ܣܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܣ ܐ ܒ (s ˀ b)
2 terms

From Aramaic סָבָא (sāḇā); compare Hebrew סָב (sav) and סַבָּא (sába).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sɑːwɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [sɑːvɑː]

Adjective

ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (sāḇā) m (plural ܣܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sāḇē), feminine ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (sāḇtā))

1. old, elderly, aged (of humans and animals)
2. old, no longer fresh or firm (of vegetables and fruit)

   ܐܵܕ݂ ܦ̮ܵܨܘܿܠܝܹܐ ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇، ܟܹܐ ܡܲܠܥܣܵܐ ― āḏ fāṣōlyē sāḇtā ìlāh, kē malˁsā ― This fasolia is old, it makes to chew.

Noun

ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (sāḇā) m (plural ܣܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sāḇē) or ܣܵܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇawwāṯā) or ܣ̈ܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇāṯā), feminine ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (sāḇtā))

1. grandfather (father of one's parents)

   ܣܵܒ݂ܝܼ ܦܠܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܒܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠܵܝܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ.

   sāḇī plīš lēh b-qrāḇā tēḇēlāyā trayyānā.

   My grandfather fought in World War II.

2. (in the plural) grandparents
3. elder, senior, old man

   Synonym: ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ (qašīšā)

4. ancestor, forefather

Usage notes

The plural ܣܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sāḇē) is used for the sense of ‘grandfathers, grandparents’ and ‘elders, seniors, old men’ while the plurals ܣܵܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇawwāṯā) and ܣ̈ܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇāṯā) are used for the sense of ‘ancestors, forefathers’

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ (sāḇā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܵܒ݂ܝܼ (sāḇī)		ܣܵܒ݂ܲܢ (sāḇan)
	construct	ܣܵܒ݂ (sāḇ)	2nd person	ܣܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (sāḇūḵ)	ܣܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (sāḇāḵ)	ܣܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ (sāḇā)	3rd person	ܣܵܒ݂ܹܗ (sāḇēh)	ܣܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (sāḇāh)	ܣܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (sāḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (sāḇī)		ܣܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (sāḇan)
	construct	ܣܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (sāḇay)	2nd person	ܣܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sāḇūḵ)	ܣܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sāḇāḵ)	ܣܵܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sāḇē)	3rd person	ܣܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sāḇūh)	ܣܵܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sāḇōh)	ܣܵܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sāḇhōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ (sāḇōnā, “grandad, grandpa, gramps, pops”) (diminutive)
• ܣܲܝܒܘܼܬܵܐ (saybūtā, “grandfatherhood, old age”)

Proper noun

ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (sāḇā) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Saba or Sabass
2. a surname transferred from the given name

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sɪb.bɑː]

Noun

ܣܸܒܵܐ • (sibbā) m (plural ܣܸܒܹ̈ܐ (sibbē))

1. (anatomy) pudendum

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܸܒܵܐ (sibbā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܸܒܝܼ (sibī)		ܣܸܒܲܢ (sibban)
	construct	ܣܸܒ (sib)	2nd person	ܣܸܒܘܼܟ݂ (sibūḵ)	ܣܸܒܵܟ݂ܝ (sibbāḵ)	ܣܸܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sibbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܒܵܐ (sibbā)	3rd person	ܣܸܒܹܗ (sibbēh)	ܣܸܒܵܗ̇ (sibbāh)	ܣܸܒܗܘܿܢ (sibhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܸܒܝܼ̈ (sibī)		ܣܸܒܲܢ̈ (sibban)
	construct	ܣܸܒܲܝ̈ (sibbay)	2nd person	ܣܸܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sibūḵ)	ܣܸܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sibbāḵ)	ܣܸܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sibbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܒܹ̈ܐ (sibbē)	3rd person	ܣܸܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sibūh)	ܣܸܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sibbōh)	ܣܸܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sibhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ-ܐ-ܒ (s-ʾ-b) related to growing old. Compare Hebrew סָב (sāḇ).

Alternative forms

• (rare) ܣܐܒܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɑvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sɑve(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܒܬܐ)

1. grandfather
2. elder, senior, old man
3. (ecclesiastical) presbyter

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܒ	ܣܒܝܢ
construct	ܣܒ	ܣܒܝ
emphatic	ܣܒܐ	ܣܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܒܝ	ܣܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܒܟ	ܣܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܒܟܝ	ܣܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܒܗ	ܣܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܒܗ	ܣܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܒܢ	ܣܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܒܟܘܢ	ܣܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܒܟܝܢ	ܣܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܒܗܘܢ	ܣܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܒܗܝܢ	ܣܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܣܒܝܐ

Proper noun

ܣܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Saba or Sabass

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛbbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sɛbbe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܒܐ)

1. (anatomy) pudendum

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܒ	ܣܒܝܢ
construct	ܣܒ	ܣܒܝ
emphatic	ܣܒܐ	ܣܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܒܝ	ܣܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܒܟ	ܣܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܒܟܝ	ܣܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܒܗ	ܣܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܒܗ	ܣܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܒܢ	ܣܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܒܟܘܢ	ܣܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܒܟܝܢ	ܣܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܒܗܘܢ	ܣܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܒܗܝܢ	ܣܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “sb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “sbˀ”, 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. 227b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 357a
• 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. 959b