צבע

Aramaic

Alternative forms
  • ܨܒܱܥ‎ (ṣbaʿ)

Verb

צְבַע • (ṣəbaʿ)

  1. to dip
  2. to moisten
  3. to dye, to colour/color

References
  • “ṣbˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew
Root
צ־ב־ע‎ (ṣ-b-ʿ)

Etymology

Compare Arabic صَبَغَ‎ (ṣabaḡa, “to dye”), Aramaic צְבַע‎ (ṣəbaʿ, “to dip, to dye”), Akkadian 𒍝𒁍𒌑 (/ṣabû/, “to soak, to bathe”), Ge'ez ጸብኀ (ṣäbḫä, “to dip”).

Pronunciation

Noun

צֶבַע • (tséva) m (plural indefinite צְבָעִים‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. color, colour
  2. paint
  3. dye, colourant

Noun

צַבָּע • (tsabá) m (plural indefinite צַבָּעִים‎, feminine counterpart צַבָּעִית‎) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. a (male) painter.

Verb

צָבַע • (tsavá) (pa'al construction)

  1. (he) painted; (he) colored, (he) dyed

Conjugation
Conjugation of צָבַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לצבוע / לִצְבֹּעַ‎
  • action noun: צְבִיעָה‎
  • passive participle: צָבוּעַ‎
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first צָבַעְתִּי‎צָבַעְנוּ‎
second צָבַעְתָּ‎צָבַעְתְּ‎צְבַעְתֶּם‎1צְבַעְתֶּן‎1
third צָבַעצָבְעָה‎צָבְעוּ‎
present צוֹבֵעַ‎צוֹבַעַת‎צוֹבְעִים‎צוֹבְעוֹת‎
future first אֶצְבַּע‎נִצְבַּע‎
second תִּצְבַּע‎תִּצְבְּעִי‎תִּצְבְּעוּ‎תִּצְבַּעְנָה‎2
third יִצְבַּע‎תִּצְבַּע‎יִצְבְּעוּ‎תִּצְבַּעְנָה‎2
imperative צְבַעצִבְעִי‎צִבְעוּ‎צְבַעְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced צָבַעְתֶּם‎ and צָבַעְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
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