ܥܪܘܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܪ ܒ (ˁ r b)
7 terms

Inherited from Aramaic עֲרוּבְתָּא (ʿărûḇətā) with the secondary meaning of Friday because Friday is the eve of the Israelite Sabbath day Saturday.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (ˁruḇtāf (plural ܥܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁruḇtāṯā) or ܥܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܢܹܐ (ˁruḇtānē) or ܥܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܬܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁruḇtawwāṯā) or ܥܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܬܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁruḇtyāṯā))

  1. eve, day of preparation
    Synonym: ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܗܲܕܲܪܬܵܐ (yāwmā dhaddartā)
  2. Friday (the sixth day of the week)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܪ ܒ
4 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)ruvtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)ruvɑθɑ], [ʕ(ə)ruvtɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܥܪܘܒܬܐ • (ʿərūḇtāʼf (plural ܥܪܘܒܬܬܐ or ܥܪܘܒܬܐ)

  1. eve, day of preparation
  2. Friday (the eve of the Sabbath)

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܪܘܒܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܪܘܒܐ 1st person ܥܪܘܒܬܝ ܥܪܘܒܬܢ
construct ܥܪܘܒܬ 2nd person ܥܪܘܒܬܟ ܥܪܘܒܬܟܝ ܥܪܘܒܬܟܘܢ ܥܪܘܒܬܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܥܪܘܒܬܗ ܥܪܘܒܬܗ ܥܪܘܒܬܗܘܢ ܥܪܘܒܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܥܪܘܒܬܢ ,ܥܪܘܒܢ 1st person ܥܪܘܒܬܬܝ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܝ ܥܪܘܒܬܬܢ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܢ
construct ܥܪܘܒܬܬ ,ܥܪܘܒܬ 2nd person ܥܪܘܒܬܬܟ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܟ ܥܪܘܒܬܬܟܝ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܟܝ ܥܪܘܒܬܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܟܘܢ ܥܪܘܒܬܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܪܘܒܬܬܐ , 3rd person ܥܪܘܒܬܬܗ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܗ ܥܪܘܒܬܬܗ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܗ ܥܪܘܒܬܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܗܘܢ ܥܪܘܒܬܬܗܝܢ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

  • Old Armenian: ուրբաթ (urbatʻ)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ուրբաթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • ˁrwbh”, 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 263b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 427b
  • 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 1136b