square (polygon with four sides)
  2. (music) quartet

Derived terms

  • ܫܸܪܫܵܐ ܡܪܲܒܥܵܝܵܐ (širšā mrabˁāyā, square root)
  • ܡܝܼܛܪܵܐ ܡܪܲܒܥܵܝܵܐ (mīṭrā mrabˁāyā, square metre)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܪ-ܒ-ܥ (r-b-ʿ) related to lying down. Compare Arabic مَرْبِض (marbiḍ) and Hebrew מִרְבָּץ (mirbāṣ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [marb(ə)ʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [marb(ə)ʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܒܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܪܒܥܐ)

  1. enclosure, cote, fold, byre
  2. pith, inner part
  3. (anatomy) uterus, womb

Inflection

Synonyms

References

  • mrbˁ”, 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, p. 336a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 298b
  • 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, p. 825a-b

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