ܥܝܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology
Root
ܥ ܘ ܒ (ˁ w b)
1 term

Compare Hebrew עָב (ʿāḇ), Turoyo ܥܱܝܘܐ (cäywo).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕajː.waː.], [ʕajː.vaː.]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔeː.wa.], [ʔeh.wa.]

Noun

ܥܲܝܒ݂ܵܐ • (ˁayḇā) m (plural ܥܲܝܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁayḇāṯā))

  1. cloud

Derived terms
  • ܡܥܲܝܒ݂ܸܢ (mˁayḇin, “to become cloudy”)
  • ܥܲܝܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (ˁayḇānā, “cloudy”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܥ-ܘ-ܒ (ʿ-w-b). Compare Hebrew עָב (ʿāḇ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʕajbɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕajbe] (plural)

Noun

ܥܝܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܝܒܐ)

  1. chest, trunk (for clothes)
  2. purse, pouch, wallet
  3. rain cloud

Inflection
    inflection of ܥܝܒܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܥܝܒ ܥܝܒܝܢ
construct ܥܝܒ ܥܝܒܝ
emphatic ܥܝܒܐ ܥܝܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܥܝܒܝ ܥܝܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܥܝܒܟ ܥܝܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܥܝܒܟܝ ܥܝܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܥܝܒܗ ܥܝܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܥܝܒܗ ܥܝܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܥܝܒܢ ܥܝܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܥܝܒܟܘܢ ܥܝܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܥܝܒܟܝܢ ܥܝܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܥܝܒܗܘܢ ܥܝܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܥܝܒܗܝܢ ܥܝܒܝܗܝܢ

Descendants
  • → Arabic: عَيْبَة (ʕayba)

References
  • “ˁyb”, 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, p. 246b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 411a
  • 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. 1095a
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