ܥܘܠܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܠ ܒ (ˁ l b)
2 terms

Borrowed from Arabic عُلَب (ʕulab), the collective plural of عُلْبَة (ʕulba), possibly related to Akkadian 𒀀𒆷𒈪𒌅 (a-la-mi-tu /⁠alamittu, elamittu, alabattu⁠/, a kind of palm-tree) from which such a box would have been made.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʕul.bɑː]

Noun

ܥܘܼܠܒܵܐ • (ˁulbām (plural ܥܘܼܠܒܹ̈ܐ (ˁulbē))

  1. case; box or sheath
    ܕܪܝܼ ܠܵܗ̇ ܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ ܠܓܲܘ ܥܘܼܠܒܵܗ̇ ܥܲܠ ܪܲܦܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ.
    drī lāh šāˁṯā lgaw ˁulbāh ˁal rapīṯā.
    Put the watch back into its case on the shelf.

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܘܼܠܒܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܥܘܼܠܲܒ݂ (ˁūlaḇ) 1st person ܥܘܼܠܒܝܼ (ˁulbī) ܥܘܼܠܒܲܢ (ˁulban)
construct ܥܘܼܠܲܒ݂ (ˁūlaḇ) 2nd person ܥܘܼܠܒܘܼܟ݂ (ˁulbōḵ) ܥܘܼܠܒܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁulbāḵ) ܥܘܼܠܒܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁulbawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܘܼܠܒܵܐ (ˁulbā) 3rd person ܥܘܼܠܒܹܗ (ˁulbēh) ܥܘܼܠܒܵܗ̇ (ˁulbāh) ܥܘܼܠܒܗܘܿܢ (ˁulbhōn)
plural absolute ܥܘܼܠܒܝܼ̈ܢ (ˁulbīn) 1st person ܥܘܼܠܒܝܼ̈ (ˁulbī) ܥܘܼܠܒܲܢ̈ (ˁulban)
construct ܥܘܼܠܒܲܝ̈ (ˁulbay) 2nd person ܥܘܼܠܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁulbōḵ) ܥܘܼܠܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁulbāḵ) ܥܘܼܠܒܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁulbawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܘܼܠܒܹ̈ܐ (ˁulbē) 3rd person ܥܘܼܠܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁulbūh) ܥܘܼܠܒܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ˁulbōh) ܥܘܼܠܒܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ˁulbayhōn)

Derived terms