ܣܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܐ ܒ‎ (s ʾ b)
2 terms

From Aramaic סָבְתָא‎ (sāḇəṯā); compare Hebrew סָבָה‎ (savá) and סַבְתָּא‎ (sávta).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [soːtɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [sɑvːtɑː]
  • (Tyari) IPA(key): [sɑwːtɑː], [sɑwːθɑː]

Noun

ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (sāḇtā) f (plural ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ‎ (sāḇyātē), masculine ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (sāḇā))

  1. grandmother (mother of one's parent)
    ‏ܣܵܒ݂ܬܝܼ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܲܫܠܵܢܬܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܝܲܩܝܼܪܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ.‎‎
    sāḇtī ìlāh bašlāntā yatir yaqirtā gāw šḇāḇutā.
    My grandmother is the best cook in the neighbourhood.
  2. elder, senior, old woman

Inflection

Synonyms

  • ܣܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܬܵܐ‎ (sāḇontā) (diminutive)
  • ܢܵܢܘܿܢܬܵܐ‎ (nānontā) (colloquial)
  • ܢܵܢܵܐ‎ (nānā) (colloquial)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ-ܐ-ܒ‎ (s-ʾ-b) related to growing old. Compare Hebrew סָבָה‎ (sāḇâ).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɑvtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sɑvɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܒܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܣܒܐ‎)

  1. grandmother
  2. elder, senior, old woman
Inflection
Derived terms
  • ܣܒܬܝܐ‎
  • ܣܒܬܢܝܐ‎

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sabb(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sabbɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܒܬܐ)

  1. froth, foam, scum
Inflection

References

  • “sbh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “sbtˀ”, 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, p. 227b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 966a
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