From the previous form ܐܲܪܢܒ݂ܵܐ (arnḇā), inherited from Aramaic אַרְנְבָא (ʾarnəḇā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔarnab-; compare Turoyo ܐܱܪܢܘܘܐ (ärnuwo), Classical Syriac ܐܪܢܒܐ (ʾarnəḇā), Arabic أَرْنَب (ʔarnab), and Hebrew אַרְנָב (arnáv).
ܐܲܪܢܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ • (arnūḇā) m or f (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܢܘܼܒ݂ܹܐ (arnūḇē) or ܐܲܪ̈ܢܘܼܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (arnūḇāṯā), feminine ܐܲܪܢܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (arnaḇtā))
This word is traditionally feminine and refers to either sex of rabbit or hare, but is normally masculine in Iraqi Koine where it refers to male rabbits or hares.
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | |||||||
singular | absolute | ܐܲܪܢܲܒ݂ (arnaḇ) | 1st person | ܐܲܪܢܘܼܒ݂ܝܼ (arnūḇī) | ܐܲܪܢܘܼܒ݂ܲܢ (arnūḇan) | |||
construct | ܐܲܪܢܲܒ݂ (arnaḇ) | 2nd person | ܐܲܪܢܘܼܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (arnūḇōḵ) | ܐܲܪܢܘܼܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (arnūḇāḵ) | ܐܲܪܢܘܼܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arnūḇawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܐܲܪܢܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ (arnūḇā) | 3rd person | ܐܲܪܢܘܼܒ݂ܹܗ (arnūḇēh) | ܐܲܪܢܘܼܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (arnūḇāh) | ܐܲܪܢܘܼܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (arnuḇhōn) | |||
plural | absolute | ܐܲܪ̈ܢܘܼܒ݂ܝܼܢ (arnūḇīn) | 1st person | ܐܲܪ̈ܢܘܼܒ݂ܝܼ (arnūḇī) | ܐܲܪ̈ܢܘܼܒ݂ܲܢ (arnūḇan) | |||
construct | ܐܲܪ̈ܢܘܼܒ݂ܲܝ (arnūḇay) | 2nd person | ܐܲܪ̈ܢܘܼܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (arnūḇōḵ) | ܐܲܪ̈ܢܘܼܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (arnūḇāḵ) | ܐܲܪ̈ܢܘܼܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arnūḇawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܐܲܪ̈ܢܘܼܒ݂ܹܐ (arnūḇē) | 3rd person | ܐܲܪ̈ܢܘܼܒ݂ܘܼܗܝ (arnūḇūh) | ܐܲܪ̈ܢܘܼܒ݂ܘܼܗ̇ (arnūḇōh) | ܐܲܪ̈ܢܘܼܒ݂ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (arnūḇayhōn) |
ܐܲܪܢܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ • (arnūḇā) f