ܩܪܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܩ ܪ ܒ (q r b) |
| 10 terms |
Inherited from Aramaic קְרָבָא (qrāḇā), derived from the verb ܩܵܪܹܒ݂ (qārēḇ, “to approach, to be/become near”); compare also borrowed into Akkadian 𒋡𒊏𒁍 (/qarābu/) and Hebrew קְרָב (krav); compare also cognate with Arabic قَرَابَة (qarāba, “nearness”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [qərɑːwɑː]
Noun
ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (qrāḇā) m (plural ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܹܐ (qrāḇē))
- verbal noun of ܩܵܪܹܒ݂ (qārēḇ, “to approach; to be/become near”)
- (military) war, battle, fight
- Synonym: ܦܠܵܫܵܐ (plāšā)
- Antonyms: ܫܲܝܢܵܐ (šaynā), ܫܠܵܡܵܐ (šlāmā)
- ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠܵܝܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ ― qrāḇā tēḇēlāyā qammāyā ― World War I
- ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠܵܝܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ ― qrāḇā tēḇēlāyā trayyānā ― World War II
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܩܪܵܒ݂ (qrāḇ) | 1st person | ܩܪܵܒ݂ܝܼ (qrāḇī) | ܩܪܵܒ݂ܲܢ (qrāḇan) | |||
| construct | ܩܪܵܒ݂ (qrāḇ) | 2nd person | ܩܪܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qrāḇōḵ) | ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qrāḇāḵ) | ܩܪܵܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qrāḇawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (qrāḇā) | 3rd person | ܩܪܵܒ݂ܹܗ (qrāḇēh) | ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (qrāḇāh) | ܩܪܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qrāḇhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܝܼܢ (qrāḇīn) | 1st person | ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܝܼ (qrāḇī) | ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܲܢ (qrāḇan) | |||
| construct | ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܲܝ (qrāḇay) | 2nd person | ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qrāḇōḵ) | ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qrāḇāḵ) | ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qrāḇawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܹܐ (qrāḇē) | 3rd person | ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܘܼܗܝ (qrāḇūh) | ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܘܼܗ̇ (qrāḇōh) | ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (qrāḇayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܐܲܣܝܼܪ ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (asīr qrāḇā)
- ܣܘܼܪܚܵܢ ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (surḥān qrāḇā)
- ܩܪܵܒ݂ܬܵܢܵܐ (qrāḇtānā)
- ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (qrāḇā mḏīnāyā)
- ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (qrāḇāyā)
Classical Syriac
FWOTD – 29 January 2019
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [q(ə)rɑvɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [q(ə)rɑve] (plural)
Etymology 1
From Aramaic קְרָב (qrāḇ); also borrowed as Akkadian 𒋡𒊏𒁍 (/qarābu/) and Hebrew קְרָב (krav).
Noun
ܩܪܒܐ • (qərāḇā) m (plural ܩܪܒܐ)
- war, battle, fight
- Peshitta, Luke 21, 9.
- ܘܡܐ ܕܫܡܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܘܫܓܘܫ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܘܢ
- When you hear about wars and uprisings, don't fear, (...)
- ܘܡܐ ܕܫܡܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܘܫܓܘܫ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܘܢ
- Peshitta, Luke 21, 9.
- (military) line of battle
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܩܪܒ | 1st person | ܩܪܒܝ | ܩܪܒܢ | |||
| construct | ܩܪܒ | 2nd person | ܩܪܒܟ | ܩܪܒܟܝ | ܩܪܒܟܘܢ | ܩܪܒܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܩܪܒܐ | 3rd person | ܩܪܒܗ | ܩܪܒܗ | ܩܪܒܗܘܢ | ܩܪܒܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܩܪܒܝܢ | 1st person | ܩܪܒܝ | ܩܪܒܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܩܪܒܝ | 2nd person | ܩܪܒܝܟ | ܩܪܒܝܟܝ | ܩܪܒܝܟܘܢ | ܩܪܒܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܩܪܒܐ | 3rd person | ܩܪܒܘܗܝ | ܩܪܒܝܗ | ܩܪܒܝܗܘܢ | ܩܪܒܝܗܝܢ | ||
Antonyms
- ܫܝܢܐ (šaynā)
Etymology 2
From the root ܩ ܪ ܒ related to approaching. Cognate with Arabic قَرَابَة (qarāba, “nearness”).
Noun
ܩܪܒܐ • (qərāḇā) m (plural ܩܪܒܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܩܪܒ | 1st person | ܩܪܒܝ | ܩܪܒܢ | |||
| construct | ܩܪܒ | 2nd person | ܩܪܒܟ | ܩܪܒܟܝ | ܩܪܒܟܘܢ | ܩܪܒܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܩܪܒܐ | 3rd person | ܩܪܒܗ | ܩܪܒܗ | ܩܪܒܗܘܢ | ܩܪܒܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܩܪܒܝܢ | 1st person | ܩܪܒܝ | ܩܪܒܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܩܪܒܝ | 2nd person | ܩܪܒܝܟ | ܩܪܒܝܟܝ | ܩܪܒܝܟܘܢ | ܩܪܒܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܩܪܒܐ | 3rd person | ܩܪܒܘܗܝ | ܩܪܒܝܗ | ܩܪܒܝܗܘܢ | ܩܪܒܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “qrb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 29 February 2012
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 329a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 517b
- 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 1401b