ܐܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܐ ܒ ܗ (ˀ b h) |
| 1 term |
Etymology
From Aramaic אַבָּא (ʾaḇā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔabw-; compare Arabic أَب (ʔab), Hebrew אָב (áv) and אַבָּא (ába). Doublet of ܒܵܒܵܐ (bābā).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ • (aḇā) m sg (plural ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܹ̈ܐ (aḇāhē) or ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܵܬܹ̈ܐ (aḇāhātē) or ܐ̈ܲܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (aḇāṯā), feminine ܝܸܡܵܐ (yimmā))
- (formal or dated) father (male parent who begets a child)
- (in the plural) parents
- (figuratively) forefather, ancestor, progenitor
- monk, abbot; bishop
- chief, leader
- Synonym: ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā)
- (figuratively) author, originator, founder, inventor
- Synonyms: ܡܵܘܠܕܵܢܵܐ (māwldānā), ܫܲܬܐܸܣܵܢܵܐ (šatˀissānā), ܒܵܪܝܵܢܵܐ (bāryānā)
- teacher
- Synonym: ܡܲܠܦܵܢܵܐ (malpānā)
Usage notes
- The plural ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܹ̈ܐ (aḇāhē) is used in literal senses (ie, parents) while the plural ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܵܬܹ̈ܐ (aḇāhātē) is used in figurative senses (. ancestors).
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܲܒ݂ (aḇ) | 1st person | ܐܲܒ݂ܝܼ (aḇī) | ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܢ (aḇūn) | |||
| construct | ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼ (aḇū) | 2nd person | ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (aḇōḵ) | ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ܝ (aḇūḵ) | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aḇāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ (aḇā) | 3rd person | ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܗܝ (aḇūh) | ܐܲܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (aḇōh) | ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܗܘܿܢ (aḇūhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܝܼ̈ܢ (aḇāhīn) | 1st person | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܝܼ̈ (aḇāhī) | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܲܢ̈ (aḇāhan) | |||
| construct | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܲܝ̈ (aḇāhay) | 2nd person | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (aḇāhōḵ) | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (aḇāhāḵ) | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aḇāhāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܹ̈ܐ (aḇāhē) | 3rd person | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܘܼ̈ܗܝ (aḇāhūh) | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (aḇāhōh) | ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܗ̈ܘܿܢ (aḇāhhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܵܝܵܐ (aḇāhāyā, “parental, fatherly”)
- ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܘܼܬܵܐ (aḇāhūtā, “parentage, parenthood, paternity, fatherhood”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ʔabw-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔăvɑ]
Noun
ܐܒܐ • (ʾăḇā) m (plural ܐܒܗܬܐ or ܐܒܗܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܡܐ)
- father
- Synonym: ܒܒܐ
- (in the plural) parents
- (figuratively) forefather, ancestor, progenitor
- monk, abbot; bishop
- chief, leader
- Synonym: ܪܝܫܐ
- (figuratively) author, originator, founder, inventor
- teacher
- Synonym: ܡܠܦܢܐ
Usage notes
- Usually, the plural ܐܒܗܐ (ʾăḇāhē) is used for literal senses while ܐܒܗܬܐ (ʾăḇāhāṯā) is used for figurative senses.
- The word ܐܒܐ is one of only three nouns in the entire language that have an irregular possessive stem ending in the letter Waw; the other two being ܐܚܐ (ʾăḥā, “brother”) and ܚܡܐ (ḥəmā, “father-in-law”).
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܒ | 1st person | ܐܒܝ | ܐܒܘܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܒ | 2nd person | ܐܒܘܟ | ܐܒܘܟܝ | ܐܒܘܟܘܢ | ܐܒܘܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܐܒܘܗܝ | ܐܒܘܗ | ܐܒܘܗܘܢ | ܐܒܘܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐܒܗܢ ,ܐܒܗܝܢ | 1st person | ܐܒܗܬܝ ,ܐܒܗܝ | ܐܒܗܬܢ ,ܐܒܗܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܒܗܬ ,ܐܒܗܝ | 2nd person | ܐܒܗܬܟ ,ܐܒܗܝܟ | ܐܒܗܬܟܝ ,ܐܒܗܝܟܝ | ܐܒܗܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܒܗܝܟܘܢ | ܐܒܗܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܒܗܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܒܗܬܐ ,ܐܒܗܐ | 3rd person | ܐܒܗܬܗ ,ܐܒܗܘܗܝ | ܐܒܗܬܗ ,ܐܒܗܝܗ | ܐܒܗܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܒܗܝܗܘܢ | ܐܒܗܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܒܗܝܗܝܢ | ||
Derived terms
- ܐܒܗܘܬܐ (ʾăḇāhūṯā)
- ܐܒܘܬܐ (ʾăḇūṯā)
- ܐܒܝܐ (ʾăḇāyā)
Descendants
- → Ancient Greek: ἀββα (abba), ἀββά (abbá), ἀββᾶ (abbâ), ἀββᾶς (abbâs)
- see the declinable ἀββᾶς (abbâs)
Etymology 2
Probably from an earlier uncontracted form ܐܢܒܐ (ʾenbā), possibly from Akkadian 𒄧 (inbum). Compare Hebrew אֵב (ʾēḇ).
Alternative forms
- ܐܒܒܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔɛbbɑ], [ʔabbɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔɛbbe], [ʔabbe], [ʔɛbbɑne], [ʔabbɑne] (plural)
Noun
ܐܒܐ • (ʾebbā, ʾabbā) m (plural ܐܒܢܐ or ܐܒܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܒ | 1st person | ܐܒܝ | ܐܒܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܒ | 2nd person | ܐܒܟ | ܐܒܟܝ | ܐܒܟܘܢ | ܐܒܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܐܒܗ | ܐܒܗ | ܐܒܗܘܢ | ܐܒܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐܒܢܝܢ ,ܐܒܝܢ | 1st person | ܐܒܢܝ ,ܐܒܝ | ܐܒܢܝܢ ,ܐܒܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܒܢܝ ,ܐܒܝ | 2nd person | ܐܒܢܝܟ ,ܐܒܝܟ | ܐܒܢܝܟܝ ,ܐܒܝܟܝ | ܐܒܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܐܒܝܟܘܢ | ܐܒܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܐܒܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܒܢܐ , | 3rd person | ܐܒܢܘܗܝ ,ܐܒܘܗܝ | ܐܒܢܝܗ ,ܐܒܝܗ | ܐܒܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܐܒܝܗܘܢ | ܐܒܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܐܒܝܗܝܢ | ||
Synonyms
Etymology 3
A dialect variation of ܥܒܐ (/ʿabbā/, “spiny-tailed lizard”), from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́abb- (“a type of lizard or reptile; creature that cleaves to the ground”). Compare Arabic ضَبّ (ḍabb, “spiny-tailed lizard”) and Hebrew צַב (ṣaḇ, “turtle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔabbɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔabbe] (plural)
Noun
ܐܒܐ • (ʾabbā) m (plural ܐܒܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܒ | 1st person | ܐܒܝ | ܐܒܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܒ | 2nd person | ܐܒܟ | ܐܒܟܝ | ܐܒܟܘܢ | ܐܒܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܒܐ | 3rd person | ܐܒܗ | ܐܒܗ | ܐܒܗܘܢ | ܐܒܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܐܒܝܢ | 1st person | ܐܒܝ | ܐܒܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܐܒܝ | 2nd person | ܐܒܝܟ | ܐܒܝܟܝ | ܐܒܝܟܘܢ | ܐܒܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܐܒܐ | 3rd person | ܐܒܘܗܝ | ܐܒܝܗ | ܐܒܝܗܘܢ | ܐܒܝܗܝܢ | ||
Synonyms
References
- “ˀb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 10 November 2008
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 1a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 1b–2a
- 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 1