ܣܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܣ ܐ ܒ (s ʾ b)
2 terms

From Aramaic סָבָא (sāḇā); compare Hebrew סָב (sav) and סַבָּא (sába).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sɑːwɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [sɑːvɑː]

Noun

ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ (sāḇā) m (plural ܣܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sāḇē), feminine ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (sāḇtā))

  1. grandfather (father of one's parents)
    ܣܵܒ݂ܝܼ ܦܠܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܒܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠܵܝܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ.
    sāḇī pliš lēh b-qrāḇā tēḇēlāyā trayānā.
    My grandfather fought in World War II.
  2. (in the plural) grandparents
  3. elder, senior, old man
    Synonym: ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ (qašīšā)
Inflection
Derived terms

Proper noun

ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ (sāḇā) m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Saba or Sabass

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sɪb.bɑː]

Noun

ܣܸܒܵܐ (sibbā) m (plural ܣܸܒܹ̈ܐ (sibbē))

  1. (anatomy) pudendum
Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɑvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sɑve(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܒܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܒܬܐ)

  1. grandfather
  2. elder, senior, old man
  3. (ecclesiastical) presbyter
Inflection
Derived terms
  • ܣܒܝܐ

Proper noun

ܣܒܐ (transliteration needed) m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Saba or Sabass

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɛbbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sɛbbe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܒܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܒܐ)

  1. (anatomy) pudendum
Inflection

References

  • sb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • sbˀ”, 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. 959b
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