ܪܘܒܥܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Derived from ܐܪܒܥܐ (ʾarbəʿāʾ, “four”). Compare Arabic رُبْع (rubʿ) and Hebrew רֶבַע (réḇaʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ruvʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ruvʕe(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܪܘܒܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܒܥܐ)
- (fractional number) fourth, quarter (¼)
- (military) group of four soldiers; squad
- log (unit of measure)
Inflection
inflection of ܪܘܒܥܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܪܘܒܥ | ܪܘܒܥܝܢ |
| construct | ܪܘܒܥ | ܪܘܒܥܝ |
| emphatic | ܪܘܒܥܐ | ܪܘܒܥܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܪܘܒܥܝ | ܪܘܒܥܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܪܘܒܥܟ | ܪܘܒܥܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܪܘܒܥܟܝ | ܪܘܒܥܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܪܘܒܥܗ | ܪܘܒܥܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܪܘܒܥܗ | ܪܘܒܥܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܪܘܒܥܢ | ܪܘܒܥܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܪܘܒܥܟܘܢ | ܪܘܒܥܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܪܘܒܥܟܝܢ | ܪܘܒܥܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܪܘܒܥܗܘܢ | ܪܘܒܥܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܪܘܒܥܗܝܢ | ܪܘܒܥܝܗܝܢ |
See also
- ܪܒܝܥܝܐ
References
- “rwbˁ”, 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, p. 336a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 533a
- 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, p. 1443b