ܒܒܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From baby talk related to Aramaic אַבָּא (ʾabbā), also found in Classical Syriac ܒܵܒܵܐ (bābā); compare Arabic بَابَا (bābā), Hebrew אַבָּא (ába). Doublet of ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ (aḇā) which is inherited.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܒܵܒܵܐ • (bābā) m (plural ܒܵܒ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bābawwāṯā) or ܒܵܒܹ̈ܐ (bābē), feminine ܝܸܡܵܐ (yimmā))

  1. (colloquial) father; dad, daddy, papa
  2. (chiefly in the plural) forefather, ancestor
    Synonym: ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (aḇāhāṯā)
  3. benign tumor

Usage notes

In some dialects, the plural ܒܵܒ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bābawwāṯā) is reserved for the sense of forefathers, while the plural ܒܵܒܹ̈ܐ (bābē) is used for the sense of fathers.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܵܒܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܒܵܒ (bāb) 1st person ܒܵܒܝܼ (bābī) ܒܵܒܲܢ (bāban)
construct ܒܵܒ (bāb) 2nd person ܒܵܒܘܼܟ݂ (bābōḵ) ܒܵܒܵܟ݂ܝ (bābāḵ) ܒܵܒܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bābawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܵܒܵܐ (bābā) 3rd person ܒܵܒܹܗ (bābēh) ܒܵܒܵܗ̇ (bābāh) ܒܵܒܗܘܿܢ (bābhōn)
plural absolute ܒܵܒܲܘܵܢ̈ (bābawwān) 1st person ܒܵܒܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (bābawwāṯī) ܒܵܒܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (bābawwāṯan)
construct ܒܵܒܲܘܵܬ݂̈ (bābawwāṯ) 2nd person ܒܵܒܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bābawwāṯōḵ) ܒܵܒܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bābawwāṯāḵ) ܒܵܒܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bābawwāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܵܒܲܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bābawwāṯā) 3rd person ܒܵܒܲܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (bābawwāṯēh) ܒܵܒܲܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (bābawwāṯāh) ܒܵܒܲܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bābawwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

References

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic بَابَا (bābā).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܒܒܐ • (bābā) m (plural ܒܒܐ)

  1. papa, daddy, dad, father
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܒܒ 1st person ܒܒܝ ܒܒܢ
construct ܒܒ 2nd person ܒܒܟ ܒܒܟܝ ܒܒܟܘܢ ܒܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܒܐ 3rd person ܒܒܗ ܒܒܗ ܒܒܗܘܢ ܒܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܒܒܝܢ 1st person ܒܒܝ ܒܒܝܢ
construct ܒܒܝ 2nd person ܒܒܝܟ ܒܒܝܟܝ ܒܒܝܟܘܢ ܒܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܒܐ 3rd person ܒܒܘܗܝ ܒܒܝܗ ܒܒܝܗܘܢ ܒܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

ܒܒܐ • (bāḇā) f (plural ܒܒܬܐ (bāḇāṯā))

  1. Alternative form of ܒܒܬܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܒܒ 1st person ܒܒܝ ܒܒܢ
construct ܒܒ 2nd person ܒܒܟ ܒܒܟܝ ܒܒܟܘܢ ܒܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܒܐ 3rd person ܒܒܗ ܒܒܗ ܒܒܗܘܢ ܒܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܒܒܢ 1st person ܒܒܬܝ ܒܒܬܢ
construct ܒܒܬ 2nd person ܒܒܬܟ ܒܒܬܟܝ ܒܒܬܟܘܢ ܒܒܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܒܬܐ 3rd person ܒܒܬܗ ܒܒܬܗ ܒܒܬܗܘܢ ܒܒܬܗܝܢ

References

  • “bbˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-25
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 24a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 34a
  • Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 42a
  • 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, →ISBN, page 115b

Turoyo

Etymology

From baby talk.

Noun

ܒܰܒܐ • (babo) m

  1. father
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