ܝܬܒ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܬ ܒ (w t b)
5 terms

From Aramaic יתֵב (yəṯeḇ); compare Hebrew יָשַׁב (yasháv) and Arabic وَثَبَ (waṯaba).

Pronunciation

Verb

ܝܵܬ݂ܹܒ݂ (yāṯēḇ) (present participle ܝ݇ܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṯāḇā), past participle ܝ݇ܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṯīḇā))

  1. (intransitive) to sit, sit down
    ܦܲܕܩܘܼܢ، ܝܬ݂ܘܿܒ݂ܘܼܢpadqūn, ṯōḇūnPlease, take a seat
    ܝܬ݂ܘܿܒ݂ ܥܲܠ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐṯōḇ ˁal hānā kursyāSit on this chair
  2. (intransitive) to inhabit, dwell; settle down (in a location)
    ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܝܘܲܬܝ ܝܬܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܥܲܙܝܼܙܬܵܐ؟aykā wat tīḇtā ˁazīztā?Where are you settled down dear?
  3. (intransitive) to wake up
  4. (intransitive) to fit (have sufficient space)
    Synonym: ܠܵܚܹܡ (lāḥēm)
    ܨܲܘܸܠܬܝܼ ܠܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܝܼܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼ.ṣawwiltī lā ìlāh bītāḇā ilī.My shoe is not fitting me.
    ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܬܒ݂ܲܚ ܟܠܲܢ ܒܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ.lā kē yātḇaḥ kullan braddāytā.We will not all fit in the car.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܬ-ܒ (w-t-b) related to sitting; compare Arabic وَثَبَ (waṯaba), Hebrew יָשַׁב (yāšaḇ).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): /jətɛb/,
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key):
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): ,

Verb

ܝܬܒ (ʾīṯeḇ) (imperfect ܢܬܒ (netteḇ)) (peal construction)

  1. to sit, sit down; be seated
  2. to reside, dwell, settle, inhabit, live
  3. to be inhabited, be habitable
  4. to stay, remain
  5. to lie, lie down
  6. to meet, be situated
  7. to incubate
  8. to reign
  9. (with ܥܠ (ʿal)) to encamp, besiege
  10. (with ܥܠ (ʿal) + an animal) to ride
  11. (with ܥܠ (ʿal)) to board; embark
  12. to be quiet, tranquil

References

  • ytb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-07-19
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 146a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 198b-199a
  • 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, pages 587a-588a