ܫܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא‎ (šabbəṯā) ultimately borrowed from Hebrew שַׁבָּת‎ (shabát); compare Arabic السَّبْت‎ (as-sabt).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃab.tɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʃab.θɑː]

Proper noun

ܫܲܒܬܵܐ • (šabtā) f, plural ܫܲܒܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šabātē)

  1. Saturday (the final day of the week following Friday and proceeding Sunday)
    ‏ܒܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ، ܙܒ݂ܝܼܢܝܼ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ، ܬܪܹܝܢ ܡܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ، ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ، ܘܒܹܥܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܘܼܩܵܐ ܕܫܲܒܬܵܐ.‎‎
    b-qaydāmtā, zḇinī ḥamšā ḥabušē, trē muzē, ḥalḇā, w-bēʿē min šuqā d-šabtā.
    In the morning, I bought five apples, two bananas, milk and eggs from the Saturday market.
  2. Sabbath
    • Luke 23:56:
      ‏ܕܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ ܘܗܘܼܕܸܪܗܘܿܢ ܒܸܣܡܹ̈ܐ ܘܗܹܪ̈ܘܿܡܹܐ، ܘܒܫܲܒܬܵܐ ܫܠܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܦܘܼܩܕܵܢܵܐ.‎‎
      dirhon w-hudirhon bismē w-hēromē, w-b-šabtā šlīlhon ayḵ puqdānā.
      Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.

Noun

ܫܲܒܬܵܐ • (šabtā) f, plural ܫܲܒܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šabātē)

  1. Saturday
  2. week

See also

(days of the week) ܝܘܵܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܫܲܒ݂ܘܼܥܵܐ‎ (yāwmānē d-šaḇuʿā); ܚܲܕ݇ܒ݂ܫܵܒܵܐ‎ (ḥaḇšābā), ܬܪܹܝܢ݇ܒ݂ܫܵܒܵܐ‎ (trēḇšābā), ܬܠܵܬܵܒ݂ܫܵܒܵܐ‎ (tlātāḇšābā), ܐܲܪܒܥܵܒ݂ܫܵܒܵܐ‎ (arbʿāḇšābā), ܚܲܡܫܵܒ݂ܫܵܒܵܐ‎ (ḥamšāḇšābā), ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ‎ (ʿruḇtā), ܫܲܒܬܵܐ (šabtā) (Category: aii:Days of the week)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

  • ܫܘܒܬܐ‎

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃabb(ə)θɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܒܬܐ • (šabbəṯā) f (plural ܫܒܐ‎)

  1. Sabbath, Saturday
  2. week
    Synonym: ܫܒܘܥܐ‎
Inflection
Descendants

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)vɛttɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܒܬܐ • (šəḇettā) f (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, page 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, page 1507a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܫܒܬܐ‎ (šabbəṯā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃabθo/

Noun

ܫܰܒܬ݂ܳܐ • (šabṯo) m, plural ܫܰܒܶܐ‎ (šabe)

  1. week
  2. Saturday

See also

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