| Root |
|---|
| ܪ ܒ ܒ (r b b) |
| 4 terms |
From Aramaic רַבָּא (rabbā), from Proto-Semitic *rabb-; compare Arabic رَبّ (rabb) and Hebrew רַב (ráv).
ܪܲܒܵܐ • (rabbā) (feminine ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (rabṯā), plural ܪ̈ܲܒܹܐ (rabbē))
ܪܲܒܵܐ • (rabbā) m sg (plural ܪ̈ܲܒܹܐ (rabbē) or ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܹܐ (rabbānē), feminine ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (rabṯā))
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܪܲܒܝܼ (rabī) |
ܪܲܒܲܢ (rabban) | ||
| construct | ܪܲܒ (rab) |
2nd person | ܪܲܒܘܼܟ݂ (rabūḵ) |
ܪܲܒܵܟ݂ܝ (rabbāḵ) |
ܪܲܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rabbāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā) |
3rd person | ܪܲܒܹܗ (rabbēh) |
ܪܲܒܘܿܗ̇ (rabbōh) |
ܪܲܒܗܘܿܢ (rabhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܝܼ (rabbānī) |
ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܲܢ (rabbānan) | ||
| construct | ܪ̈ܲܒܲܝ (rabbay) |
2nd person | ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (rabbānūḵ) |
ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (rabbānāḵ) |
ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rabbānāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܹܐ (rabbānē) |
3rd person | ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܘܼܗܝ (rabbānūh) |
ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (rabbānōh) |
ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܗܘܿܢ (rabbānhōn) | ||
| Root |
|---|
| ܪ ܒ ܒ (r b b) |
| 4 terms |
Derived from an adverbial usage of the above. Compare Arabic رُبَّ (rubba).
ܪܵܒܵܐ • (rābā)
| Root |
|---|
| ܪ ܒ ܒ (r b b) |
| 4 terms |
ܪܵܒ݂ܹܐ • (rāḇē) (present participle ܪܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (rḇāyā), past participle ܪܸܒ݂ܝܵܐ (riḇyā))
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| past | m | ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܝܼ (rḇē lī) |
ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (rḇē lūḵ) |
ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ (rḇē lēh) |
ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܲܢ (rḇē lan) |
ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rḇē lāwḵōn) |
ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (rḇē lhōn) |
| f | ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (rḇē lāḵ) |
ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (rḇē lāh) | |||||
| non-past | m | ܪܵܒ݂ܹܝܢ (rāḇēn) |
ܪܵܒ݂ܹܝܬ (rāḇēt) |
ܪܵܒ݂ܹܐ (rāḇē) |
ܪܵܒ݂ܲܚ (rāḇaḥ) |
ܪܵܒ݂ܹܝܬܘܿܢ (rāḇētōn) |
ܪܵܒ݂ܝܼ (rāḇī) |
| f | ܪܵܒ݂ܝܵܢ (rāḇyān) |
ܪܵܒ݂ܝܵܬܝ (rāḇyāt) |
ܪܵܒ݂ܝܵܐ (rāḇyā) | ||||
| imperative | m | ܪܒ݂ܝܼ (rḇī) |
ܪܒ݂ܹܝܡܘܼܢ (rḇēmūn) |
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| f | ܪܒ݂ܹܐ (rḇē) | ||||||
From Proto-Semitic *rabb-, belonging to the root ܪ-ܒ-ܒ (r-b-b) related to greatness.
ܪܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܪܒܢܐ or ܪܒܢܐ or ܪܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܒܬܐ)
The plural ܪܒܢܐ (rabbānēʾ) is used for the sense of “leaders” while the plural ܪܘܪܒܢܐ (rawr(ə)ḇānēʾ) is used for the sense of “teachers”. The plural ܪܒܐ (rabbēʾ) is rare for either sense.
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܪܒ | ܪܘܪܒܢܐ ,ܪܒܢܐ ,ܪܒܐ |
| construct | ܪܒ | ܪܘܪܒܢܐ ,ܪܒܢܐ ,ܪܒܐ |
| emphatic | ܪܒܐ | ܪܘܪܒܢܐ ,ܪܒܢܐ ,ܪܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܪܒܝ | ܪܘܪܒܢܝ ,ܪܒܢܝ ,ܪܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܪܒܟ | ܪܘܪܒܢܝܟ ,ܪܒܢܝܟ ,ܪܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܪܒܟܝ | ܪܘܪܒܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܒܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܪܒܗ | ܪܘܪܒܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܒܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܪܒܗ | ܪܘܪܒܢܝܗ ,ܪܒܢܝܗ ,ܪܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܪܒܢ | ܪܘܪܒܢܝܢ ,ܪܒܢܝܢ ,ܪܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܪܒܟܘܢ | ܪܘܪܒܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܒܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܪܒܟܝܢ | ܪܘܪܒܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܒܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܪܒܗܘܢ | ܪܘܪܒܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܪܒܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܪܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܪܒܗܝܢ | ܪܘܪܒܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܒܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܒܝܗܝܢ |