ܥܪܒܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramiac

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَرَب‎ (ʕarab, “Arabs”) +‎ -ܝܐ‎ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕar.wɑːjɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔa.ra.bɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ or ܥܲܪܲܒܵܝܵܐ • (ʿarḇāyā or ʿarrabāyā) (feminine ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ‎ (ʿarḇāytā), plural ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܹܐ (ʿarḇāyē))

  1. Arab
  2. Arabian
  3. Arabic

Noun

ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ or ܥܲܪܲܒܵܝܵܐ • (ʿarḇāyā or ʿarrabāyā) m sg (plural ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܹܐ (ʿarḇāyē), feminine ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ‎ (ʿarḇāytā))

  1. Arab
  2. Arabian
Inflection
Derived terms
  • ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ‎ (ʿarḇāʾīt, “Arabic language”)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Ἀρᾰβῐ́ᾱ (Arabíā) and Arabic شِبْه ٱلْجَزِيرَة ٱلْعَرَبِيَّة‎‎ (šibh l-jazīrat l-ʕarabiyya).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕar.wiːjɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔaːraːbiːjɑː]

Proper noun

ܥܲܪܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ or ܐܵܪܵܒܝܼܵܐ • (ʿarḇīyā or ārābīyā) f

  1. Arabia

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Noun

ܥܪܒܝ̈ܐ ܒܐܢܕܠܘܣ.

ܥܪܒܝܐ • (ʿarbāyā) m (plural ܥܪܒܝܐ (ʿarbāyē))

  1. Arab, Arabian, Arabic

Inflection

See also

  • ܛܝܝܐ‎ (ṭayyāyā)
  • ܥܪܒܐܝܬ‎ (ʕarabit)

References

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