ܥܪܒܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Modified from ܥܪܒܐ (ʿərāḇā, “guarantee, surety”); compare Arabic عَرَّابَة (ʿarrāba), Hebrew עְרֵבָה (ʿərēḇâ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ʕarˈrɑv.tɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ʕarˈrɑw.tɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ʕɑˈrow.to]
Noun
ܥܪܒܬܐ • (ʿarrāḇtā) f (plural ܥܪܒܬܐ (ʿarrāḇāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܥܪܒܐ (ʿarrāḇā))
- sponsor, guarantor, surety, securer
- guardian, godmother
- bridesmaid
- (law) security, bail
Inflection
declension of ܥܪܒܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܪܒܐ | ܥܪܒܢ |
| construct | ܥܪܒܬ | ܥܪܒܬ |
| emphatic | ܥܪܒܬܐ | ܥܪܒܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܥܪܒܬܝ | ܥܪܒܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܥܪܒܬܟ | ܥܪܒܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܥܪܒܬܟܝ | ܥܪܒܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܥܪܒܬܗ | ܥܪܒܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܪܒܬܗ | ܥܪܒܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܥܪܒܬܢ | ܥܪܒܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܥܪܒܬܟܘܢ | ܥܪܒܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܥܪܒܬܟܝܢ | ܥܪܒܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܥܪܒܬܗܘܢ | ܥܪܒܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܥܪܒܬܗܝܢ | ܥܪܒܬܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
Compare Hebrew עֲרָבָה (ʿărāḇâ), Arabic غَرَب (ḡarab).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈʕar.b(ə.)θɑ], [ʕ(ə.)ˈrav.tɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʕar.bθɑ], [ˈʕraw.tɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʕɑr.bθo], [ˈʕrɑw.to]
Noun
ܥܪܒܬܐ • (ʿarbəṯā, ʿəraḇtā) f (plural ܥܪܒܬܐ (ʿarbāṯā) or ܥܪܒܐ (ʿarbē))
- willow
- asparagus
Inflection
declension of ܥܪܒܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܪܒܐ | ܥܪܒܢ ,ܥܪܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܥܪܒܬ | ܥܪܒܬ ,ܥܪܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܥܪܒܬܐ | ܥܪܒܬܐ ,ܥܪܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܥܪܒܬܝ | ܥܪܒܬܝ ,ܥܪܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܥܪܒܬܟ | ܥܪܒܬܟ ,ܥܪܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܥܪܒܬܟܝ | ܥܪܒܬܟܝ ,ܥܪܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܥܪܒܬܗ | ܥܪܒܬܗ ,ܥܪܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܪܒܬܗ | ܥܪܒܬܗ ,ܥܪܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܥܪܒܬܢ | ܥܪܒܬܢ ,ܥܪܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܥܪܒܬܟܘܢ | ܥܪܒܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܪܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܥܪܒܬܟܝܢ | ܥܪܒܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܪܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܥܪܒܬܗܘܢ | ܥܪܒܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܪܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܥܪܒܬܗܝܢ | ܥܪܒܬܗܝܢ ,ܥܪܒܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ˁrbh2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-01-10
- “ˁrbh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-01-10
- 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
- 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 1134b, 1135a