ܗܒܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܗ ܒ ܒ (h b b)
2 terms

Inherited from Aramaic הבבא; compare Amharic አበባ (ʾäbäba).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [habbɑːwɑː]

Noun

ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (habbāḇām (plural ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (habbāḇē))

  1. (botany) flower
    Synonyms: ܦܸܩܚܵܐ (piqḥā), ܘܲܪܕܵܐ (wardā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ (habbāḇ) 1st person ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܝܼ (habbāḇī) ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܲܢ (habbāḇan)
construct ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ (habbāḇ) 2nd person ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (habbāḇōḵ) ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (habbāḇāḵ) ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (habbāḇawḵōn)
emphatic ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܐ (habbāḇā) 3rd person ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܹܗ (habbāḇēh) ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (habbāḇāh) ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (habbāḇhōn)
plural absolute ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (habbāḇīn) 1st person ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (habbāḇī) ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (habbāḇan)
construct ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (habbāḇay) 2nd person ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (habbāḇōḵ) ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (habbāḇāḵ) ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (habbāḇawḵōn)
emphatic ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (habbāḇē) 3rd person ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (habbāḇūh) ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (habbāḇōh) ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (habbāḇayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (habbāḇāyā, floral)
  • ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ ܢܚܵܫܵܐ (habbāḇ nḥāšā, blue vitriol)
  • ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܬܲܚܠܵܐ (habbāḇā dtaḥlā, nasturtium)
  • ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܸܠܚܵܐ (habbāḇā dmilḥā, saltpeter, potassium nitrate, literally flower of salt)

Proper noun

ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (habbāḇāf

  1. a female given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Amharic አበባ (ʾäbäba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [habbɑvɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [habbɑve] (plural)

Noun

ܗܒܒܐ • (habbāḇām (plural ܗܒܒܐ)

  1. flower
    Synonyms: ܣܡܕܪܐ, ܦܩܚܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܒܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܗܒܒ 1st person ܗܒܒܝ ܗܒܒܢ
construct ܗܒܒ 2nd person ܗܒܒܟ ܗܒܒܟܝ ܗܒܒܟܘܢ ܗܒܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܗܒܒܐ 3rd person ܗܒܒܗ ܗܒܒܗ ܗܒܒܗܘܢ ܗܒܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܗܒܒܝܢ 1st person ܗܒܒܝ ܗܒܒܝܢ
construct ܗܒܒܝ 2nd person ܗܒܒܝܟ ܗܒܒܝܟܝ ܗܒܒܝܟܘܢ ܗܒܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܗܒܒܐ 3rd person ܗܒܒܘܗܝ ܗܒܒܝܗ ܗܒܒܝܗܘܢ ܗܒܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

References

  • hbbˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 16 May 2011
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 72a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 99a
  • 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 328a