ܕܐܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic דֵּאבָא (dēʾḇā), from Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb- (“wolf”); compare Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʾb), Hebrew זְאֵב (z'év) and Akkadian 𒉡𒌝𒈠 (zībum, “jackall”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [deːvɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [deːwɑː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [diːvɑː]
Noun
ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ • (dēḇā) m (plural ܕܹܐܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dēḇē), feminine ܕܹܐܒ݂ܬܵܐ (dēḇtā))
- wolf (wild carnivorous mammal largest of the dog family, living and hunting in packs)
Inflection
Inflection of ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ (dēḇā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܕܹܐܒ݂ܝܼ (dēḇī) | ܕܹܐܒ݂ܲܢ (dēḇan) | ||
| construct | ܕܹܐܒ݂ (dēḇ) | 2nd person | ܕܹܐܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (dēḇuḵ) | ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (dēḇāḵ) | ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dēḇāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ (dēḇā) | 3rd person | ܕܹܐܒ݂ܹܗ (dēḇēh) | ܕܹܐܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (dēḇoh) | ܕܹܐܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (dēḇhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܕܹܐܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (dēḇī) | ܕܹܐܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (dēḇan) | ||
| construct | ܕܹܐܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (dēḇay) | 2nd person | ܕܹܐܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dēḇuḵ) | ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dēḇāḵ) | ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dēḇāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܕܹܐܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dēḇē) | 3rd person | ܕܹܐܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dēḇuh) | ܕܹܐܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dēḇoh) | ܕܹܐܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dēḇhon) | ||
Proper noun
ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ • (dēḇā) m
- (astronomy) The constellation Lupus
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܕܐܝܒܐ, ܕܝܒܐ
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb- (“wolf”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [de(ʔ)vɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [de(ʔ)ve] (plural)
Noun
ܕܐܒܐ • (de’vā) m (plural ܕܐܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܐܒܬܐ)
- wolf, he-wolf
Usage notes
While the word is normally considered masculine, it may occasionally be feminine when specifically referring to a female.
Inflection
inflection of ܕܐܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܕܐܒ | ܕܐܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܕܐܒ | ܕܐܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܕܐܒܐ | ܕܐܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܕܐܒܝ | ܕܐܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܕܐܒܟ | ܕܐܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܕܐܒܟܝ | ܕܐܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܕܐܒܗ | ܕܐܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܕܐܒܗ | ܕܐܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܕܐܒܢ | ܕܐܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܕܐܒܟܘܢ | ܕܐܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܕܐܒܟܝܢ | ܕܐܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܕܐܒܗܘܢ | ܕܐܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܕܐܒܗܝܢ | ܕܐܒܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “dˀb”, 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, page 57a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 81a
- 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 268a