ܟܘܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish Cuba.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [kuːbɑː]

Proper noun

ܟܘܼܒܵܐ • (kūbāf

  1. Cuba (a country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)
Derived terms
  • ܟܘܼܒܢܵܝܵܐ (kubnāyā, Cuban)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic كُبَّة (kubba, literally ball).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [kub.bɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [t͡ʃub.bɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܒܵܐ • (kūbām (plural ܟܘܼܒܹ̈ܐ (kūbē))

  1. kibbeh, a meat-heavy dumpling
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܘܼܒܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܟܘܼܒ (kūb) 1st person ܟܘܼܒܝܼ (kūbī) ܟܘܼܒܲܢ (kūban)
construct ܟܘܼܒ (kūb) 2nd person ܟܘܼܒܘܼܟ݂ (kūbōḵ) ܟܘܼܒܵܟ݂ܝ (kūbāḵ) ܟܘܼܒܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūbawḵōn)
emphatic ܟܘܼܒܵܐ (kūbā) 3rd person ܟܘܼܒܹܗ (kūbēh) ܟܘܼܒܵܗ̇ (kūbāh) ܟܘܼܒܗܘܿܢ (kubhōn)
plural absolute ܟܘܼܒܝܼ̈ܢ (kūbīn) 1st person ܟܘܼܒܝܼ̈ (kūbī) ܟܘܼܒܲܢ̈ (kūban)
construct ܟܘܼܒܲܝ̈ (kūbay) 2nd person ܟܘܼܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kūbōḵ) ܟܘܼܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kūbāḵ) ܟܘܼܒܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūbawḵōn)
emphatic ܟܘܼܒܹ̈ܐ (kūbē) 3rd person ܟܘܼܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kūbūh) ܟܘܼܒܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (kūbōh) ܟܘܼܒܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kūbayhōn)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]. Largely displaced by ܟܸܬܘܵܐ (kitwā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [kubbaː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܒܵܐ • (kūbām

  1. thorn
Derived terms
  • ܟܘܼܒܵܢܵܐ (kubbānā, thorny)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kubbɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kubbe] (plural)

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic كُبّ (kubb) and Hebrew כּוּב (kûḇ).

Noun

ܟܘܒܐ • (kubbām (plural ܟܘܒܐ (kubbē))

  1. thorn
  2. thorny staff
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܘܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܘܒ 1st person ܟܘܒܝ ܟܘܒܢ
construct ܟܘܒ 2nd person ܟܘܒܟ ܟܘܒܟܝ ܟܘܒܟܘܢ ܟܘܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܒܐ 3rd person ܟܘܒܗ ܟܘܒܗ ܟܘܒܗܘܢ ܟܘܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܘܒܝܢ 1st person ܟܘܒܝ ܟܘܒܝܢ
construct ܟܘܒܝ 2nd person ܟܘܒܝܟ ܟܘܒܝܟܝ ܟܘܒܝܟܘܢ ܟܘܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܒܐ 3rd person ܟܘܒܘܗܝ ܟܘܒܝܗ ܟܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܟܘܒܝܗܝܢ
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Byzantine Greek κούπα (koúpa), κοῦπα (koûpa) from Latin cuppa, cūpa.

Noun

ܟܘܒܐ • (kubbām (plural ܟܘܒܐ (kubbē))

  1. cup, goblet, vessel
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܘܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܘܒ 1st person ܟܘܒܝ ܟܘܒܢ
construct ܟܘܒ 2nd person ܟܘܒܟ ܟܘܒܟܝ ܟܘܒܟܘܢ ܟܘܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܒܐ 3rd person ܟܘܒܗ ܟܘܒܗ ܟܘܒܗܘܢ ܟܘܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܘܒܝܢ 1st person ܟܘܒܝ ܟܘܒܝܢ
construct ܟܘܒܝ 2nd person ܟܘܒܝܟ ܟܘܒܝܟܝ ܟܘܒܝܟܘܢ ܟܘܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܒܐ 3rd person ܟܘܒܘܗܝ ܟܘܒܝܗ ܟܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܟܘܒܝܗܝܢ

References

  • kwb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • kwb2”, 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 152a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 207a
  • 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 602b–603a