ܥܪܒܐ

ܥܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

ܥܪܒܐ

From Aramaic עִרּבָּא‎ (ʿerbā). Compare Hebrew עֵרֶב‎ (érev), Phoenician 𐤑𐤓𐤁‎ (ṣrb).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʕɛr.bɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ˈʔɪr.bɑː]

Noun

ܥܸܪܒܵܐ • (ʿirbā) m (plural ܥܸܪ̈ܒܹܐ (ʿirbē), feminine ܢܸܩܝܵܐ‎ (niqyā))

1. sheep, ram

Declension

Inflection of ܥܸܪܒܵܐ (ʿirbā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܸܪܒܝܼ‎ (ʿirbī)		ܥܸܪܒܲܢ‎ (ʿirban)
	construct	ܥܸܪܒ‎ (ʿirb)	2nd person	ܥܸܪܒܘܼܟ݂‎ (ʿirbuḵ)	ܥܸܪܒܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (ʿirbāḵ)	ܥܸܪܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (ʿirbāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܥܸܪܒܵܐ (ʿirbā)	3rd person	ܥܸܪܒܹܗ‎ (ʿirbēh)	ܥܸܪܒܘܿܗ̇‎ (ʿirboh)	ܥܸܪܒܗܘܿܢ‎ (ʿirbhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܸܪ̈ܒܝܼ‎ (ʿirbī)		ܥܸܪ̈ܒܲܢ‎ (ʿirban)
	construct	ܥܸܪ̈ܒܲܝ‎ (ʿirbay)	2nd person	ܥܸܪ̈ܒܘܼܟ݂‎ (ʿirbuḵ)	ܥܸܪ̈ܒܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (ʿirbāḵ)	ܥܸܪ̈ܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (ʿirbāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܥܸܪ̈ܒܹܐ (ʿirbē)	3rd person	ܥܸܪ̈ܒܘܗܝ‎ (ʿirbwh)	ܥܸܪ̈ܒܘܿܗ̇‎ (ʿirboh)	ܥܸܪ̈ܒܗܘܿܢ‎ (ʿirbhon)

Etymology 2

Root
ܥ ܪ ܒ‎ (ʿ r b)
3 terms

ܥܪܒ݂ܐ

From Aramaic עְרָּבָא‎ (ʿərāḇā).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʕrɑːwɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ˈʔrɑːvɑː]

Noun

ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (ʿrāḇā) m (plural ܥܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܹܐ (ʿrāḇē))

1. sunset; sundown; dusk
2. eve

Declension

Inflection of ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ʿrāḇā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܪܵܒ݂ܝܼ‎ (ʿrāḇī)		ܥܪܵܒ݂ܲܢ‎ (ʿrāḇan)
	construct	ܥܪܵܒ݂‎ (ʿrāḇ)	2nd person	ܥܪܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂‎ (ʿrāḇuḵ)	ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (ʿrāḇāḵ)	ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (ʿrāḇāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ʿrāḇā)	3rd person	ܥܪܵܒ݂ܹܗ‎ (ʿrāḇēh)	ܥܪܵܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇‎ (ʿrāḇoh)	ܥܪܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ‎ (ʿrāḇhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܝܼ‎ (ʿrāḇī)		ܥܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܲܢ‎ (ʿrāḇan)
	construct	ܥܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܲܝ‎ (ʿrāḇay)	2nd person	ܥܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂‎ (ʿrāḇuḵ)	ܥܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (ʿrāḇāḵ)	ܥܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (ʿrāḇāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܥܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܹܐ (ʿrāḇē)	3rd person	ܥܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܘܗܝ‎ (ʿrāḇwh)	ܥܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇‎ (ʿrāḇoh)	ܥܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ‎ (ʿrāḇhon)

Antonyms

• ܨܲܦܪܵܐ‎ (ṣaprā)
• ܕܸܢܚܵܐ‎ (dinḥā)

Coordinate terms

• (times of day) ܥܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ‎ (ʿdānē d-yāwmā); ܝܵܘܡܵܐ‎ (yāwmā, “day”), ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ‎ (īmāmā, “daytime”), ܨܲܦܪܵܐ‎ (ṣaprā, “dawn”), ܕܸܢܚܵܐ‎ (dinḥā, “sunrise”), ܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ‎ (qaydāmtā, “morning”), ܛܲܗܪܵܐ‎ (ṭahrā, “noon”), ܒܲܬ݇ܪ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ‎ (bar ṭahrā, “afternoon”), ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ʿrāḇā, “sunset”), ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ‎ (nuṣpā, “dusk”), ܪܲܡܫܵܐ‎ (ramšā, “evening”), ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ‎ (palgā d-laylē, “midnight”), ܠܲܝܠܹܐ‎ (laylē, “nighttime”) ^{(Category: aii:Times of day)}

Derived terms

• ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (maʿrḇā, “west”)

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Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈʕa(.)r(ə).vɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕar.wɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕɑr.wo]

Noun

ܥܪܒܐ • (ʿarəḇā) f (plural ܥܪܒܐ (ʿarəḇē))

1. large wooden bowl or vessel; washtub, kneading trough
2. cup (unit of measure)
3. water wheel
4. olive press
5. vetch, chickpea

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܒ‎	ܥܪܒܝܢ‎
construct	ܥܪܒ‎	ܥܪܒܝ‎
emphatic	ܥܪܒܐ	ܥܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܪܒܝ‎	ܥܪܒܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܪܒܗ‎	ܥܪܒܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܪܒܗ‎	ܥܪܒܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܪܒܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܘܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܘܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܝܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܗܝܢ‎

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *ḍrb; compare Hebrew עֵרֶב‎ (ʿḗreḇ), Phoenician 𐤑𐤓𐤁‎ (ṣrb).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈʕɛr.bɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕɪr.bɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕɛr.bo]

Noun

ܥܪܒܐ • (ʿerbā) m (plural ܥܪܒܐ (ʿerbē))

1. sheep, lamb

   Synonyms: ܐܡܪܐ‎, ܦܐܪܐ‎

2. ram

   Synonym: ܕܟܪܐ‎

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܒ‎	ܥܪܒܝܢ‎
construct	ܥܪܒ‎	ܥܪܒܝ‎
emphatic	ܥܪܒܐ	ܥܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܪܒܝ‎	ܥܪܒܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܪܒܗ‎	ܥܪܒܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܪܒܗ‎	ܥܪܒܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܪܒܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܘܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܘܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܝܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܗܝܢ‎

Etymology 3

From the root ܥ-ܪ-ܒ‎ (ʿ-r-b) related to setting, from Proto-Semitic *ġrb; compare Arabic غَرْب‎ (ḡarb), Hebrew עֶרֶב‎ (ʿéreḇ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə.)ˈrɑ.vɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕrɑ.wɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕro.wo]

Noun

ܥܪܒܐ • (ʿərāḇā) m (plural ܥܪܒܐ (ʿərāḇē))

1. sunset
2. west

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܒ‎	ܥܪܒܝܢ‎
construct	ܥܪܒ‎	ܥܪܒܝ‎
emphatic	ܥܪܒܐ	ܥܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܪܒܝ‎	ܥܪܒܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܪܒܗ‎	ܥܪܒܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܪܒܗ‎	ܥܪܒܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܪܒܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܘܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܘܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܝܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܗܝܢ‎

Antonyms

• ܕܢܚܐ‎

Etymology 4

From the root ܥ-ܪ-ܒ‎ (ʿ-r-b) related to pledging.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə.)ˈrɑ.vɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕrɑ.wɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕro.wo]

Noun

ܥܪܒܐ • (ʿərāḇā) m (plural ܥܪܒܐ (ʿərāḇē))

1. guarantee, surety

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܒ‎	ܥܪܒܝܢ‎
construct	ܥܪܒ‎	ܥܪܒܝ‎
emphatic	ܥܪܒܐ	ܥܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܪܒܝ‎	ܥܪܒܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܪܒܗ‎	ܥܪܒܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܪܒܗ‎	ܥܪܒܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܪܒܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܘܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܘܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܝܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܗܝܢ‎

Etymology 5

Modified from above; compare Arabic عَرَّاب‎ (ʕarrāb), Hebrew עָרֵב‎ (ʿārēḇ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʕarˈrɑ.vɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʕarˈrɑ.wɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʕɑˈro.wo]

Noun

ܥܪܒܐ • (ʿarrāḇā) m (plural ܥܪܒܐ (ʿarrāḇē), singular feminine counterpart ܥܪܒܬܐ‎ (ʿarrāḇtā))

1. sponsor, guarantor, surety, securer
2. guardian, godfather
3. groomsman
4. (law) security, bail

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܒ‎	ܥܪܒܝܢ‎
construct	ܥܪܒ‎	ܥܪܒܝ‎
emphatic	ܥܪܒܐ	ܥܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܪܒܝ‎	ܥܪܒܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܪܒܗ‎	ܥܪܒܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܪܒܗ‎	ܥܪܒܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܪܒܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܘܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܘܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܝܢ‎	ܥܪܒܝܗܝܢ‎

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈʕar.be]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕar.be]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕɑr.be]

Noun

ܥܪܒܐ • (ʿarbē)

1. emphatic plural of ܥܪܒܬܐ‎

Etymology 7

Compare Arabic عَرَبَة‎‎ (ʕaraba), Hebrew עֲרָבָה‎ (ʿărāḇâ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʕɑˈrɑ.vɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʕɑˈrɑ.wɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʕoˈro.wo]

Proper noun

ܥܪܒܐ • (ʿārāḇā) f

1. Arabah

References

• “ˁrb⁶”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-12-04
• “ˁrb⁵”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-12-04
• “ˁrb³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-12-04
• “ˁrb⁴”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-12-04
• “ˁrb²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-12-04
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 263a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 427a
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