ܣܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܣ ܐ ܒ (s ˀ b)
2 terms

From Aramaic סָבָא (sāḇā); compare Hebrew סָב (sav) and סַבָּא (sába).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sɑːwɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [sɑːvɑː]

Adjective

ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (sāḇā) m (plural ܣܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sāḇē), feminine ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (sāḇtā))

  1. old, elderly, aged (of humans and animals)
  2. old, no longer fresh or firm (of vegetables and fruit)
    ܐܵܕ݂ ܦ̮ܵܨܘܿܠܝܹܐ ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇، ܟܹܐ ܡܲܠܥܣܵܐāḏ fāṣōlyē sāḇtā ìlāh, kē malˁsāThis fasolia is old, it makes to chew.

Noun

ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (sāḇā) m (plural ܣܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sāḇē) or ܣܵܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇawwāṯā) or ܣ̈ܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇāṯā), feminine ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (sāḇtā))

  1. grandfather (father of one's parents)
    ܣܵܒ݂ܝܼ ܦܠܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܒܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠܵܝܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ.
    sāḇī plīš lēh b-qrāḇā tēḇēlāyā trayyānā.
    My grandfather fought in World War II.
  2. (in the plural) grandparents
  3. elder, senior, old man
    Synonym: ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ (qašīšā)
  4. ancestor, forefather
Usage notes

The plural ܣܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sāḇē) is used for the sense of ‘grandfathers, grandparents’ and ‘elders, seniors, old men’ while the plurals ܣܵܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇawwāṯā) and ܣ̈ܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇāṯā) are used for the sense of ‘ancestors, forefathers’

Inflection
Derived terms

Proper noun

ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (sāḇā) m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Saba or Sabass
  2. a surname transferred from the given name

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sɪb.bɑː]

Noun

ܣܸܒܵܐ • (sibbā) m (plural ܣܸܒܹ̈ܐ (sibbē))

  1. (anatomy) pudendum
Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ-ܐ-ܒ (s-ʾ-b) related to growing old. Compare Hebrew סָב (sāḇ).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɑvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sɑve(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܒܬܐ)

  1. grandfather
  2. elder, senior, old man
  3. (ecclesiastical) presbyter
Inflection
Derived terms
  • ܣܒܝܐ

Proper noun

ܣܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Saba or Sabass

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɛbbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sɛbbe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܒܐ)

  1. (anatomy) pudendum
Inflection

References

  • sb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • sbˀ”, 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. 227b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 357a
  • 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. 959b
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