ܩܪܒܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Aramaic קְרָבָא (qrāḇā), derived from the verb ܩܵܪܹܒ݂ (qārēḇ, “to approach, to be/become near”); compare also borrowed into Akkadian 𒋡𒊏𒁍 (/⁠qarābu⁠/) and Hebrew קְרָב (krav).

Noun

ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (qrāḇā) m (plural ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܹܐ (qrāḇē))

  1. (military) war, battle, fight
    Synonym: ܦܠܵܫܵܐ (plāšā)
    Antonyms: ܫܲܝܢܵܐ (šaynā), ܫܠܵܡܵܐ (šlāmā)
    ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠܵܝܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ ― qrāḇā tēḇēlāyā qammāyā ― World War I
    ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠܵܝܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ ― qrāḇā tēḇēlāyā trayyānā ― World War II
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܩܪܵܒ݂ܝܼ (qrāḇī) ܩܪܵܒ݂ܲܢ (qrāḇan)
construct ܩܪܵܒ݂ (qrāḇ) 2nd person ܩܪܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qrāḇūḵ) ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qrāḇāḵ) ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qrāḇāwḵōn)
emphatic ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (qrāḇā) 3rd person ܩܪܵܒ݂ܹܗ (qrāḇēh) ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (qrāḇāh) ܩܪܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qrāḇhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܝܼ (qrāḇī) ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܲܢ (qrāḇan)
construct ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܲܝ (qrāḇay) 2nd person ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qrāḇūḵ) ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qrāḇāḵ) ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qrāḇāwḵōn)
emphatic ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܹܐ (qrāḇē) 3rd person ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܘܼܗܝ (qrāḇūh) ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (qrāḇōh) ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qrāḇhōn)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Cognate with Arabic قَرَابَة (qarāba, “nearness”).

Noun

ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (qrāḇā) m

  1. verbal noun of ܩܵܪܹܒ݂ (qārēḇ, “to approach; to be/become near”)

Classical Syriac

FWOTD – 29 January 2019

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Aramaic קְרָב (qrāḇ); also borrowed as Akkadian 𒋡𒊏𒁍 (/⁠qarābu⁠/) and Hebrew קְרָב (krav).

Noun

ܩܪܒܐ • (qərāḇā) m (plural ܩܪܒܐ)

  1. war, battle, fight
    • Peshitta, Luke 21, 9.
      ܘܡܐ ܕܫܡܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܘܫܓܘܫ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܘܢ
      When you hear about wars and uprisings, don't fear, (...)
  2. (military) line of battle
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܪܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܪܒ 1st person ܩܪܒܝ ܩܪܒܢ
construct ܩܪܒ 2nd person ܩܪܒܟ ܩܪܒܟܝ ܩܪܒܟܘܢ ܩܪܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܒܐ 3rd person ܩܪܒܗ ܩܪܒܗ ܩܪܒܗܘܢ ܩܪܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܪܒܝܢ 1st person ܩܪܒܝ ܩܪܒܝܢ
construct ܩܪܒܝ 2nd person ܩܪܒܝܟ ܩܪܒܝܟܝ ܩܪܒܝܟܘܢ ܩܪܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܒܐ 3rd person ܩܪܒܘܗܝ ܩܪܒܝܗ ܩܪܒܝܗܘܢ ܩܪܒܝܗܝܢ
Antonyms

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܪ-ܒ (q-r-b) related to approaching. Cognate with Arabic قَرَابَة (qarāba, “nearness”).

Noun

ܩܪܒܐ • (qərāḇā) m (plural ܩܪܒܐ)

  1. nearness
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܪܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܪܒ 1st person ܩܪܒܝ ܩܪܒܢ
construct ܩܪܒ 2nd person ܩܪܒܟ ܩܪܒܟܝ ܩܪܒܟܘܢ ܩܪܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܒܐ 3rd person ܩܪܒܗ ܩܪܒܗ ܩܪܒܗܘܢ ܩܪܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܪܒܝܢ 1st person ܩܪܒܝ ܩܪܒܝܢ
construct ܩܪܒܝ 2nd person ܩܪܒܝܟ ܩܪܒܝܟܝ ܩܪܒܝܟܘܢ ܩܪܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܒܐ 3rd person ܩܪܒܘܗܝ ܩܪܒܝܗ ܩܪܒܝܗܘܢ ܩܪܒܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “qrb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-02-29
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 329a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 517b
  • 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, p. 1401b

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