ܫܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܒ ܬ (š b t)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא (šabbəṯā), borrowed from Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát, Sabbath) and itself possibly from Akkadian 𒊭𒉺𒀜𒌈 (šapattum, the middle day of the lunar month); compare Arabic السَّبْت (as-sabt), Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton) and English Sabbath.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ • (šabṯāf sg (plural ܫܲܒ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šabbāṯā) or ܫܲܒܹ̈ܐ (šabbē))

  1. Saturday (seventh and final day of the week)
    ܟܹܐ ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܠܫܘܼܩܵܐ ܕܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܙܒ݂ܵܢܲܢ ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܝܵܐ.
    kē āzaḥ l-šūqā d-šabṯā qā zḇānan šāḇōˁāyā.
    We go to the Saturday market for our weekly shopping.
  2. Sabbath (day of rest and worship)
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Luke 23:56:
      ܕܥܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܘܡܥܘܼܬܸܕ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܸܣܡܹ̈ܐ ܘܗܹܪ̈ܘܿܡܹܐ، ܘܒܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܠܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܦܘܼܩܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ.
      dˁīr lhōn w-mˁūtiḏ lhōn bismē w-hērōmē, w-b-šabṯā šlē lhōn ayḵ puqḏānā.
      Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.
  3. (by extension) week; the duration of a week, seven-day cycle
    Synonym: ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (šāḇōˁā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܫܲܒܵܐ (šabbā) 1st person ܫܲܒܬ݂ܝܼ (šabṯī) ܫܲܒܬ݂ܲܢ (šabṯan)
construct ܫܲܒܲܬ݂ (šabbaṯ) 2nd person ܫܲܒܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (šabṯōḵ) ܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (šabṯāḵ) ܫܲܒܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šabṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (šabṯā) 3rd person ܫܲܒܬ݂ܹܗ (šabṯēh) ܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (šabṯāh) ܫܲܒܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (šabṯhōn)
plural absolute ܫܲܒܵܢ̈ (šabbān) 1st person ܫܲܒܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (šabbāṯī) ܫܲܒܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (šabbāṯan)
construct ܫܲܒܵܬ݂̈ (šabbāṯ) 2nd person ܫܲܒܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šabbāṯōḵ) ܫܲܒܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šabbāṯāḵ) ܫܲܒܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šabbāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܲܒ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šabbāṯā) 3rd person ܫܲܒ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (šabbāṯēh) ܫܲܒ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (šabbāṯāh) ܫܲܒܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šabbāṯhōn)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • ܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (šabṯānāyā, sabbatical)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic السَّبْت (as-sabt) and Hebrew שַׁבָּת (šabbāṯ).

Alternative forms

  • ܫܘܒܬܐ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃabb(ə)θɑ]

Noun

ܫܒܬܐ • (šabbəṯāf (plural ܫܒܐ)

  1. Sabbath, Saturday
  2. week
    Synonym: ܫܒܘܥܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܒܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܒܐ 1st person ܫܒܬܝ ܫܒܬܢ
construct ܫܒܬ 2nd person ܫܒܬܟ ܫܒܬܟܝ ܫܒܬܟܝܢ ܫܒܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܒܬܐ 3rd person ܫܒܬܗ ܫܒܬܗ ܫܒܬܗܘܢ ܫܒܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܒܝܢ 1st person ܫܒܝ ܫܒܝܢ
construct ܫܒܝ 2nd person ܫܒܝܟ ܫܒܝܟܝ ܫܒܝܟܘܢ ܫܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܒܐ 3rd person ܫܒܘܗܝ ܫܒܝܗ ܫܒܝܗܘܢ ܫܒܝܗܝܢ
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒅆𒂍𒌈 (/⁠šibittu⁠/); cognate to Persian شوید (ševid), Hebrew שֶׁבֶת (šéḇeṯ), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic שִׁיבְתָא (šiḇəṯā), Old Armenian սամիթ (samitʻ). Arabic شِبِثّ (šibiṯṯ) comes via Aramaic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)vɛttɑ]

Noun

ܫܒܬܐ • (šəḇettāf(uncountable)

  1. dill

References

  • šbh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • šbt”, 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, pages 356a, 358b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 558a
  • 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 1507a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܫܒܬܐ (šabbəṯā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃabθo/

Noun

ܫܰܒܬ݂ܳܐ • (šabṯom (plural ܫܰܒܶܐ (šabe))

  1. week
  2. Saturday

See also