ܠܒܐ
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ܠܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܠ ܒ ܒ (l b b) |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
From Aramaic לִבָּא (libbā), from Proto-Semitic *libb-; compare Hebrew לֵב (lev), Arabic لُبّ (lubb) and Akkadian 𒊮 (libbum).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܠܸܒܹ̈ܐ • (libbē) m sg (plural ܠܸܒܹ̈ܐ (libbē) or ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (libbāwātē) or ܠܸܒܵܒܹ̈ܐ (libbābē))
- (anatomy) heart
- center/centre, middle, core
- (figuratively) heart as a center of emotion
- (figuratively) strong unfaltering will (courage, intrepidity, strength, perseverance, endurance, etc.)
- kernel
Usage notes
- The fourth definition does not have a proper translation in English, but refers to a type of will that endures, and therefore can be translated in many different ways depending on context.
- The plural ܠܸܒܵܒܹ̈ܐ (libbābē) is reserved for the sense of kernels.
Inflection
| Inflection of ܠܸܒܵܐ (libbā) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܠܸܒܝܼ (libī) |
ܠܸܒܲܢ (libban) | |||
| construct | ܠܸܒ݂ (liḇ) |
2nd person | ܠܸܒܘܼܟ݂ (libūḵ) |
ܠܸܒܵܟ݂ܝ (libbāḵ) |
ܠܸܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (libbāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܠܸܒܵܐ (libbā) |
3rd person | ܠܸܒܹܗ (libbēh) |
ܠܸܒܵܗ̇ (libbāh) |
ܠܸܒܗܘܿܢ (libhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (libbāwātī) |
ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (libbāwātan) | |||
| construct | ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬ̈ (libbāwāt) |
2nd person | ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (libbāwātūḵ) |
ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (libbāwātāḵ) |
ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (libbāwātāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (libbāwātē) |
3rd person | ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (libbāwātūh) |
ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (libbāwātōh) |
ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (libbāwāthōn) | |||
Derived terms
See also
Classical Syriac
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Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *libb-.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܠܒܐ • (lebbā) m (plural ܠܒܐ (lebbē) or ܠܒܘܬܐ (lebbawwāṯā))
- (anatomy) heart
- (anatomy, figuratively) stomach, innards, viscera
- (anatomy, euphemistic) penis
- center/centre, middle, core
- (figuratively) mind, soul
- (botany) pith
- cake, pie
Inflection
declension of ܠܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܠܒ | ܠܒܘܬܐ ,ܠܒܐ |
| construct | ܠܒ | ܠܒܘܬܐ ,ܠܒܐ |
| emphatic | ܠܒܐ | ܠܒܘܬܐ ,ܠܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܠܒܝ | ܠܒܘܬܝ ,ܠܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܠܒܟ | ܠܒܘܬܟ ,ܠܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܠܒܟܝ | ܠܒܘܬܟܝ ,ܠܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܠܒܗ | ܠܒܘܬܗ ,ܠܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܠܒܗ | ܠܒܘܬܗ ,ܠܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܠܒܢ | ܠܒܘܬܢ ,ܠܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܠܒܟܘܢ | ܠܒܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܠܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܠܒܟܝܢ | ܠܒܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܠܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܠܒܗܘܢ | ܠܒܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܠܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܠܒܗܝܢ | ܠܒܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܠܒܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms
- (stomach, viscera): ܓܘܐ (gawwā)
- (middle): ܡܨܥܬܐ (meṣʿəṯā)
- (mind): ܒܠܐ (bālā)
- (soul): ܢܦܫܐ (nap̄šā)
- (cake): ܟܥܟܐ (kaʿkā)
References
- “lb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-02
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 167a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 233b
- 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 666a-b