ܨܒܥܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
From Aramaic צֵבְעָא (ṣeḇˁā), from Proto-Semitic *ṣabaġ-; compare Arabic صِبْغ (ṣibḡ) and Hebrew צֶבַע (tséva).
Noun
ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܐ or ܨܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ • (ṣiḇʿā or ṣuḇʿā) m sg (plural ܨܸܒ݂ܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣiḇʿē))
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ṣiḇʿā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܨܸܒ݂ܥܝܼ (ṣiḇʿī) |
ܨܸܒ݂ܥܲܢ (ṣiḇʿan) | ||
| construct | ܨܒ݂ܲܥ (ṣḇaʿ) |
2nd person | ܨܸܒ݂ܥܘܼܟ݂ (ṣiḇʿuḵ) |
ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣiḇʿāḵ) |
ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣiḇʿāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ṣiḇʿā) |
3rd person | ܨܸܒ݂ܥܹܗ (ṣiḇʿēh) |
ܨܸܒ݂ܥܘܿܗ̇ (ṣiḇʿoh) |
ܨܸܒ݂ܥܗܘܿܢ (ṣiḇʿhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܨܸܒ݂ܥܝܼ̈ (ṣiḇʿī) |
ܨܸܒ݂ܥܲܢ̈ (ṣiḇʿan) | ||
| construct | ܨܸܒ݂ܥܲܝ̈ (ṣiḇʿay) |
2nd person | ܨܸܒ݂ܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣiḇʿuḵ) |
ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣiḇʿāḵ) |
ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣiḇʿāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܨܸܒ݂ܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣiḇʿē) |
3rd person | ܨܸܒ݂ܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣiḇʿuh) |
ܨܸܒ݂ܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣiḇʿoh) |
ܨܸܒ݂ܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣiḇʿhon) | ||
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [sˤab.bɑːʕɑː]
Noun
ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ • (ṣabbāʿā) m sg (plural ܨܲܒܵܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣabbāʿē), feminine ܨܲܒܵܥܬܵܐ (ṣabbāʿtā))
- dyer (person who dyes cloth or other material)
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ (ṣabbāʿā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܨܲܒܵܥܝܼ (ṣabbāʿī) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܲܢ (ṣabbāʿan) | ||
| construct | ܨܲܒܵܥ (ṣabbāʿ) |
2nd person | ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼܟ݂ (ṣabbāʿuḵ) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣabbāʿāḵ) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣabbāʿāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ (ṣabbāʿā) |
3rd person | ܨܲܒܵܥܹܗ (ṣabbāʿēh) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܘܿܗ̇ (ṣabbāʿoh) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܗܘܿܢ (ṣabbāʿhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܨܲܒܵܥܝܼ̈ (ṣabbāʿī) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܲܢ̈ (ṣabbāʿan) | ||
| construct | ܨܲܒܵܥܲܝ̈ (ṣabbāʿay) |
2nd person | ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣabbāʿuḵ) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣabbāʿāḵ) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣabbāʿāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܨܲܒܵܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣabbāʿē) |
3rd person | ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣabbāʿuh) |
ܨܲܒܵܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣabbāʿoh) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣabbāʿhon) | ||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ʔiṣbaʕ-, compare Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic אֶצְבְּעָא (ʾeṣbəʿā), Arabic إِصْبَع (ʔiṣbaʕ), Hebrew אֶצְבַּע (ʾeṣbaʿ), Egyptian ḏbꜥ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sˤɛvʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sˤɛvʕe(ʔ)], [sˤɛvʕɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣeḇʿā) f (plural ܨܒܥܬܐ or ܨܒܥܐ)
- (anatomy) finger, toe, digit
- finger (unit of measure equal to six barleycorns)
Usage notes
Usually, the plural ܨܒܥܐ (ṣeḇʿēʾ) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܨܒܥܬܐ (ṣeḇʿāṯāʾ) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).
Inflection
declension of ܨܒܥܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܢ |
| construct | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܬ ,ܨܒܥܝ |
| emphatic | ܨܒܥܐ | ܨܒܥܬܐ ,ܨܒܥܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܨܒܥܝ | ܨܒܥܬܝ ,ܨܒܥܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟ | ܨܒܥܬܟ ,ܨܒܥܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝ | ܨܒܥܬܟܝ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܬܗ ,ܨܒܥܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܬܗ ,ܨܒܥܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܨܒܥܢ | ܨܒܥܬܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܘܢ | ܨܒܥܬܟܘܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝܢ | ܨܒܥܬܟܝܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܘܢ | ܨܒܥܬܗܘܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܝܢ | ܨܒܥܬܗܝܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܥ (ṣ-b-ʿ) related to dyeing, and the verb ܨܒܥ (ṣbaʿ, “to dip, to immerse; to dye”) from Proto-Semitic *ṣabaġ-. Compare Arabic صِبْغ (ṣibḡ) and Hebrew צֶבַע (ṣéḇaʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sˤɛvʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sˤɛvʕe(ʔ)] (plural)
Inflection
inflection of ܨܒܥܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܝܢ |
| construct | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܝ |
| emphatic | ܨܒܥܐ | ܨܒܥܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܨܒܥܝ | ܨܒܥܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟ | ܨܒܥܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝ | ܨܒܥܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܨܒܥܢ | ܨܒܥܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܘܢ | ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝܢ | ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܘܢ | ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܝܢ | ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sˤ(ə)vɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sˤ(ə)vɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣəḇāʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)
Inflection
inflection of ܨܒܥܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܝܢ |
| construct | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܝ |
| emphatic | ܨܒܥܐ | ܨܒܥܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܨܒܥܝ | ܨܒܥܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟ | ܨܒܥܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝ | ܨܒܥܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܨܒܥܢ | ܨܒܥܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܘܢ | ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝܢ | ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܘܢ | ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܝܢ | ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 4
From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܥ (ṣ-b-ʿ) related to dyeing. Compare Arabic صَبَّاغ (ṣabbāḡ) and Hebrew צַבָּע (ṣabbāʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sˤabbɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sˤabbɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)
Inflection
inflection of ܨܒܥܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܝܢ |
| construct | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܝ |
| emphatic | ܨܒܥܐ | ܨܒܥܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܨܒܥܝ | ܨܒܥܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟ | ܨܒܥܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝ | ܨܒܥܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܨܒܥܢ | ܨܒܥܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܘܢ | ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝܢ | ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܘܢ | ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܝܢ | ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ṣbˁ”, 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, page 298a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 473a
- 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, page 1272a-b
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