ܣܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ܣ ܐ ܒ (s ˀ b) |
| 2 terms |
From Aramaic סָבָא (sāḇā); compare Hebrew סָב (sav) and סַבָּא (sába).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (sāḇā) m (plural ܣܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sāḇē), feminine ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (sāḇtā))
- old, elderly, aged (of humans and animals)
- old, no longer fresh or firm (of vegetables and fruit)
- ܐܵܕ݂ ܦ̮ܵܨܘܿܠܝܹܐ ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇، ܟܹܐ ܡܲܠܥܣܵܐ
- āḏ fāṣōlyē sāḇtā ìlāh, kē malˁsā
- This fasolia is old, it makes to chew.
Noun
ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (sāḇā) m (plural ܣܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sāḇē) or ܣܵܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇawwāṯā) or ܣ̈ܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇāṯā), feminine ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (sāḇtā))
- grandfather (father of one's parents)
- ܣܵܒ݂ܝܼ ܦܠܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܒܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠܵܝܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ.
- sāḇī plīš lēh b-qrāḇā tēḇēlāyā trayyānā.
- My grandfather fought in World War II.
- (in the plural) grandparents
- elder, senior, old man
- Synonyms: ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ (qašīšā), ܪܲܒܵܐ ܒܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ (rabbā bšinnē)
- ancestor, forefather
Usage notes
The plural ܣܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sāḇē) is used for the sense of ‘grandfathers, grandparents’ and ‘elders, seniors, old men’ while the plurals ܣܵܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇawwāṯā) and ܣ̈ܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇāṯā) are used for the sense of ‘ancestors, forefathers’
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܵܒ݂ (sāḇ) | 1st person | ܣܵܒ݂ܝܼ (sāḇī) | ܣܵܒ݂ܲܢ (sāḇan) | |||
| construct | ܣܵܒ݂ (sāḇ) | 2nd person | ܣܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (sāḇōḵ) | ܣܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (sāḇāḵ) | ܣܵܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāḇawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ (sāḇā) | 3rd person | ܣܵܒ݂ܹܗ (sāḇēh) | ܣܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (sāḇāh) | ܣܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (sāḇhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܣܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (sāḇīn) | 1st person | ܣܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (sāḇī) | ܣܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (sāḇan) | |||
| construct | ܣܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (sāḇay) | 2nd person | ܣܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sāḇōḵ) | ܣܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sāḇāḵ) | ܣܵܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāḇawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sāḇē) | 3rd person | ܣܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sāḇūh) | ܣܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (sāḇōh) | ܣܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (sāḇayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܣܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ (sāḇōnā, “grandad, grandpa, gramps, pops”) (diminutive)
- ܣܲܝܒܘܼܬܵܐ (saybūtā, “grandfatherhood, old age”)
Proper noun
ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (sāḇā) m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Saba or Sabass
- a surname transferred from the given name
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [sɪb.bɑː]
Noun
ܣܸܒܵܐ • (sibbā) m (plural ܣܸܒܹ̈ܐ (sibbē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܸܒ (sib) | 1st person | ܣܸܒܝܼ (sibī) | ܣܸܒܲܢ (sibban) | |||
| construct | ܣܸܒ (sib) | 2nd person | ܣܸܒܘܼܟ݂ (sibōḵ) | ܣܸܒܵܟ݂ܝ (sibbāḵ) | ܣܸܒܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sibbawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܸܒܵܐ (sibbā) | 3rd person | ܣܸܒܹܗ (sibbēh) | ܣܸܒܵܗ̇ (sibbāh) | ܣܸܒܗܘܿܢ (sibhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܣܸܒܝܼ̈ܢ (sibīn) | 1st person | ܣܸܒܝܼ̈ (sibī) | ܣܸܒܲܢ̈ (sibban) | |||
| construct | ܣܸܒܲܝ̈ (sibbay) | 2nd person | ܣܸܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sibōḵ) | ܣܸܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sibbāḵ) | ܣܸܒܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sibbawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܸܒܹ̈ܐ (sibbē) | 3rd person | ܣܸܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sibūh) | ܣܸܒܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (sibbōh) | ܣܸܒܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (sibbayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܣ ܐ ܒ related to growing old. Compare Hebrew סָב (sāḇ).
Alternative forms
- (rare) ܣܐܒܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɑvɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sɑve] (plural)
Noun
ܣܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܒܬܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܒ | 1st person | ܣܒܝ | ܣܒܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܒ | 2nd person | ܣܒܟ | ܣܒܟܝ | ܣܒܟܘܢ | ܣܒܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܣܒܐ | 3rd person | ܣܒܗ | ܣܒܗ | ܣܒܗܘܢ | ܣܒܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܣܒܝܢ | 1st person | ܣܒܝ | ܣܒܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܒܝ | 2nd person | ܣܒܝܟ | ܣܒܝܟܝ | ܣܒܝܟܘܢ | ܣܒܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܣܒܐ | 3rd person | ܣܒܘܗܝ | ܣܒܝܗ | ܣܒܝܗܘܢ | ܣܒܝܗܝܢ | ||
Derived terms
- ܣܒܝܐ
Proper noun
ܣܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Saba or Sabass
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɛbbɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sɛbbe] (plural)
Noun
ܣܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܒܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܒ | 1st person | ܣܒܝ | ܣܒܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܒ | 2nd person | ܣܒܟ | ܣܒܟܝ | ܣܒܟܘܢ | ܣܒܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܣܒܐ | 3rd person | ܣܒܗ | ܣܒܗ | ܣܒܗܘܢ | ܣܒܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܣܒܝܢ | 1st person | ܣܒܝ | ܣܒܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܒܝ | 2nd person | ܣܒܝܟ | ܣܒܝܟܝ | ܣܒܝܟܘܢ | ܣܒܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܣܒܐ | 3rd person | ܣܒܘܗܝ | ܣܒܝܗ | ܣܒܝܗܘܢ | ܣܒܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “sb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “sbˀ”, 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 227b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 357a
- 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 959b