ܕܒܐ

See also: ܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *dubb- (“bear”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈdɪb.baː]

Noun

ܕܸܒܵܐ • (dibbā) f (plural ܕܸܒܹ̈ܐ (dibbē) or ܕܸ̈ܒܵܬ݂ܵܐ (dibbāṯā) or ܕܸܒܵܒܹ̈ܐ (dibbābē))

  1. bear
  2. (offensive) fat person

Conjugation

Inflection of ܕܸܒܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܕܸܒ (dib) 1st person ܕܸܒܝܼ (dibī) ܕܸܒܲܢ (dibban)
construct ܕܸܒ (dib) 2nd person ܕܸܒܘܼܟ݂ (dibōḵ) ܕܸܒܵܟ݂ܝ (dibbāḵ) ܕܸܒܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dibbawḵōn)
emphatic ܕܸܒܵܐ (dibbā) 3rd person ܕܸܒܹܗ (dibbēh) ܕܸܒܵܗ̇ (dibbāh) ܕܸܒܗܘܿܢ (dibhōn)
plural absolute ܕܸܒܝܼ̈ܢ (dibīn) 1st person ܕܸܒܝܼ̈ (dibī) ܕܸܒܲܢ̈ (dibban)
construct ܕܸܒܲܝ̈ (dibbay) 2nd person ܕܸܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dibōḵ) ܕܸܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dibbāḵ) ܕܸܒܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dibbawḵōn)
emphatic ܕܸܒܹ̈ܐ (dibbē) 3rd person ܕܸܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dibūh) ܕܸܒܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (dibbōh) ܕܸܒܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (dibbayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *dubb- (“bear”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈdɛb.bɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈdɪb.bɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈde.bo]
  • (Western Neo-Aramaic) IPA(key): [top.pa]

Noun

ܕܒܐ • (debbā) c (plural ܕܒܐ (debbē))

  1. bear
    • Peshitta, 2 Kings 2:24:
      ܘܢܦܩ ܬܪܬܝܢ ܕ̈ܒܝܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܒܐ: ܘܦܪܬ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܪܝܢ ܛܠܝ̈ܝܢ.
      wa-nəp̄aq tartēn debbīn men ʿāḇā, wə-p̄arreṯ menhōn ʾarbəʿīn wa-ṯərēn ṭəlāyīn.
      And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܕܒ 1st person ܕܒܝ ܕܒܢ
construct ܕܒ 2nd person ܕܒܟ ܕܒܟܝ ܕܒܟܘܢ ܕܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܕܒܐ 3rd person ܕܒܗ ܕܒܗ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܕܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܕܒܝܢ 1st person ܕܒܝ ܕܒܝܢ
construct ܕܒܝ 2nd person ܕܒܝܟ ܕܒܝܟܝ ܕܒܝܟܘܢ ܕܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܕܒܐ 3rd person ܕܒܘܗܝ ܕܒܝܗ ܕܒܝܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “db”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2 September 2011
  • 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 81b
  • 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, →ISBN, page 268b
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