ܐܒܘܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒄀𒁍 (ebbūbum, “flute”). Compare Arabic أُنْبُوب (ʔunbūb) and Hebrew אַבּוּב (ʾabbûḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔabˈbu.vɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔabˈbu.ve] (plural)

Noun

ܐܒܘܒܐ • (ʾabbūḇā) m (plural ܐܒܘܒܐ)

1. reed, flute
2. pipe, tube
3. channel, canal

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܒܘܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܒܘܒ	ܐܒܘܒܝܢ
construct	ܐܒܘܒ	ܐܒܘܒܝ
emphatic	ܐܒܘܒܐ	ܐܒܘܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܒܘܒܝ	ܐܒܘܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܒܘܒܟ	ܐܒܘܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܒܘܒܟܝ	ܐܒܘܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܒܘܒܗ	ܐܒܘܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܒܘܒܗ	ܐܒܘܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܒܘܒܢ	ܐܒܘܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܒܘܒܟܘܢ	ܐܒܘܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܒܘܒܟܝܢ	ܐܒܘܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܒܘܒܗܘܢ	ܐܒܘܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܒܘܒܗܝܢ	ܐܒܘܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܒܘܒܬܐ

References

• “ˀbwb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2008-11-15
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 2a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 2a
• 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 3a