Aramaic

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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צְבַע (ṣəbaʿ)

  1. to dip
  2. to moisten
  3. to dye, to color/colour

References

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  • ṣbˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew

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Root
צ־ב־ע (ts-b-ʿ)

Etymology

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Compare Arabic صَبَغَ (ṣabaḡa, to dye), Aramaic צְבַע (ṣəbaʿ, to dip, to dye), Akkadian 𒍝𒁍𒌑 (/⁠ṣabû⁠/, to soak, to bathe), Ge'ez ጸብኀ (ṣäbḫä, to dip).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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צֶבַע (tsévaʿm (plural indefinite צְבָעִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. color, colour
  2. paint
  3. dye, colourant

Noun

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צַבָּע (tsabáʿm (plural indefinite צַבָּעִים, feminine counterpart צַבָּעִית) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. a (male) painter.

Verb

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צָבַע (tsaváʿ) (pa'al construction)

  1. (he) painted; (he) colored, (he) dyed

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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