ܠܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܠ ܒ ܒ (l b b) |
| 2 terms |
Inherited from Aramaic לִבָּא (libbā), from Proto-Semitic *libb-; compare Hebrew לֵב (lev), Arabic لُبّ (lubb) and Akkadian 𒊮 (libbum).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [lɪbbaː]
Noun
ܠܸܒܹ̈ܐ • (libbē) m sg (plural ܠܸܒܹ̈ܐ (libbē) or ܠܸܒ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (libbawāṯā) or ܠܸܒܵܒܹ̈ܐ (libbābē))
- (anatomy) heart
- center/centre, middle, core
- Synonyms: ܡܸܨܥܬ݂ܵܐ (miṣˁṯā), ܩܸܛܪܘܿܢ (qiṭrōn)
- (figuratively) heart as a center of emotion
- (figuratively) strong unfaltering will (courage, intrepidity, strength, perseverance, endurance, etc.)
- kernel
- will, intention, desire
Usage notes
- The fourth definition does not have a proper equivalent in English, but refers to a type of will that endures, and therefore can be translated in many different ways depending on context.
- The plural ܠܸܒܵܒܹ̈ܐ (libbābē) is reserved for the sense of kernels.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܠܸܒ݂ (liḇ) | 1st person | ܠܸܒܝܼ (libī) | ܠܸܒܲܢ (libban) | |||
| construct | ܠܸܒ݂ (liḇ) | 2nd person | ܠܸܒܘܼܟ݂ (libōḵ) | ܠܸܒܵܟ݂ܝ (libbāḵ) | ܠܸܒܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (libbawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܠܸܒܵܐ (libbā) | 3rd person | ܠܸܒܹܗ (libbēh) | ܠܸܒܵܗ̇ (libbāh) | ܠܸܒܗܘܿܢ (libhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܠܸܒܲܘܵܢ̈ (libbawān) | 1st person | ܠܸܒܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (libbawāṯī) | ܠܸܒܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (libbawāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܠܸܒܲܘܵܬ݂̈ (libbawāṯ) | 2nd person | ܠܸܒܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (libbawāṯōḵ) | ܠܸܒܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (libbawāṯāḵ) | ܠܸܒܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (libbawāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܠܸܒ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (libbawāṯā) | 3rd person | ܠܸܒ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (libbawāṯēh) | ܠܸܒ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (libbawāṯāh) | ܠܸܒܲܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (libbawāṯhōn) | |||
Derived terms
See also
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *libb-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈlɛb.bɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈlɪb.bɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈlɛ.bo]
Noun
ܠܒܐ • (lebbā) m (plural ܠܒܐ (lebbē) or ܠܒܘܬܐ (lebbawwāṯā))
- (anatomy) heart
- (anatomy, figuratively) stomach, innards, viscera
- (anatomy, euphemistic) penis
- center/centre, middle, core
- (figuratively) mind, soul
- (botany) pith
- cake, pie
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܠܒ | 1st person | ܠܒܝ | ܠܒܢ | |||
| construct | ܠܒ | 2nd person | ܠܒܟ | ܠܒܟܝ | ܠܒܟܘܢ | ܠܒܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܠܒܗ | ܠܒܗ | ܠܒܗܘܢ | ܠܒܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܠܒܘܬܐ , | 1st person | ܠܒܘܬܝ ,ܠܒܝ | ܠܒܘܬܢ ,ܠܒܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܠܒܘܬܐ , | 2nd person | ܠܒܘܬܟ ,ܠܒܝܟ | ܠܒܘܬܟܝ ,ܠܒܝܟܝ | ܠܒܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܠܒܝܟܘܢ | ܠܒܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܠܒܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܠܒܘܬܐ , | 3rd person | ܠܒܘܬܗ ,ܠܒܘܗܝ | ܠܒܘܬܗ ,ܠܒܝܗ | ܠܒܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܠܒܝܗܘܢ | ܠܒܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܠܒܝܗܝܢ | ||
Synonyms
- (stomach, viscera): ܓܘܐ (gawwā)
- (middle): ܡܨܥܬܐ (meṣʿəṯā)
- (mind): ܒܠܐ (bālā)
- (soul): ܢܦܫܐ (nap̄šā)
- (cake): ܟܥܟܐ (kaʿkā)
References
- “lb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2 November 2011
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 167a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 233b
- 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 666a–b