ܩܘܒܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Uncertain whether an ideophonic word from a root ܩ ܒ ܒ – compare Classical Syriac ܓܘܒܐ (gubbā, “well; cistern”), ܓܝܒܐ (gaybā, gayḇā, “vault; shrine”) – or an Iranian borrowing, compare Persian کپه (koppe, “pile, stack; dome-shaped object”), Central Kurdish کۆپ (kop, “crest, peak, summit”) and گەبە (gebe, “mumps”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qub(bə)θɑ]

Noun

ܩܘܒܬܐ • (qubbəṯā) f (plural ܐܩܘܒܝܬܐ or ܩܘܒܝܬܐ or ܩܘܒܐ (qubbē))

  1. vault; dome, cupola
  2. domed palace
  3. apex, top, crown, centre
  4. canopy, tent, tabernacle, pavilion
  5. umbrella
  6. seat, see

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܒܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܘܒܐ 1st person ܩܘܒܬܝ ܩܘܒܬܢ
construct ܩܘܒܬ 2nd person ܩܘܒܬܟ ܩܘܒܬܟܝ ܩܘܒܬܟܘܢ ܩܘܒܬܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܩܘܒܬܗ ܩܘܒܬܗ ܩܘܒܬܗܘܢ ܩܘܒܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܩܘܒܝܢ ,ܩܘܒܝܢ 1st person ܐܩܘܒܝܬܝ ,ܩܘܒܝܬܝ ,ܩܘܒܝ ܐܩܘܒܝܬܢ ,ܩܘܒܝܬܢ ,ܩܘܒܝܢ
construct ܐܩܘܒܝܬ ,ܩܘܒܝܬ ,ܩܘܒܝ 2nd person ܐܩܘܒܝܬܟ ,ܩܘܒܝܬܟ ,ܩܘܒܝܟ ܐܩܘܒܝܬܟܝ ,ܩܘܒܝܬܟܝ ,ܩܘܒܝܟܝ ܐܩܘܒܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܩܘܒܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܩܘܒܝܟܘܢ ܐܩܘܒܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܩܘܒܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܩܘܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܩܘܒܝܬܐ ,ܩܘܒܝܬܐ ,ܩܘܒܐ 3rd person ܐܩܘܒܝܬܗ ,ܩܘܒܝܬܗ ,ܩܘܒܘܗܝ ܐܩܘܒܝܬܗ ,ܩܘܒܝܬܗ ,ܩܘܒܝܗ ܐܩܘܒܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܩܘܒܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܩܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܐܩܘܒܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܩܘܒܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܩܘܒܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

  • → Arabic: قُبَّة (qubba) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Middle Persian: [script needed] (gwmbt' /⁠gumbad⁠/, “dome; fire-temple”)

References

  • “qwbh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 28 April 2013
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 640a
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 306a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 491b
  • Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 3466
  • 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 1324a
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