ܟܪܒܐ

See also: ܟܕܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܒ (k-r-b) related to ploughing. Compare Akkadian 𒅗𒊐𒄭 (/⁠karapḫu⁠/) and Hebrew כְּרָב (kərāḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)rɑvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [k(ə)rɑve(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܪܒܐ)

1. (agriculture) ploughing, tilling
2. fallow
3. furrow

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܪܒ	ܟܪܒܝܢ
construct	ܟܪܒ	ܟܪܒܝ
emphatic	ܟܪܒܐ	ܟܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܪܒܝ	ܟܪܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܪܒܟ	ܟܪܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܪܒܟܝ	ܟܪܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܪܒܗ	ܟܪܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܪܒܗ	ܟܪܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܪܒܢ	ܟܪܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܪܒܟܘܢ	ܟܪܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܪܒܟܝܢ	ܟܪܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܪܒܗܘܢ	ܟܪܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܪܒܗܝܢ	ܟܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [karrɑvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [karrɑve(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܪܒܐ)

1. ploughman

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܪܒ	ܟܪܒܝܢ
construct	ܟܪܒ	ܟܪܒܝ
emphatic	ܟܪܒܐ	ܟܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܪܒܝ	ܟܪܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܪܒܟ	ܟܪܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܪܒܟܝ	ܟܪܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܪܒܗ	ܟܪܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܪܒܗ	ܟܪܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܪܒܢ	ܟܪܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܪܒܟܘܢ	ܟܪܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܪܒܟܝܢ	ܟܪܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܪܒܗܘܢ	ܟܪܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܪܒܗܝܢ	ܟܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek κράμβη (krámbē). Compare Arabic كُرُنْب (kurunb) and Hebrew כְּרוּב (kərûḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)rɑvɑ(ʔ)], [k(ə)rabbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [k(ə)rɑve(ʔ)], [k(ə)rabbe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܪܒܐ)

1. (botany) cabbage, cauliflower

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܪܒ	ܟܪܒܝܢ
construct	ܟܪܒ	ܟܪܒܝ
emphatic	ܟܪܒܐ	ܟܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܪܒܝ	ܟܪܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܪܒܟ	ܟܪܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܪܒܟܝ	ܟܪܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܪܒܗ	ܟܪܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܪܒܗ	ܟܪܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܪܒܢ	ܟܪܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܪܒܟܘܢ	ܟܪܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܪܒܟܝܢ	ܟܪܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܪܒܗܘܢ	ܟܪܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܪܒܗܝܢ	ܟܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܟܪܒܐ ܕܕܒܪܐ
• ܟܪܒܐ ܕܡܝܐ

References

• “krb”, 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, p. 161b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 224b
• 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, pp. 646b-647a