ܨܒܥܬܐ

Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʔiṣbaʕ-, this form being a back-formation from the plural ܨܸܒ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣibˁāṯā), a similar form also occurring in Classical Syriac ܨܸܒ݂ܥܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣeḇʿṯā), which was likewise a variant developed from ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣeḇʿāṯā), the plural-formation of Classical Syriac ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ṣeḇʿā). Ultimately from a variant of Aramaic צבעא (sˤɛbʕā) or Aramaic אֶצְבְּעָא (ʾeṣbəʿā); compare also Turoyo ܨܰܘܥܐ (ṣawco), Arabic إِصْبَع (ʔiṣbaʕ) and Hebrew אֶצְבַּע (ʾeṣbaʿ).

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ܨܸܒܥܬ݂ܵܐ • (ṣibˁṯā) f (plural ܨܸܒ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣibˁāṯā) or ܨܸܒ̈ܥܹܐ (ṣibˁē))

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

• (Fingers) ܨܸܒ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣibˁāṯā); ܟܪܵܬ݂ܵܐ (krāṯā, “thumb”), ܡܵܛܘܿܚܬܵܐ (māṭōḥtā, “index finger”), ܡܸܨܥܵܝܬܵܐ (miṣˁāytā, “the middle finger”), ܒܸܨܪܵܐ (biṣrā, “ring finger”), ܚܸܨܪܵܐ (ḥiṣrā, “little finger, pinky”), ^{(Category: aii:Fingers)}

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ܨܒܥܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܨܒܥܐ