ܨܒܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܨ ܒ ܥ (ṣ b ˁ)
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic צֵבְעָא (ṣeḇˁā), from Proto-Semitic *ṣabaġ-; compare Arabic صِبْغ (ṣibḡ) and Hebrew צֶבַע (tséva).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤu.ʕɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [sˤɪv.vɑː]

Noun

ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܐ or ܨܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ • (ṣiḇˁā or ṣuḇˁā) m sg (plural ܨܸܒ݂ܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣiḇˁē))

1. dye, pigment
2. color

   Synonym: ܓܵܘܢܵܐ (gāwnā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ṣiḇˁā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܝܼ (ṣiḇˁī)		ܨܸܒ݂ܥܲܢ (ṣiḇˁan)
	construct	ܨܒ݂ܲܥ (ṣḇaˁ)	2nd person	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܘܼܟ݂ (ṣiḇˁūḵ)	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣiḇˁāḵ)	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣiḇˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ṣiḇˁā)	3rd person	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܹܗ (ṣiḇˁēh)	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܗ̇ (ṣiḇˁāh)	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܗܘܿܢ (ṣiḇˁhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܝܼ̈ (ṣiḇˁī)		ܨܸܒ݂ܥܲܢ̈ (ṣiḇˁan)
	construct	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܲܝ̈ (ṣiḇˁay)	2nd person	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣiḇˁūḵ)	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣiḇˁāḵ)	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣiḇˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣiḇˁē)	3rd person	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣiḇˁūh)	ܨܸܒ݂ܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣiḇˁōh)	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣiḇˁhōn)

Etymology 2

Derived from the above; compare Arabic صَبَّاغ (ṣabbāḡ) and Hebrew צַבָּע (tsabá).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤab.bɑːʕɑː]

Noun

ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ • (ṣabbāˁā) m sg (plural ܨܲܒܵܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣabbāˁē), feminine ܨܲܒܵܥܬܵܐ (ṣabbāˁtā))

1. dyer (person who dyes cloth or other material)

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ (ṣabbāˁā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܲܒܵܥܝܼ (ṣabbāˁī)		ܨܲܒܵܥܲܢ (ṣabbāˁan)
	construct	ܨܲܒܵܥ (ṣabbāˁ)	2nd person	ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼܟ݂ (ṣabbāˁūḵ)	ܨܲܒܵܥܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣabbāˁāḵ)	ܨܲܒܵܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ (ṣabbāˁā)	3rd person	ܨܲܒܵܥܹܗ (ṣabbāˁēh)	ܨܲܒܵܥܵܗ̇ (ṣabbāˁāh)	ܨܲܒܵܥܗܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܲܒܵܥܝܼ̈ (ṣabbāˁī)		ܨܲܒܵܥܲܢ̈ (ṣabbāˁan)
	construct	ܨܲܒܵܥܲܝ̈ (ṣabbāˁay)	2nd person	ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣabbāˁūḵ)	ܨܲܒܵܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣabbāˁāḵ)	ܨܲܒܵܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܲܒܵܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣabbāˁē)	3rd person	ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣabbāˁūh)	ܨܲܒܵܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣabbāˁōh)	ܨܲܒܵܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔiṣbaʕ-, compare Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic אֶצְבְּעָא (ʾeṣbəʿā), Arabic إِصْبَع (ʔiṣbaʕ), Hebrew אֶצְבַּע (ʾeṣbaʿ), Egyptian ḏbꜥ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤɛvʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤɛvʕe(ʔ)], [sˤɛvʕɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣeḇʿā) f (plural ܨܒܥܬܐ or ܨܒܥܐ)

1. (anatomy) finger, toe, digit
2. finger (unit of measure equal to six barleycorns)

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܨܒܥܐ (ṣeḇʿēʾ) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܨܒܥܬܐ (ṣeḇʿāṯāʾ) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).

Inflection

    declension of ܨܒܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܒܥ	ܨܒܥܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܢ
construct	ܨܒܥ	ܨܒܥܬ ,ܨܒܥܝ
emphatic	ܨܒܥܐ	ܨܒܥܬܐ ,ܨܒܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܒܥܝ	ܨܒܥܬܝ ,ܨܒܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܒܥܟ	ܨܒܥܬܟ ,ܨܒܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܒܥܟܝ	ܨܒܥܬܟܝ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܒܥܗ	ܨܒܥܬܗ ,ܨܒܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܒܥܗ	ܨܒܥܬܗ ,ܨܒܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܒܥܢ	ܨܒܥܬܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܒܥܟܘܢ	ܨܒܥܬܟܘܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܒܥܟܝܢ	ܨܒܥܬܟܝܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܒܥܗܘܢ	ܨܒܥܬܗܘܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܒܥܗܝܢ	ܨܒܥܬܗܝܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܥ (ṣ-b-ʿ) related to dyeing, and the verb ܨܒܥ (ṣbaʿ, “to dip, to immerse; to dye”) from Proto-Semitic *ṣabaġ-. Compare Arabic صِبْغ (ṣibḡ) and Hebrew צֶבַע (ṣéḇaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤɛvʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤɛvʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣeḇʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)

1. color/colour, coloring/colouring

Inflection

    inflection of ܨܒܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܒܥ	ܨܒܥܝܢ
construct	ܨܒܥ	ܨܒܥܝ
emphatic	ܨܒܥܐ	ܨܒܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܒܥܝ	ܨܒܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܒܥܟ	ܨܒܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܒܥܟܝ	ܨܒܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܒܥܗ	ܨܒܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܒܥܗ	ܨܒܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܒܥܢ	ܨܒܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܒܥܟܘܢ	ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܒܥܟܝܢ	ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܒܥܗܘܢ	ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܒܥܗܝܢ	ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܥ (ṣ-b-ʿ) related to dyeing. Compare Arabic صَبْغ (ṣabḡ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤ(ə)vɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤ(ə)vɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣəḇāʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)

1. dyeing, coloring/colouring
2. dye, pigment
3. (medicine) external application

Inflection

    inflection of ܨܒܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܒܥ	ܨܒܥܝܢ
construct	ܨܒܥ	ܨܒܥܝ
emphatic	ܨܒܥܐ	ܨܒܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܒܥܝ	ܨܒܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܒܥܟ	ܨܒܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܒܥܟܝ	ܨܒܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܒܥܗ	ܨܒܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܒܥܗ	ܨܒܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܒܥܢ	ܨܒܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܒܥܟܘܢ	ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܒܥܟܝܢ	ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܒܥܗܘܢ	ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܒܥܗܝܢ	ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܥ (ṣ-b-ʿ) related to dyeing. Compare Arabic صَبَّاغ (ṣabbāḡ) and Hebrew צַבָּע (ṣabbāʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤabbɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤabbɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣabbāʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)

1. dyer

Inflection

    inflection of ܨܒܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܒܥ	ܨܒܥܝܢ
construct	ܨܒܥ	ܨܒܥܝ
emphatic	ܨܒܥܐ	ܨܒܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܒܥܝ	ܨܒܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܒܥܟ	ܨܒܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܒܥܟܝ	ܨܒܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܒܥܗ	ܨܒܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܒܥܗ	ܨܒܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܒܥܢ	ܨܒܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܒܥܟܘܢ	ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܒܥܟܝܢ	ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܒܥܗܘܢ	ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܒܥܗܝܢ	ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṣbˁ”, 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, page 298a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 473a
• 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, page 1272a-b