ܐܒܘܒܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒄀𒁍 (ebbūbum, “flute”). Compare Arabic أُنْبُوب (ʾunbūb) and Hebrew אַבּוּב (ʾabbûḇ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔabˈbu.vɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔabˈbu.ve] (plural)
Noun
ܐܒܘܒܐ • (ʾabbūḇā) m (plural ܐܒܘܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܒܘܒܬܐ)
- reed, flute
- pipe, tube
- channel, canal
Inflection
inflection of ܐܒܘܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܒܘܒ | ܐܒܘܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܒܘܒ | ܐܒܘܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܒܘܒܐ | ܐܒܘܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܒܘܒܝ | ܐܒܘܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܒܘܒܟ | ܐܒܘܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܒܘܒܟܝ | ܐܒܘܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܒܘܒܗ | ܐܒܘܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܒܘܒܗ | ܐܒܘܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܒܘܒܢ | ܐܒܘܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܒܘܒܟܘܢ | ܐܒܘܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܒܘܒܟܝܢ | ܐܒܘܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܒܘܒܗܘܢ | ܐܒܘܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܒܘܒܗܝܢ | ܐܒܘܒܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ˀbwb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2008-11-15
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 2a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 3a