ܨܒܥܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ • (ṣabbāˁā) m sg (plural ܨܲܒܵܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣabbāˁē), feminine ܨܲܒܵܥܬܵܐ (ṣabbāˁtā))

  1. dyer (person who dyes cloth or other material)
  2. painter (workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush)

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܨܲܒܵܥ (ṣabbāˁ) 1st person ܨܲܒܵܥܝܼ (ṣabbāˁī) ܨܲܒܵܥܲܢ (ṣabbāˁan)
construct ܨܲܒܵܥ (ṣabbāˁ) 2nd person ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼܟ݂ (ṣabbāˁōḵ) ܨܲܒܵܥܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣabbāˁāḵ) ܨܲܒܵܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ (ṣabbāˁā) 3rd person ܨܲܒܵܥܹܗ (ṣabbāˁēh) ܨܲܒܵܥܵܗ̇ (ṣabbāˁāh) ܨܲܒܵܥܗܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁhōn)
plural absolute ܨܲܒܵܥܝܼ̈ܢ (ṣabbāˁīn) 1st person ܨܲܒܵܥܝܼ̈ (ṣabbāˁī) ܨܲܒܵܥܲܢ̈ (ṣabbāˁan)
construct ܨܲܒܵܥܲܝ̈ (ṣabbāˁay) 2nd person ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣabbāˁōḵ) ܨܲܒܵܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣabbāˁāḵ) ܨܲܒܵܥܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܲܒܵܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣabbāˁē) 3rd person ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣabbāˁūh) ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ṣabbāˁōh) ܨܲܒܵܥܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁayhōn)

Derived terms

Proper noun

ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ • (ṣabbāˁā) ?

  1. a surname

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔiṣbaʕ-, compare Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic אֶצְבְּעָא (ʾeṣbəʿā), Arabic إِصْبَع (ʔiṣbaʕ), Hebrew אֶצְבַּע (ʾeṣbaʿ), Egyptian ḏbꜥ.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣeḇʿā) f (plural ܨܒܥܬܐ or ܨܒܥܐ)

  1. (anatomy) finger, toe, digit
  2. finger (unit of measure equal to six barleycorns)
Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܨܒܥܐ (ṣeḇʿē) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܨܒܥܬܐ (ṣeḇʿāṯā) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).

Inflection
Inflection of ܨܒܥܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܨܒܥ 1st person ܨܒܥܝ ܨܒܥܢ
construct ܨܒܥ 2nd person ܨܒܥܟ ܨܒܥܟܝ ܨܒܥܟܘܢ ܨܒܥܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܒܥܐ 3rd person ܨܒܥܗ ܨܒܥܗ ܨܒܥܗܘܢ ܨܒܥܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܨܒܥܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܢ 1st person ܨܒܥܬܝ ,ܨܒܥܝ ܨܒܥܬܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܢ
construct ܨܒܥܬ ,ܨܒܥܝ 2nd person ܨܒܥܬܟ ,ܨܒܥܝܟ ܨܒܥܬܟܝ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܝ ܨܒܥܬܟܘܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ ܨܒܥܬܟܝܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܒܥܬܐ ,ܨܒܥܐ 3rd person ܨܒܥܬܗ ,ܨܒܥܘܗܝ ܨܒܥܬܗ ,ܨܒܥܝܗ ܨܒܥܬܗܘܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ ܨܒܥܬܗܝܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܨ ܒ ܥ 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).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣeḇʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)

  1. color/colour, coloring/colouring
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܒܥܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܨܒܥ 1st person ܨܒܥܝ ܨܒܥܢ
construct ܨܒܥ 2nd person ܨܒܥܟ ܨܒܥܟܝ ܨܒܥܟܘܢ ܨܒܥܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܒܥܐ 3rd person ܨܒܥܗ ܨܒܥܗ ܨܒܥܗܘܢ ܨܒܥܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܨܒܥܝܢ 1st person ܨܒܥܝ ܨܒܥܝܢ
construct ܨܒܥܝ 2nd person ܨܒܥܝܟ ܨܒܥܝܟܝ ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܒܥܐ 3rd person ܨܒܥܘܗܝ ܨܒܥܝܗ ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܨ ܒ ܥ related to dyeing. Compare Arabic صَبْغ (ṣabḡ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣəḇāʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)

  1. dyeing, coloring/colouring
  2. dye, pigment
  3. (medicine) external application
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܒܥܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܨܒܥ 1st person ܨܒܥܝ ܨܒܥܢ
construct ܨܒܥ 2nd person ܨܒܥܟ ܨܒܥܟܝ ܨܒܥܟܘܢ ܨܒܥܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܒܥܐ 3rd person ܨܒܥܗ ܨܒܥܗ ܨܒܥܗܘܢ ܨܒܥܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܨܒܥܝܢ 1st person ܨܒܥܝ ܨܒܥܝܢ
construct ܨܒܥܝ 2nd person ܨܒܥܝܟ ܨܒܥܝܟܝ ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܒܥܐ 3rd person ܨܒܥܘܗܝ ܨܒܥܝܗ ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From the root ܨ ܒ ܥ related to dyeing. Compare Arabic صَبَّاغ (ṣabbāḡ) and Hebrew צַבָּע (ṣabbāʿ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣabbāʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)

  1. dyer
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܒܥܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܨܒܥ 1st person ܨܒܥܝ ܨܒܥܢ
construct ܨܒܥ 2nd person ܨܒܥܟ ܨܒܥܟܝ ܨܒܥܟܘܢ ܨܒܥܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܒܥܐ 3rd person ܨܒܥܗ ܨܒܥܗ ܨܒܥܗܘܢ ܨܒܥܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܨܒܥܝܢ 1st person ܨܒܥܝ ܨܒܥܝܢ
construct ܨܒܥܝ 2nd person ܨܒܥܝܟ ܨܒܥܝܟܝ ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܒܥܐ 3rd person ܨܒܥܘܗܝ ܨܒܥܝܗ ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “ṣbˁ”, 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 298a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 473a
  • 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, pages 1272a–b
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