ܣܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology
Root
ܣ ܐ ܒ (s ˀ b)
2 terms

From Aramaic סָבְתָא (sāḇəṯā); compare Hebrew סָבָה (savá) and סַבְתָּא (sávta).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [soːtɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [sɑvːtɑː]
  • (Tyari) IPA(key): [sawtɑː]

Noun

ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (sāḇtā) f (plural ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (sāḇyātē) or ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇtāṯā), masculine ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ (sāḇā))

  1. grandmother (mother of one's parent)
    ܣܵܒ݂ܬܝܼ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܲܫܠܵܢܬܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܝܲܩܝܼܪܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ.
    sāḇtī ìlāh bašlāntā yatīr yaqīrtā gāw šḇāḇūtā.
    My grandmother is the best cook in the neighbourhood.
  2. elder, senior, old woman

Inflection
Inflection of ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (sāḇtā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܣܵܒ݂ܬܝܼ
(sāḇtī)		 ܣܵܒ݂ܬܲܢ
(sāḇtan)
construct ܣܵܒ݂ܲܬ݂
(sāḇaṯ)		 2nd person ܣܵܒ݂ܬܘܼܟ݂
(sāḇtūḵ)		 ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܟ݂ܝ
(sāḇtāḵ)		 ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(sāḇtāwḵōn)
emphatic ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ
(sāḇtā)		 3rd person ܣܵܒ݂ܬܹܗ
(sāḇtēh)		 ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܗ̇
(sāḇtāh)		 ܣܵܒ݂ܬܗܘܿܢ
(sāḇthōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈
(sāḇyāṯī)		 ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈
(sāḇyāṯan)
construct ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂̈
(sāḇyāṯ)		 2nd person ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(sāḇyāṯūḵ)		 ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(sāḇyāṯāḵ)		 ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(sāḇyāṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ
(sāḇyāṯē)		 3rd person ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(sāḇyāṯūh)		 ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇
(sāḇyāṯōh)		 ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(sāḇyāṯhōn)

Synonyms
  • ܣܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܬܵܐ (sāḇōntā) (diminutive)
  • ܢܵܢܘܿܢܬܵܐ (nānōntā) (colloquial)
  • ܢܵܢܵܐ (nānā) (colloquial)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sɑvtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sɑvɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܒܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܣܒܐ)

  1. grandmother
  2. elder, senior, old woman
Inflection
    declension of ܣܒܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܣܒܐ ܣܒܢ
construct ܣܒܬ ܣܒܬ
emphatic ܣܒܬܐ ܣܒܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܣܒܬܝ ܣܒܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܣܒܬܟ ܣܒܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܣܒܬܟܝ ܣܒܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܣܒܬܗ ܣܒܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܣܒܬܗ ܣܒܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܣܒܬܢ ܣܒܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܣܒܬܟܘܢ ܣܒܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܣܒܬܟܝܢ ܣܒܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܣܒܬܗܘܢ ܣܒܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܣܒܬܗܝܢ ܣܒܬܗܝܢ
Derived terms
  • ܣܒܬܝܐ
  • ܣܒܬܢܝܐ

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sabb(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sabbɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܒܬܐ)

  1. froth, foam, scum
Inflection
    declension of ܣܒܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܣܒܐ ܣܒܢ
construct ܣܒܬ ܣܒܬ
emphatic ܣܒܬܐ ܣܒܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܣܒܬܝ ܣܒܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܣܒܬܟ ܣܒܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܣܒܬܟܝ ܣܒܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܣܒܬܗ ܣܒܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܣܒܬܗ ܣܒܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܣܒܬܢ ܣܒܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܣܒܬܟܘܢ ܣܒܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܣܒܬܟܝܢ ܣܒܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܣܒܬܗܘܢ ܣܒܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܣܒܬܗܝܢ ܣܒܬܗܝܢ

References
  • “sbh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “sbtˀ”, 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. 966a
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