ܪܒܝܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ ܒ ܐ related to increasing; compare Arabic رِبًا (riban), Hebrew רִבִּית (ribbîṯ), Akkadian 𒇳 (la2l /⁠ribbatu⁠/, “arrears”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܒܝܬܐ • (rebbīṯā) f (plural ܪܒܝܬܐ (rebbəyāṯā))

  1. (finance) interest, usury
    • Peshitta, Matthew 26:29:
      ܠܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܝܗܒܬ ܟܣܦܝ ܥܠ ܦܬܘܪܐ. ܘܐܢܐ ܐܬܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܬܒܥ ܠܗ. ܥܡ ܪ̈ܒܝܬܗ.
      lə-mānā lā yaḇt kesp ʿal pāṯōrā, wə-ʾĕnā ʾāṯē wêṯ tāḇaʿ lēh, ʿam rebbəyāṯēh.
      Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܒܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܒܝ 1st person ܪܒܝܬܝ ܪܒܝܬܢ
construct ܪܒܝܬ 2nd person ܪܒܝܬܟ ܪܒܝܬܟܝ ܪܒܝܬܟܘܢ ܪܒܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܒܝܬܐ 3rd person ܪܒܝܬܗ ܪܒܝܬܗ ܪܒܝܬܗܘܢ ܪܒܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܒܝܢ 1st person ܪܒܝܬܝ ܪܒܝܬܢ
construct ܪܒܝܬ 2nd person ܪܒܝܬܟ ܪܒܝܬܟܝ ܪܒܝܬܟܘܢ ܪܒܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܒܝܬܐ 3rd person ܪܒܝܬܗ ܪܒܝܬܗ ܪܒܝܬܗܘܢ ܪܒܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ ܒ ܐ related to increasing.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܒܝܬܐ • (rabbāytā) f (plural ܪܒܝܬܐ (rabbāyāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܪܒܝܐ (rabbāyā))

  1. usurer
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܒܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܒܝܐ 1st person ܪܒܝܬܝ ܪܒܝܬܢ
construct ܪܒܝܬ 2nd person ܪܒܝܬܟ ܪܒܝܬܟܝ ܪܒܝܬܟܘܢ ܪܒܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܒܝܬܐ 3rd person ܪܒܝܬܗ ܪܒܝܬܗ ܪܒܝܬܗܘܢ ܪܒܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܒܝܢ 1st person ܪܒܝܬܢ ܪܒܝܬܢ
construct ܪܒܝܬ 2nd person ܪܒܝܬܟ ܪܒܝܬܟܝ ܪܒܝܬܟܘܢ ܪܒܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܒܝܬܐ 3rd person ܪܒܝܬܗ ܪܒܝܬܗ ܪܒܝܬܗܘܢ ܪܒܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Classical Mandaic ࡓࡁࡉࡕࡀ (rəḇīṯā, “sea, ocean”), doublet of ܪܒܝܥܬܐ (rəḇīʿtā, “mountain”); the Mandaism also passed in a transferred sense into Arabic رُبَيْثَاء (rubayṯāʔ, “a side dish from small fish in herbs and vinegar”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܒܝܬܐ • (rəḇīṯā) f (plural ܪܒܝܬܐ (reḇyāṯā))

  1. ocean, sea
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܒܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܒܝ 1st person ܪܒܝܬܝ ܪܒܝܬܢ
construct ܪܒܝܬ 2nd person ܪܒܝܬܟ ܪܒܝܬܟܝ ܪܒܝܬܟܘܢ ܪܒܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܒܝܬܐ 3rd person ܪܒܝܬܗ ܪܒܝܬܗ ܪܒܝܬܗܘܢ ܪܒܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܒܝܢ 1st person ܪܒܝܬܝ ܪܒܝܬܢ
construct ܪܒܝܬ 2nd person ܪܒܝܬܟ ܪܒܝܬܟܝ ܪܒܝܬܟܘܢ ܪܒܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܒܝܬܐ 3rd person ܪܒܝܬܗ ܪܒܝܬܗ ܪܒܝܬܗܘܢ ܪܒܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܒܝܬܐ • (rabbaytā) m (plural ܪܒܝܒܬܐ (rabbaybāttē))

  1. Alternative spelling of ܪܒ ܒܝܬܐ (rab baytā)

References

  • “rby”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-05-03
  • “rby5”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-07-26
  • “rbytˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-05-03
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 335b
  • Nöldeke, Theodor (1898) “H. Pognon, Inscriptions mandaïtes des coupes de Khouabir. Texte, traduction et commentaire philologique avec quatre appendices et un glossaire. Deuxième partie. Paris 1899. (Pg. 105–232.)”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes‎ (in German), volume 12, page 358, referring to Nöldeke, Theodor (1875) Mandäische Grammatik‎ (in German), Halle: Verlag der Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses, page 52
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 526a
  • 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, page 1429b
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