ܣܒܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܐ ܒ (s ˀ b)
2 terms

Inherited from Aramaic סָבְתָא (sāḇəṯā); compare Hebrew סָבָה (savá) and סַבְתָּא (sávta).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (sāḇtā) f (plural ܣܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇāṯā) or ܣܵܒ݂̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇyāṯā) or ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇtāṯā), masculine ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ (sāḇā))

  1. grandmother
  2. elder, senior, old woman

Usage notes

  • (grandmother): This is only used for genetic grandmothers and grandmothers by relation of adoption, not step-grandmothers. A step-grandmother is instead referred to as ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ (baḵt sāḇā, literally “the wife of a grandfather”).

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ (sāḇā) 1st person ܣܵܒ݂ܬܝܼ (sāḇtī) ܣܵܒ݂ܬܲܢ (sāḇtan)
construct ܣܵܒ݂ܲܬ݂ (sāḇaṯ) 2nd person ܣܵܒ݂ܬܘܼܟ݂ (sāḇtōḵ) ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (sāḇtāḵ) ܣܵܒ݂ܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāḇtawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (sāḇtā) 3rd person ܣܵܒ݂ܬܹܗ (sāḇtēh) ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܗ̇ (sāḇtāh) ܣܵܒ݂ܬܗܘܿܢ (sāḇthōn)
plural absolute ܣܵܒ݂ܵܢ̈ (sāḇān) 1st person ܣܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (sāḇāṯī) ܣܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (sāḇāṯan)
construct ܣܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂̈ (sāḇāṯ) 2nd person ܣܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sāḇāṯōḵ) ܣܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sāḇāṯāḵ) ܣܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāḇāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇāṯā) 3rd person ܣܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (sāḇāṯēh) ܣܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (sāḇāṯāh) ܣܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sāḇāṯhōn)

Synonyms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ ܐ ܒ related to growing old. Compare Hebrew סָבָה (sāḇâ).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܒܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܣܒܐ)

  1. grandmother
  2. elder, senior, old woman
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܒܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܒܐ 1st person ܣܒܬܝ ܣܒܬܢ
construct ܣܒܬ 2nd person ܣܒܬܟ ܣܒܬܟܝ ܣܒܬܟܘܢ ܣܒܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܒܬܐ 3rd person ܣܒܬܗ ܣܒܬܗ ܣܒܬܗܘܢ ܣܒܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܒܢ 1st person ܣܒܬܢ ܣܒܬܢ
construct ܣܒܬ 2nd person ܣܒܬܟ ܣܒܬܟܝ ܣܒܬܟܘܢ ܣܒܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܒܬܐ 3rd person ܣܒܬܗ ܣܒܬܗ ܣܒܬܗܘܢ ܣܒܬܗܝܢ
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܒܬܐ)

  1. froth, foam, scum
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܒܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܒܐ 1st person ܣܒܬܝ ܣܒܬܢ
construct ܣܒܬ 2nd person ܣܒܬܟ ܣܒܬܟܝ ܣܒܬܟܘܢ ܣܒܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܒܬܐ 3rd person ܣܒܬܗ ܣܒܬܗ ܣܒܬܗܘܢ ܣܒܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܒܢ 1st person ܣܒܬܢ ܣܒܬܢ
construct ܣܒܬ 2nd person ܣܒܬܟ ܣܒܬܟܝ ܣܒܬܟܘܢ ܣܒܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܒܬܐ 3rd person ܣܒܬܗ ܣܒܬܗ ܣܒܬܗܘܢ ܣܒܬܗܝܢ

References

  • “sbh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “sbtˀ”, 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, page 227b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, page 966a
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