ܝܥܩܘܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܩ ܒ (ˁ q b)
2 terms

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ (yaʿqōḇ), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will follow”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈjaʕqoːw]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [jaːquː]

Proper noun

ܝܲܥܩܘܿܒ݂ • (yaˁqōḇ) m

1. (biblical) Jacob (Hebrew patriarch also known as Israel)
2. (biblical) James (any of a number of figures in the New Testament)
3. a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob, James, or Jack or French Jacques
4. a surname transferred from the given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, “Jacob”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [jaʕˈqov]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈjaʕ.qow]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [jɑʕˈquw], [jɑʕˈqub]

Proper noun

ܝܥܩܘܒ • (yaʿqōḇ)

1. (biblical) Jacob, James
   • Peshitta, Genesis 25:27:

     ܘܪܒܘ ܛܠܝ̈ܐ: ܘܗܘܐ ܥܣܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܝܕܥ ܨܝܕܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܒܪܐ: ܘܝܥܩܘܒ ܓܒܪ ܬܡܝܡ ܘܥܡܪ ܒܡܫܟܢܐ.

     wa-rəḇaw ṭəlāyē: wa-həwā ʿēsō ḡaḇrā yāḏaʿ ṣaydā ḡaḇrā ḏə-ḇarrā; wə-yaʿqōḇ gəḇar tammīm wə-ʿāmar bə-maškənā.

     And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

2. a male given name

Descendants

• → Malayalam: യാക്കോബ് (yākkōbŭ), ചാക്കോ (cākkō)

References

• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 410a