| Root |
|---|
| ܨ ܒ ܥ (ṣ b ˁ) |
| 3 terms |
Occupational noun derived as an active noun of the verb ܨܵܒ݂ܹܥ (ṣāḇēˁ, “to dip, dye”); compare Arabic صَبَّاغ (ṣabbāḡ) and Hebrew צַבָּע (tsabá).
ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ • (ṣabbāˁā) m sg (plural ܨܲܒܵܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣabbāˁē), feminine ܨܲܒܵܥܬܵܐ (ṣabbāˁtā))
| Inflection of ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ (ṣabbāˁā) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܨܲܒܵܥܝܼ (ṣabbāˁī) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܲܢ (ṣabbāˁan) | |||
| construct | ܨܲܒܵܥ (ṣabbāˁ) |
2nd person | ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼܟ݂ (ṣabbāˁūḵ) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣabbāˁāḵ) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ (ṣabbāˁā) |
3rd person | ܨܲܒܵܥܹܗ (ṣabbāˁēh) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܵܗ̇ (ṣabbāˁāh) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܗܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܨܲܒܵܥܝܼ̈ (ṣabbāˁī) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܲܢ̈ (ṣabbāˁan) | |||
| construct | ܨܲܒܵܥܲܝ̈ (ṣabbāˁay) |
2nd person | ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣabbāˁūḵ) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣabbāˁāḵ) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܨܲܒܵܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣabbāˁē) |
3rd person | ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣabbāˁūh) |
ܨܲܒܵܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣabbāˁōh) |
ܨܲܒܵܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁhōn) | |||
ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ • (ṣabbāˁā) ?
From Proto-Semitic *ʔiṣbaʕ-, compare Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic אֶצְבְּעָא (ʾeṣbəʿā), Arabic إِصْبَع (ʔiṣbaʕ), Hebrew אֶצְבַּע (ʾeṣbaʿ), Egyptian ḏbꜥ.
ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣeḇʿā) f (plural ܨܒܥܬܐ or ܨܒܥܐ)
Usually, the plural ܨܒܥܐ (ṣeḇʿēʾ) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܨܒܥܬܐ (ṣeḇʿāṯāʾ) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܢ |
| construct | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܬ ,ܨܒܥܝ |
| emphatic | ܨܒܥܐ | ܨܒܥܬܐ ,ܨܒܥܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܨܒܥܝ | ܨܒܥܬܝ ,ܨܒܥܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟ | ܨܒܥܬܟ ,ܨܒܥܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝ | ܨܒܥܬܟܝ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܬܗ ,ܨܒܥܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܬܗ ,ܨܒܥܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܨܒܥܢ | ܨܒܥܬܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܘܢ | ܨܒܥܬܟܘܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝܢ | ܨܒܥܬܟܝܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܘܢ | ܨܒܥܬܗܘܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܝܢ | ܨܒܥܬܗܝܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ |
From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܥ (ṣ-b-ʿ) related to dyeing, and the verb ܨܒܥ (ṣbaʿ, “to dip, to immerse; to dye”) from Proto-Semitic *ṣabaġ-. Compare Arabic صِبْغ (ṣibḡ) and Hebrew צֶבַע (ṣéḇaʿ).
ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣeḇʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܝܢ |
| construct | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܝ |
| emphatic | ܨܒܥܐ | ܨܒܥܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܨܒܥܝ | ܨܒܥܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟ | ܨܒܥܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝ | ܨܒܥܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܨܒܥܢ | ܨܒܥܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܘܢ | ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝܢ | ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܘܢ | ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܝܢ | ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ |
From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܥ (ṣ-b-ʿ) related to dyeing. Compare Arabic صَبْغ (ṣabḡ).
ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣəḇāʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܝܢ |
| construct | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܝ |
| emphatic | ܨܒܥܐ | ܨܒܥܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܨܒܥܝ | ܨܒܥܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟ | ܨܒܥܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝ | ܨܒܥܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܨܒܥܢ | ܨܒܥܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܘܢ | ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝܢ | ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܘܢ | ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܝܢ | ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ |
From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܥ (ṣ-b-ʿ) related to dyeing. Compare Arabic صَبَّاغ (ṣabbāḡ) and Hebrew צַבָּע (ṣabbāʿ).
ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣabbāʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܝܢ |
| construct | ܨܒܥ | ܨܒܥܝ |
| emphatic | ܨܒܥܐ | ܨܒܥܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܨܒܥܝ | ܨܒܥܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟ | ܨܒܥܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝ | ܨܒܥܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܨܒܥܗ | ܨܒܥܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܨܒܥܢ | ܨܒܥܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܘܢ | ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܨܒܥܟܝܢ | ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܘܢ | ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܨܒܥܗܝܢ | ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ |