ܝܬܒ

ܝܬܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܐܵܬܹܒ݂‎ (ātēḇ)

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܬ ܒ‎ (w t b)
3 terms

From Aramaic יתֵב‎ (yəṯeḇ); compare Hebrew יָשַׁב‎ (yasháv) and Arabic وَثَبَ‎ (waṯaba).

Pronunciation 1

• (standard) IPA^(key): [jɑːtuː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ɑːtivː]

Verb

ܝܵܬܹܒ݂ • (yātēḇ) (present participle ܝܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (tāḇā), past participle ܝܬܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (tīḇā))

1. to sit, sit down
2. to wake up

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܝܵܬܹܒ݂ (yātēḇ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܝܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܝܼ‎ (tīḇ lī)	ܝܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (tīḇ luḵ)	ܝܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܹܗ‎ (tīḇ lēh)	ܝܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܲܢ‎ (tīḇ lan)	ܝܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (tīḇ lāwḵon)	ܝܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (tīḇ lhon)
	f		ܝܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (tīḇ lāḵ)	ܝܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇‎ (tīḇ lāh)
non-past	m	ܝܵܬܒ݂ܹܢ‎ (yātḇēn)	ܝܵܬܒ݂ܹܬ‎ (yātḇēt)	ܝܵܬܹܒ݂ (yātēḇ)	ܝܵܬܒ݂ܲܚ‎ (yātḇaḥ)	ܝܵܬܒ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎ (yātḇīton)	ܝܵܬܒ݂ܝܼ‎ (yātḇī)
	f	ܝܵܬܒ݂ܵܢ‎ (yātḇān)	ܝܵܬܒ݂ܵܬܝ‎ (yātḇāt)	ܝܵܬܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (yātḇā)
imperative	m		ܝܬܘܿܒ݂‎ (toḇ)			ܝܬܘܿܒ݂ܘܼܢ‎ (toḇun)
	f		ܝܬܘܿܒ݂ܝ‎ (toḇ)

Pronunciation 2

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ja.tu.]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ja.tiv.]

Verb

ܝܲܬܸܒ݂ • (yattiḇ) (present participle ܝܲܬܘܼܒ݂ܹܐ‎ (yatuḇē), past participle ܝܘܼܬܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (yutḇā))

1. to settle (an issue, a dispute, or someone's mind)
2. to make inhabited; to make habitable
3. to be located

   ‏ܐܵܫܘܿܪ ܝܘܼܬܸܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܢܲܗܪܹܝܢ.‎‎

   āšor yutiḇtā ìlāh gāw bēt nahrēn.

   Assyria is located in Mesopotamia.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܝܲܬܸܒ݂ (yattiḇ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܝܘܼܬܸܒ݂ ܠܝܼ‎ (yutiḇ lī)	ܝܘܼܬܸܒ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (yutiḇ luḵ)	ܝܘܼܬܸܒ݂ ܠܹܗ‎ (yutiḇ lēh)	ܝܘܼܬܸܒ݂ ܠܲܢ‎ (yutiḇ lan)	ܝܘܼܬܸܒ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (yutiḇ lāwḵon)	ܝܘܼܬܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (yutiḇ lhon)
	f		ܝܘܼܬܸܒ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (yutiḇ lāḵ)	ܝܘܼܬܸܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇‎ (yutiḇ lāh)
non-past	m	ܝܲܬܒ݂ܸܢ‎ (yatḇin)	ܝܲܬܒ݂ܸܬ‎ (yatḇit)	ܝܲܬܸܒ݂ (yattiḇ)	ܝܲܬܒ݂ܲܚ‎ (yatḇaḥ)	ܝܲܬܒ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎ (yatḇīton)	ܝܲܬܒ݂ܝܼ‎ (yatḇī)
	f	ܝܲܬܒ݂ܵܢ‎ (yatḇān)	ܝܲܬܒ݂ܵܬܝ‎ (yatḇāt)	ܝܲܬܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (yatḇā)
imperative	m		ܝܲܬܸܒ݂ (yattiḇ)			ܝܲܬܒ݂ܘܼܢ‎ (yatḇun)
	f		ܝܲܬܸܒ݂ܝ‎ (yattiḇ)

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܬ-ܒ‎ (w-t-b) related to sitting; compare Arabic وَثَبَ‎ (waṯaba), Hebrew יָשַׁב‎ (yāšaḇ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): /jətɛb/, [ˈʔi.θɛv]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʔi.θɪw]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʔiˈθew], [ʔiˈθeb]

Verb

ܝܬܒ • (ʾīṯeḇ) (imperfect ܢܬܒ‎ (netteḇ)) (peal construction)

1. to sit, sit down; be seated
2. to reside, dwell, settle, inhabit, live
3. to be inhabited, be habitable
4. to stay, remain
5. to lie, lie down
6. to meet, be situated
7. to incubate
8. to reign
9. (with ܥܠ‎ (ʿal)) to encamp, besiege
10. (with ܥܠ‎ (ʿal) + an animal) to ride
11. (with ܥܠ‎ (ʿal)) to board; embark
12. to be quiet, tranquil

References

• “ytb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-07-19
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 146a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 198b-199a
• 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, pages 587a-588a