ܐܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic אַבָּא (ʾabbā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔabw-; compare Arabic أَب (ʾab), Hebrew אָב (áv) and אַבָּא (ába). Doublet of ܒܵܒܵܐ (bābā).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [a.wɑː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [av.vɑː]
Noun
ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ • (aḇḇā) m (plural ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܹ̈ܐ (aḇḇāhē) or ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܵܬܹ̈ܐ (aḇḇāhātē), feminine ܝܸܡܵܐ (yimmā))
- (formal or dated) father (male parent who begets a child)
- (in the plural) parents
- (figuratively) forefather, ancestor, progenitor
- monk, abbot; bishop
- chief, leader
- Synonym: ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā)
- (figuratively) author, originator, founder, inventor
- teacher
- Synonym: ܡܲܠܦܵܢܵܐ (malpānā)
Usage notes
The plural ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܹ̈ܐ (aḇḇāhē) is used in literal senses (ie, parents) while the plural ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܵܬܹ̈ܐ (aḇḇāhātē) is used in figurative senses (ie. ancestors).
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ (aḇḇā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܲܒ݂ܝܼ (aḇī) | ܐܲܒ݂ܲܢ (aḇḇan) | ||
| construct | ܐܲܒ݂ (aḇ) | 2nd person | ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (aḇuḵ) | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (aḇḇāḵ) | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aḇḇāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ (aḇḇā) | 3rd person | ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܗܝ (aḇuh) | ܐܲܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (aḇoh) | ܐܲܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (aḇhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܝܼ̈ (aḇḇāhī) | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܲܢ̈ (aḇḇāhan) | ||
| construct | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܲܝ̈ (aḇḇāhay) | 2nd person | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (aḇḇāhuḵ) | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (aḇḇāhāḵ) | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aḇḇāhāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܹ̈ܐ (aḇḇāhē) | 3rd person | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܘܼ̈ܗܝ (aḇḇāhuh) | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (aḇḇāhoh) | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܗ̈ܘܿܢ (aḇḇāhhon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܵܝܵܐ (aḇḇāhāyā, “parental, fatherly”)
- ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܘܼܬܵܐ (aḇḇāhutā, “parentage, parenthood, paternity, fatherhood”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ʔabw-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔăvɑ]
Noun
ܐܒܐ • (ʾăḇāʾ) m (plural ܐܒܗܬܐ or ܐܒܗܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܡܐ)
- father
- Synonym: ܒܒܐ
- (in the plural) parents
- (figuratively) forefather, ancestor, progenitor
- monk, abbot; bishop
- chief, leader
- Synonym: ܪܝܫܐ
- (figuratively) author, originator, founder, inventor
- teacher
- Synonym: ܡܠܦܢܐ
Usage notes
- Usually, the plural ܐܒܗܐ (ʾăḇāhēʾ) is used for literal senses while ܐܒܗܬܐ (ʾăḇāhāṯāʾ) is used for figurative senses.
- The word ܐܒܐ is one of only three nouns in the entire language that have an irregular possessive stem ending in the letter Waw; the other two being ܐܚܐ (ʾăḥāʾ, “brother”) and ܚܡܐ (ḥəmāʾ, “father-in-law”).
Inflection
declension of ܐܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܒ | ܐܒܗܢ ,ܐܒܗܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܒ | ܐܒܗܬ ,ܐܒܗܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܒܐ | ܐܒܗܬܐ ,ܐܒܗܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܒܝ | ܐܒܗܬܝ ,ܐܒܗܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܒܘܟ | ܐܒܗܬܟ ,ܐܒܗܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܒܘܟܝ | ܐܒܗܬܟܝ ,ܐܒܗܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܒܘܗܝ | ܐܒܗܬܗ ,ܐܒܗܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܒܘܗ | ܐܒܗܬܗ ,ܐܒܗܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܒܘܢ | ܐܒܗܬܢ ,ܐܒܗܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܒܘܟܘܢ | ܐܒܗܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܒܗܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܒܘܟܝܢ | ܐܒܗܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܒܗܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܒܘܗܘܢ | ܐܒܗܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܒܗܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܒܘܗܝܢ | ܐܒܗܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܒܗܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܐܒܗܘܬܐ (ʾăḇāhūṯāʾ)
- ܐܒܘܬܐ (ʾăḇūṯāʾ)
- ܐܒܝܐ (ʾăḇāyāʾ)
Descendants
- → Ancient Greek: ἀββα (abba), ἀββά (abbá), ἀββᾶ (abbâ), ἀββᾶς (abbâs)
- Greek: αββάς (avvás), αβάς (avás)
Etymology 2
Probably from an earlier uncontracted form ܐܢܒܐ (ʾenbāʾ), possibly from Akkadian 𒄧 (inbum). Compare Hebrew אֵב (ʾēḇ).
Alternative forms
- ܐܒܒܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔɛbbɑ], [ʔabbɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔɛbbe], [ʔabbe], [ʔɛbbɑne], [ʔabbɑne] (plural)
Noun
ܐܒܐ • (ʾebbāʾ, ʾabbāʾ) m (plural ܐܒܢܐ or ܐܒܐ)
- produce, fruit, vegetable
Inflection
declension of ܐܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܒ | ܐܒܢܝܢ ,ܐܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܒ | ܐܒܢܝ ,ܐܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܒܐ | ܐܒܢܐ ,ܐܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܒܝ | ܐܒܢܝ ,ܐܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܒܟ | ܐܒܢܝܟ ,ܐܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܒܟܝ | ܐܒܢܝܟܝ ,ܐܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܒܗ | ܐܒܢܘܗܝ ,ܐܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܒܗ | ܐܒܢܝܗ ,ܐܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܒܢ | ܐܒܢܝܢ ,ܐܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܒܟܘܢ | ܐܒܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܐܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܒܟܝܢ | ܐܒܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܐܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܒܗܘܢ | ܐܒܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܐܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܒܗܝܢ | ܐܒܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܐܒܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms
- ܝܘܪܩܐ
- ܝܪܩܐ
Etymology 3
A dialect variation of ܥܒܐ (/ʿabbā/, “spiny-tailed lizard”), from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́abb- (“a type of lizard or reptile; creature that cleaves to the ground”). Compare Arabic ضَبّ (ḍabb, “spiny-tailed lizard”) and Hebrew צַב (ṣaḇ, “turtle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔabbɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔabbe] (plural)
Noun
ܐܒܐ • (ʾabbāʾ) m (plural ܐܒܐ)
- crocodile
Inflection
inflection of ܐܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܒ | ܐܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܒ | ܐܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܒܐ | ܐܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܒܝ | ܐܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܒܟ | ܐܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܒܟܝ | ܐܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܒܗ | ܐܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܒܗ | ܐܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܒܢ | ܐܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܒܟܘܢ | ܐܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܒܟܝܢ | ܐܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܒܗܘܢ | ܐܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܒܗܝܢ | ܐܒܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms
- ܝܪܠܐ
References
- “ˀb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2008-11-10
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 1a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 1b-2a
- 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. 1