Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ (arbˁā)
    Ordinal: ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܝܵܐ (rḇīˁāyā)
    Multiplier: ܡܪܲܒܥܵܐ (mrabˁā)
    Fractional: ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ruḇˁā)
Root
ܪ ܒ ܥ (r b ˁ)
7 terms
 
ܡܪܒܥܐ

Etymology edit

Cognate to Arabic مُرَبَّع (murabbaʕ) and Hebrew רִבּוּעַ (ribu'a).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mə.rab.ʕɑː]

Adjective edit

ܡܪܲܒܥܵܐ (mrabˁā) (feminine ܡܪܲܒܲܥܬܵܐ (mrabbaˁtā), plural ܡܪ̈ܲܒܥܹܐ (mrabˁē))

  1. (mathematics) square, quadratic
  2. quadruple, fourfold
  3. tetragonal, quadrangular

Noun edit

ܡܪܲܒܥܵܐ (mrabˁām sg (plural ܡܪ̈ܲܒܥܹܐ (mrabˁē))

  1. (geometry) square (polygon with four sides)
  2. (music) quartet

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Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܪ-ܒ-ܥ (r-b-ʿ) related to lying down. Compare Arabic مَرْبِض (marbiḍ) and Hebrew מִרְבָּץ (mirbāṣ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [marb(ə)ʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [marb(ə)ʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܡܪܒܥܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܪܒܥܐ)

  1. enclosure, cote, fold, byre
  2. pith, inner part
  3. (anatomy) uterus, womb

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References edit

  • mrbˁ”, 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. 336a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 298b
  • 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, p. 825a-b

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