ܡܘܬܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܬ ܒ (w t b)
8 terms

Noun of place derived from ܝܵܬ݂ܹܒ݂ (yāṯēḇ, to sit, settle) with the liturgy sense a semantic loan from Ancient Greek κάθισμα (káthisma); compare Hebrew מוֹשָׁב (mosháv).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [maw.təwɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [moːtəvɑ]

Noun

ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ • (mawtḇām (plural ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mawtḇē))

  1. seat
  2. place of meeting; seat of an assembling body; conference room; court; tribunal
  3. (figurative) council, college, collegium, board, committee, commission
  4. (anatomy) buttocks, anus
    Synonyms: ܐܸܫܬܵܐ (ištā), ܛܝܼܙܵܐ (ṭīzā), ܚܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥrūṯā)
  5. (ecclesiastical) part of the liturgical service sung while sitting

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ (mawtḇ) 1st person ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܝܼ (mawtḇī) ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܲܢ (mawtḇan)
construct ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ (mawtḇ) 2nd person ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mawtḇōḵ) ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mawtḇāḵ) ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mawtḇawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ (mawtḇā) 3rd person ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܹܗ (mawtḇēh) ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (mawtḇāh) ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mawtḇhōn)
plural absolute ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (mawtḇīn) 1st person ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (mawtḇī) ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (mawtḇan)
construct ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (mawtḇay) 2nd person ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mawtḇōḵ) ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mawtḇāḵ) ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mawtḇawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mawtḇē) 3rd person ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mawtḇūh) ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (mawtḇōh) ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (mawtḇayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܕܵܪ̈ܘܿܫܹܐ (mawtḇā ddārōšē)
  • ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܹܐ (mawtḇā dḥwārdiqnē)
  • ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܕܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (mawtḇā dmdabrānē)
  • ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܵܠܘܿܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mawtḇā dmālōḵē)
  • ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܩܵܝܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (mawtḇā dqāyōmē)
  • ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܬܲܚܠܘܼ̈ܦܹܐ (mawtḇā dtaḥlūpē)
  • ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܵܐ (mawtḇā ˁillāyā)
  • ܪܹܝܫ ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (rēš mawtḇē)

See also

Classical Syriac

Root
ܘ ܬ ܒ
3 terms

Etymology

Compare Hebrew מוֹשָׁב (môšāḇ). Sense 9 is a calque of Ancient Greek κάθισμα (káthisma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mawt(ə)vɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mawt(ə)ve] (plural)

Noun

ܡܘܬܒܐ • (mawtəḇām (plural ܡܘܬܒܐ)

  1. seat, throne
  2. sitting
  3. (anatomy) buttocks, anus
  4. sojourning, stay, visit
  5. site, place, location, position
  6. habitation, settlement
  7. abode, dwelling, domicile
  8. pulpit
  9. (ecclesiastical) part of the liturgical service sung while sitting
  10. see, diocese
  11. session, council, congress
  12. table

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܘܬܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܘܬܒ 1st person ܡܘܬܒܝ ܡܘܬܒܢ
construct ܡܘܬܒ 2nd person ܡܘܬܒܟ ܡܘܬܒܟܝ ܡܘܬܒܟܘܢ ܡܘܬܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܘܬܒܐ 3rd person ܡܘܬܒܗ ܡܘܬܒܗ ܡܘܬܒܗܘܢ ܡܘܬܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܘܬܒܝܢ 1st person ܡܘܬܒܝ ܡܘܬܒܝܢ
construct ܡܘܬܒܝ 2nd person ܡܘܬܒܝܟ ܡܘܬܒܝܟܝ ܡܘܬܒܝܟܘܢ ܡܘܬܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܘܬܒܐ 3rd person ܡܘܬܒܘܗܝ ܡܘܬܒܝܗ ܡܘܬܒܝܗܘܢ ܡܘܬܒܝܗܝܢ

References

  • mwtb”, 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, pages 146a–b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 260b
  • 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 732a