ܒܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Related to Aramaic אַבָּא (ʾabbā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔabw-, also found in Classical Syriac ܒܵܒܵܐ (bābā); compare Arabic بَابَا (bābā), Hebrew אַבָּא (ába). Doublet of ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ (aḇḇā)
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [bɑːbɑː]
Noun
ܒܵܒܵܐ • (bābā) m (plural ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (bābāwātē), feminine ܝܸܡܵܐ (yimmā))
- father (male parent who begets a child)
- dad, daddy, papa
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܵܒܵܐ (bābā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܵܒܝܼ (bābī) | ܒܵܒܲܢ (bāban) | ||
| construct | ܒܵܒ (bāb) | 2nd person | ܒܵܒܘܼܟ݂ (bābuḵ) | ܒܵܒܵܟ݂ܝ (bābāḵ) | ܒܵܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bābāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܵܒܵܐ (bābā) | 3rd person | ܒܵܒܹܗ (bābēh) | ܒܵܒܘܿܗ̇ (bāboh) | ܒܵܒܗܘܿܢ (bābhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (bābāwātī) | ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (bābāwātan) | ||
| construct | ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܲܝ̈ (bābāwātay) | 2nd person | ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bābāwātuḵ) | ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bābāwātāḵ) | ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bābāwātāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (bābāwātē) | 3rd person | ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܗ (bābāwātēh) | ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bābāwātoh) | ܒܵܒܵܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bābāwāthon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܒܵܒܘܿ (bābo)
- ܒܵܒܵܝܵܐ (bābāyā, “fatherly, paternal”)
- ܒܵܒܘܼܬܵܐ (bābutā, “fatherhood, paternity”)
References
- “ܒܵܒܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, (please provide a date or year)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic بَابَا (bābā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈbɑ.bɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbɑ.bɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbo.bo]
Noun
ܒܒܐ • (bābā) m (plural ܒܒܐ)
- papa, daddy, dad, father
Inflection
inflection of ܒܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܒ | ܒܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܒ | ܒܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܒܐ | ܒܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܒܝ | ܒܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܒܟ | ܒܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܒܟܝ | ܒܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܒܗ | ܒܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܒܗ | ܒܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܒܢ | ܒܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܒܟܘܢ | ܒܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܒܟܝܢ | ܒܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܒܗܘܢ | ܒܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܒܗܝܢ | ܒܒܝܗܝܢ |
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈbɑ.vɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbɑ.wɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbo.wo]
Noun
ܒܒܐ • (bāḇā) f (plural ܒܒܬܐ (bāḇāṯā))
- Alternative form of ܒܒܬܐ
Inflection
declension of ܒܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܒ | ܒܒܢ |
| construct | ܒܒ | ܒܒܬ |
| emphatic | ܒܒܐ | ܒܒܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܒܝ | ܒܒܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܒܟ | ܒܒܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܒܟܝ | ܒܒܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܒܗ | ܒܒܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܒܗ | ܒܒܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܒܢ | ܒܒܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܒܟܘܢ | ܒܒܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܒܟܝܢ | ܒܒܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܒܗܘܢ | ܒܒܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܒܗܝܢ | ܒܒܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “bbˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-25
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 24a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 34a
- Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 42a
- 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 115b
Turoyo
Etymology
From baby talk.
Noun
ܒܰܒܐ • (babo) m
- father