ܝܬܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܬ ܒ (w t b)
5 terms

From Aramaic יתֵב (yəṯeḇ); compare Hebrew יָשַׁב (yasháv) and Arabic وَثَبَ (waṯaba).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jɑːθeːw]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [jɑːtuː], [ʔɑːtivː]

Verb

ܝܵܬ݂ܹܒ݂ • (yāṯēḇ) (present participle ܝ݇ܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṯāḇā), past participle ܝ݇ܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṯīḇā))

1. (intransitive) to sit, sit down

   ܦܲܕܩܘܼܢ، ܝܬ݂ܘܿܒ݂ܘܼܢ ― padqūn, ṯōḇūn ― Please, take a seat

   ܝܬ݂ܘܿܒ݂ ܥܲܠ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ ― ṯōḇ ˁal hānā kursyā ― Sit on this chair

2. (intransitive) to inhabit, dwell; settle down (in a location)

   ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܝܘܲܬܝ ܝܬܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܥܲܙܝܼܙܬܵܐ؟ ― aykā wat tīḇtā ˁazīztā? ― Where are you settled down dear?

3. (intransitive) to wake up
4. (intransitive) to fit (have sufficient space)

   Synonym: ܠܵܚܹܡ (lāḥēm)

   ܨܲܘܸܠܬܝܼ ܠܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܝܼܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼ. ― ṣawwiltī lā ìlāh bītāḇā ilī. ― My shoe is not fitting me.

   ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܬܒ݂ܲܚ ܟܠܲܢ ܒܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ. ― lā kē yātḇaḥ kullan braddāytā. ― We will not all fit in the car.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܝܵܬܹܒ݂ (yātēḇ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܝ݇ܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܝܼ (tīḇ lī)	ܝ݇ܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (tīḇ lūḵ)	ܝ݇ܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܹܗ (tīḇ lēh)	ܝ݇ܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܲܢ (tīḇ lan)	ܝ݇ܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tīḇ lāwḵōn)	ܝ݇ܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (tīḇ lhōn)
	f		ܝ݇ܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (tīḇ lāḵ)	ܝ݇ܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (tīḇ lāh)
non-past	m	ܝܵܬܒ݂ܹܢ (yātḇēn)	ܝܵܬܒ݂ܹܬ (yātḇēt)	ܝܵܬܹܒ݂ (yātēḇ)	ܝܵܬܒ݂ܲܚ (yātḇaḥ)	ܝܵܬܒ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (yātḇītōn)	ܝܵܬܒ݂ܝܼ (yātḇī)
	f	ܝܵܬܒ݂ܵܢ (yātḇān)	ܝܵܬܒ݂ܵܬܝ (yātḇāt)	ܝܵܬܒ݂ܵܐ (yātḇā)
imperative	m		ܝ݇ܬܘܿܒ݂ (tōḇ)			ܝ݇ܬܘܿܒ݂ܘܼܢ (tōḇūn)
	f		ܝ݇ܬܘܿܒ݂ܝ (tōḇ)

Derived terms

• ܡܝܲܬܸܒ݂ (myattiḇ)
• ܡܲܬܸܒ݂ (mattiḇ)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܬ-ܒ (w-t-b) related to sitting; compare Arabic وَثَبَ (waṯaba), Hebrew יָשַׁב (yāšaḇ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): /jətɛb/, [ˈʔi.θɛv]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʔi.θɪw]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʔiˈθew], [ʔiˈθeb]

Verb

ܝܬܒ • (ʾīṯeḇ) (imperfect ܢܬܒ (netteḇ)) (peal construction)

1. to sit, sit down; be seated
2. to reside, dwell, settle, inhabit, live
3. to be inhabited, be habitable
4. to stay, remain
5. to lie, lie down
6. to meet, be situated
7. to incubate
8. to reign
9. (with ܥܠ (ʿal)) to encamp, besiege
10. (with ܥܠ (ʿal) + an animal) to ride
11. (with ܥܠ (ʿal)) to board; embark
12. to be quiet, tranquil

References

• “ytb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-07-19
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 146a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 198b-199a
• 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, pages 587a-588a