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ܛܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ܛ ܘ ܒ (ṭ w b)
8 terms

From Aramaic טָבָא (ṭāḇā), from Proto-Semitic *ṭāb-; compare Arabic طَيِّب (ṭayyib), Hebrew טוֹב (tov) and Akkadian 𒄭 (ṭābum, “pleasant”).

Pronunciation edit

  • ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [tˤɑːwɑː] (singular)
      IPA(key): [tˤɑːweː] (plural)
    • (Urmian) IPA(key): [tˤɑːvɑː] (singular)
      IPA(key): [tˤɑːveː] (plural)
  • ܛܵܒ݂ܹܐ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [tˤaːweː]

Adjective edit

ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (ṭāḇā) (feminine ܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (ṭāḇtā), plural ܛܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ṭāḇē))

  1. good, pleasant, well
    • Genesis 1:31:
      ܘܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ ܠܹܗ، ܘܗܵܐ، ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ. ܘܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܘܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܨܲܦܪܵܐ، ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܐܸܫܬܵܐ.
      w-ḥzē lēh allāhā l-kul d-ˁḇīd lēh, w-hā, ṭāḇā ìwā rābā. w-wē lēh ramšā w-wē lēh ṣaprā, yāwmā d-ištā.
      Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
    Synonym: ܨܦܵܝܝܼ (ṣpāyī)
    Antonyms: ܒܝܼܫܵܐ (bīšā), ܚܸܪܒܵܐ (ḥirbā)
  2. valuable, precious, excellent, honourable
  3. kind, gracious, benevolent, beneficent, favourable
Derived terms edit

Interjection edit

ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (ṭāḇā)

  1. OK/okay, right, good
    ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ، ܒܸܬ ܟܵܬ݂ܒ݂ܹܢ ܠܹܗ. ― ṭāḇā, bit kāṯḇēn lēh. ― Okay, I will write it down.

Verb edit

ܛܵܒ݂ܹܐ • (ṭāḇē) (present participle ܛܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (ṭḇāyā), past participle ܛܸܒ݂ܝܵܐ (ṭiḇyā))

  1. to have worth, value, be worthy or suitable
    ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܹܝܬ ܠܡܸܢܕܝܼ! ― lā kē ṭāḇēt l-mindī! ― You are worthless! (literally, “You don’t have worth for anything!”)
    ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܝܵܐ ― lā kē ṭāḇyā ― It’s not worth it; It’s not necessary. (literally, “It doesn’t have worth.”)
    ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܝܼܢ݇, ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܲܚ ܠܲܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܥܲܒ݂ܝܹ̈ܐ ― hālēn lḇūšē lā kē ṭāḇī, kē bāˁaḥ lan yatīr ˁaḇyē ― These clothes are not suitable, we need thicker clothes.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ܛܵܒ݂ܹܐ (ṭāḇē)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܛܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܝܼ
(ṭḇē lī) 		ܛܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂
(ṭḇē lūḵ) 		ܛܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ
(ṭḇē lēh) 		ܛܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܲܢ
(ṭḇē lan) 		ܛܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ṭḇē lāwḵōn) 		ܛܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ
(ṭḇē lhōn)
f ܛܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(ṭḇē lāḵ) 		ܛܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇
(ṭḇē lāh)
non-past m ܛܵܒ݂ܹܝܢ
(ṭāḇēn) 		ܛܵܒ݂ܹܝܬ
(ṭāḇēt) 		ܛܵܒ݂ܹܐ
(ṭāḇē) 		ܛܵܒ݂ܲܚ
(ṭāḇaḥ) 		ܛܵܒ݂ܹܝܬܘܿܢ
(ṭāḇētōn) 		ܛܵܒ݂ܝܼ
(ṭāḇī)
f ܛܵܒ݂ܝܵܢ
(ṭāḇyān) 		ܛܵܒ݂ܝܵܬܝ
(ṭāḇyāt) 		ܛܵܒ݂ܝܵܐ
(ṭāḇyā)
imperative m ܛܒ݂ܝܼ
(ṭḇī) 		ܛܒ݂ܹܝܡܘܼܢ
(ṭḇēmūn)
f ܛܒ݂ܹܐ
(ṭḇē)

Etymology 2 edit

Root
ܛ ܒ ܒ (ṭ b b)
2 terms

From Aramaic טֵבָּא (ṭebbā)

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [tˤɪb.bɑː] (singular)
    IPA(key): [tˤɪb.bɑː] (plural)

Noun edit

ܛܸܒܵܐ • (ṭibbā) m (plural ܛܸܒܹ̈ܐ (ṭibbē))

  1. (in the plural) news, tidings
  2. report, message, knowledge
  3. rumor/rumour, saying, story
  4. (grammar) predicate
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܛܸܒܵܐ (ṭibbā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܛܸܒܝܼ
(ṭibī) 		ܛܸܒܲܢ
(ṭibban)
construct ܛܸܒ
(ṭib) 		2nd person ܛܸܒܘܼܟ݂
(ṭibūḵ) 		ܛܸܒܵܟ݂ܝ
(ṭibbāḵ) 		ܛܸܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ṭibbāwḵōn)
emphatic ܛܸܒܵܐ
(ṭibbā) 		3rd person ܛܸܒܹܗ
(ṭibbēh) 		ܛܸܒܵܗ̇
(ṭibbāh) 		ܛܸܒܗܘܿܢ
(ṭibhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܛܸܒܝܼ̈
(ṭibī) 		ܛܸܒܲܢ̈
(ṭibban)
construct ܛܸܒܲܝ̈
(ṭibbay) 		2nd person ܛܸܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(ṭibūḵ) 		ܛܸܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(ṭibbāḵ) 		ܛܸܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ṭibbāwḵōn)
emphatic ܛܸܒܹ̈ܐ
(ṭibbē) 		3rd person ܛܸܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(ṭibūh) 		ܛܸܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(ṭibbōh) 		ܛܸܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(ṭibhōn)

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [tˤəweː]

Noun edit

ܛܒ݂ܹܐ • (ṭḇē) m sg (feminine ܛܒ݂ܝܼܬ݂ (ṭḇīṯ), plural ܛܲܒ݂ܝܲܝ̈ (ṭaḇyay))

  1. construct state singular of ܛܲܒ݂ܝܵܐ (ṭaḇyā, “gazelle”)

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the root ܛ-ܘ-ܒ (ṭ-w-b) related to being good, the adjective being from Proto-Semitic *ṭāb-.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [tˤɑvɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤɑve] (plural)

Adjective edit

ܛܒܐ • (ṭāḇā) m (plural ܛܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܛܒܬܐ)

  1. good, pleasant
  2. valuable, precious
  3. excellent, honourable
  4. useful
  5. equivalent
  6. strong
  7. happy, joyful
  8. beautiful
  9. kind, gracious, benevolent, beneficent, favourable
  10. (botany) cultivated
Inflection edit
    declension of ܛܒܐ
masculine singular plural
absolute ܛܒ ܛܒܝܢ
construct ܛܒ ܛܒܝ
emphatic ܛܒܐ ܛܒܐ
feminine singular plural
absolute ܛܒܐ ܛܒܢ
construct ܛܒܬ ܛܒܬ
emphatic ܛܒܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ

Noun edit

ܛܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܛܒܐ)

  1. good, goodness, excellence
  2. virtue, benefit
  3. kindness, benevolence
  4. prosperity
  5. (in the plural) notable persons
Inflection edit
    inflection of ܛܒܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܛܒ ܛܒܝܢ
construct ܛܒ ܛܒܝ
emphatic ܛܒܐ ܛܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܛܒܝ ܛܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܛܒܟ ܛܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܛܒܟܝ ܛܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܛܒܗ ܛܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܛܒܗ ܛܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܛܒܢ ܛܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܛܒܟܘܢ ܛܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܛܒܟܝܢ ܛܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܛܒܗܘܢ ܛܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܛܒܗܝܢ ܛܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2 edit

From the root ܛ-ܒ-ܒ (ṭ-b-b) related to informing. The sense of "predicate" is a calque of Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar).

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [tˤɛbbɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤɛbbe] (plural)

Noun edit

ܛܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܛܒܐ)

  1. message, report, news, tidings, knowledge
  2. rumor/rumour, saying, story
  3. fame
  4. thing, affair
  5. (grammar) predicate
Inflection edit
    inflection of ܛܒܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܛܒ ܛܒܝܢ
construct ܛܒ ܛܒܝ
emphatic ܛܒܐ ܛܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܛܒܝ ܛܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܛܒܟ ܛܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܛܒܟܝ ܛܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܛܒܗ ܛܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܛܒܗ ܛܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܛܒܢ ܛܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܛܒܟܘܢ ܛܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܛܒܟܝܢ ܛܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܛܒܗܘܢ ܛܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܛܒܗܝܢ ܛܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܛܒܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. absolute singular of ܛܒܝܐ
  2. construct state singular of ܛܒܝܐ

References edit

  • “ṭb”, 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, pages 121b-123a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 165a-166a
  • 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 507b-508a
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