ܥܪܒܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Modified from ܥܪܒܐ (ʿərāḇā, guarantee, surety); compare Arabic عَرَّابَة (ʕarrāba), Hebrew עְרֵבָה (ʿərēḇâ).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ʕarˈrɑv.tɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ʕarˈrɑw.tɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ʕɑˈrow.to]

Noun

ܥܪܒܬܐ • (ʿarrāḇtāf (plural ܥܪܒܬܐ (ʿarrāḇāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܥܪܒܐ (ʿarrāḇā))

  1. sponsor, guarantor, surety, securer
  2. guardian, godmother
  3. bridesmaid
  4. (law) security, bail
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܪܒܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܪܒܐ 1st person ܥܪܒܬܝ ܥܪܒܬܢ
construct ܥܪܒܬ 2nd person ܥܪܒܬܟ ܥܪܒܬܟܝ ܥܪܒܬܟܘܢ ܥܪܒܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܪܒܬܐ 3rd person ܥܪܒܬܗ ܥܪܒܬܗ ܥܪܒܬܗܘܢ ܥܪܒܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܥܪܒܢ 1st person ܥܪܒܬܢ ܥܪܒܬܢ
construct ܥܪܒܬ 2nd person ܥܪܒܬܟ ܥܪܒܬܟܝ ܥܪܒܬܟܘܢ ܥܪܒܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܪܒܬܐ 3rd person ܥܪܒܬܗ ܥܪܒܬܗ ܥܪܒܬܗܘܢ ܥܪܒܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew עֲרָבָה (ʿărāḇâ), Arabic غَرَب (ḡarab).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈʕar.b(ə.)θɑ], [ʕ(ə.)ˈrav.tɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʕar.bθɑ], [ˈʕraw.tɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʕɑr.bθo], [ˈʕrɑw.to]

Noun

ܥܪܒܬܐ • (ʿarbəṯā, ʿəraḇtāf (plural ܥܪܒܬܐ (ʿarbāṯā) or ܥܪܒܐ (ʿarbē))

  1. willow
  2. asparagus
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܪܒܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܪܒܐ 1st person ܥܪܒܬܝ ܥܪܒܬܢ
construct ܥܪܒܬ 2nd person ܥܪܒܬܟ ܥܪܒܬܟܝ ܥܪܒܬܟܘܢ ܥܪܒܬܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܥܪܒܬܗ ܥܪܒܬܗ ܥܪܒܬܗܘܢ ܥܪܒܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܥܪܒܢ ,ܥܪܒܝܢ 1st person ܥܪܒܬܝ ,ܥܪܒܝ ܥܪܒܬܢ ,ܥܪܒܝܢ
construct ܥܪܒܬ ,ܥܪܒܝ 2nd person ܥܪܒܬܟ ,ܥܪܒܝܟ ܥܪܒܬܟܝ ,ܥܪܒܝܟܝ ܥܪܒܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܪܒܝܟܘܢ ܥܪܒܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܪܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ,ܥܪܒܐ 3rd person ܥܪܒܬܗ ,ܥܪܒܘܗܝ ܥܪܒܬܗ ,ܥܪܒܝܗ ܥܪܒܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܪܒܝܗܘܢ ܥܪܒܬܗܝܢ ,ܥܪܒܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ˁrbh2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 10 January 2012
  • ˁrbh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 10 January 2012
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 263a, b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 427a
  • 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, pages 1134b, 1135a