ܕܗܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic [Term?], from a Central Semitic innovation; compare Hebrew זָהָב (zaháv) and Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab). The latter noun is an occupational noun derived from the former.
Pronunciation
- ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ:
- (Standard) IPA(key): [dah.wɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [dɛh.wɑː]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [daːva.]
- ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ:
Noun
ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ • (dahḇā) m (plural ܕܲܗܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dahḇē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܗܲܒ݂ (dhaḇ) | 1st person | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܝܼ (dahḇī) | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܲܢ (dahḇan) | |||
| construct | ܕܗܲܒ݂ (dhaḇ) | 2nd person | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (dahḇōḵ) | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (dahḇāḵ) | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dahḇawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ (dahḇā) | 3rd person | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܹܗ (dahḇēh) | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (dahḇāh) | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (dahḇhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (dahḇīn) | 1st person | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (dahḇī) | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (dahḇan) | |||
| construct | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (dahḇay) | 2nd person | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dahḇōḵ) | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dahḇāḵ) | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dahḇawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dahḇē) | 3rd person | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dahḇūh) | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (dahḇōh) | ܕܲܗܒ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (dahḇayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (dahḇānāyā)
- ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ (šāˁaṯ dahḇā, literally “hour of gold”)
- ܟܹܐܦ ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ (kēp dahḇā, literally “stone of gold”)
Noun
ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (dahhāḇā) m (plural ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dahhāḇē), feminine ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (dahhāḇtā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ (dahhāḇ) | 1st person | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܝܼ (dahhāḇī) | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܲܢ (dahhāḇan) | |||
| construct | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ (dahhāḇ) | 2nd person | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (dahhāḇōḵ) | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (dahhāḇāḵ) | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dahhāḇawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ (dahhāḇā) | 3rd person | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܹܗ (dahhāḇēh) | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (dahhāḇāh) | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (dahhāḇhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (dahhāḇīn) | 1st person | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (dahhāḇī) | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (dahhāḇan) | |||
| construct | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (dahhāḇay) | 2nd person | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dahhāḇōḵ) | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dahhāḇāḵ) | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dahhāḇawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dahhāḇē) | 3rd person | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dahhāḇūh) | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (dahhāḇōh) | ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (dahhāḇayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
A Central Semitic innovation. Cognate with Hebrew זָהָב (zāhāḇ) and Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab). Other Aramaic forms include: Classical Mandaic ࡃࡀࡄࡁࡀ (dahba) / ࡆࡀࡄࡁࡀ (zahba), Demotic dꜣhꜣb (in Papyrus Amherst 63), Imperial Aramaic 𐡆𐡄𐡁𐡀 (zhbʾ), Palmyrene Aramaic 𐡣𐡤𐡡𐡠 (dhbʾ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dah(ə)vɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [dah(ə)ve] (plural)
Noun
ܕܗܒܐ • (dahbā) m (plural ܕܗܒܐ (dahbē))
- (uncountable) gold (element)
- (countable, numismatics) gold coin
- (uncountable) money
- (uncountable, taxation) collatio lustralis, chrysargyron
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܗܒ | 1st person | ܕܗܒܝ | ܕܗܒܢ | |||
| construct | ܕܗܒ | 2nd person | ܕܗܒܟ | ܕܗܒܟܝ | ܕܗܒܟܘܢ | ܕܗܒܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܕܗܒܐ | 3rd person | ܕܗܒܗ | ܕܗܒܗ | ܕܗܒܗܘܢ | ܕܗܒܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܕܗܒܝܢ | 1st person | ܕܗܒܝ | ܕܗܒܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܕܗܒܝ | 2nd person | ܕܗܒܝܟ | ܕܗܒܝܟܝ | ܕܗܒܝܟܘܢ | ܕܗܒܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܕܗܒܐ | 3rd person | ܕܗܒܘܗܝ | ܕܗܒܝܗ | ܕܗܒܝܗܘܢ | ܕܗܒܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
Modified from above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dahhɑvɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [dahhɑve] (plural)
Noun
ܕܗܒܐ • (dahhāḇā) m (plural ܕܗܒܐ (dahhāḇē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܗܒ | 1st person | ܕܗܒܝ | ܕܗܒܢ | |||
| construct | ܕܗܒ | 2nd person | ܕܗܒܟ | ܕܗܒܟܝ | ܕܗܒܟܘܢ | ܕܗܒܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܕܗܒܐ | 3rd person | ܕܗܒܗ | ܕܗܒܗ | ܕܗܒܗܘܢ | ܕܗܒܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܕܗܒܝܢ | 1st person | ܕܗܒܝ | ܕܗܒܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܕܗܒܝ | 2nd person | ܕܗܒܝܟ | ܕܗܒܝܟܝ | ܕܗܒܝܟܘܢ | ܕܗܒܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܕܗܒܐ | 3rd person | ܕܗܒܘܗܝ | ܕܗܒܝܗ | ܕܗܒܝܗܘܢ | ܕܗܒܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “dhb”, 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, page 59a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 84a
- 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 275a–b