ܣܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Root |
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ܣ ܐ ܒ (s ˀ b) |
2 terms |
From Aramaic סָבָא (sāḇā); compare Hebrew סָב (sav) and סַבָּא (sába).
Noun
ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (sāḇā) m (plural ܣܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sāḇē) or ܣܵܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇawwāṯā) or ܣ̈ܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇāṯā), feminine ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (sāḇtā))
- 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.
- (in the plural) grandparents
- elder, senior, old man
- Synonym: ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ (qašīšā)
- 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
number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܣܵܒ݂ܝܼ (sāḇī) |
ܣܵܒ݂ܲܢ (sāḇan) | ||
construct | ܣܵܒ݂ (sāḇ) |
2nd person | ܣܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (sāḇūḵ) |
ܣܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (sāḇāḵ) |
ܣܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāḇāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ (sāḇā) |
3rd person | ܣܵܒ݂ܹܗ (sāḇēh) |
ܣܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (sāḇāh) |
ܣܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (sāḇhōn) | ||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܣܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (sāḇī) |
ܣܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (sāḇan) | ||
construct | ܣܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (sāḇay) |
2nd person | ܣܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sāḇūḵ) |
ܣܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sāḇāḵ) |
ܣܵܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāḇāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܣܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sāḇē) |
3rd person | ܣܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sāḇūh) |
ܣܵܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sāḇōh) |
ܣܵܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sāḇhōn) | ||
Derived terms
Proper noun
ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (sāḇā) m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Saba or Sabass
- a surname transferred from the given name
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [sɪb.bɑː]
Inflection
number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܣܸܒܝܼ (sibī) |
ܣܸܒܲܢ (sibban) | ||
construct | ܣܸܒ (sib) |
2nd person | ܣܸܒܘܼܟ݂ (sibūḵ) |
ܣܸܒܵܟ݂ܝ (sibbāḵ) |
ܣܸܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sibbāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܣܸܒܵܐ (sibbā) |
3rd person | ܣܸܒܹܗ (sibbēh) |
ܣܸܒܵܗ̇ (sibbāh) |
ܣܸܒܗܘܿܢ (sibhōn) | ||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܣܸܒܝܼ̈ (sibī) |
ܣܸܒܲܢ̈ (sibban) | ||
construct | ܣܸܒܲܝ̈ (sibbay) |
2nd person | ܣܸܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sibūḵ) |
ܣܸܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sibbāḵ) |
ܣܸܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sibbāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܣܸܒܹ̈ܐ (sibbē) |
3rd person | ܣܸܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sibūh) |
ܣܸܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sibbōh) |
ܣܸܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sibhōn) | ||
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- (rare) ܣܐܒܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɑvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sɑve(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܣܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܒܬܐ)
- grandfather
- elder, senior, old man
- (ecclesiastical) presbyter
Inflection
inflection of ܣܒܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܣܒ | ܣܒܝܢ |
construct | ܣܒ | ܣܒܝ |
emphatic | ܣܒܐ | ܣܒܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܒܝ | ܣܒܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܒܟ | ܣܒܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܒܟܝ | ܣܒܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܒܗ | ܣܒܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܒܗ | ܣܒܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܒܢ | ܣܒܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܒܟܘܢ | ܣܒܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܒܟܝܢ | ܣܒܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܒܗܘܢ | ܣܒܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܒܗܝܢ | ܣܒܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܣܒܝܐ
Proper noun
ܣܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Saba or Sabass
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɛbbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sɛbbe(ʔ)] (plural)
Inflection
inflection of ܣܒܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܣܒ | ܣܒܝܢ |
construct | ܣܒ | ܣܒܝ |
emphatic | ܣܒܐ | ܣܒܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܒܝ | ܣܒܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܒܟ | ܣܒܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܒܟܝ | ܣܒܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܒܗ | ܣܒܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܒܗ | ܣܒܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܒܢ | ܣܒܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܒܟܘܢ | ܣܒܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܒܟܝܢ | ܣܒܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܒܗܘܢ | ܣܒܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܒܗܝܢ | ܣܒܝܗܝܢ |
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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