ܣܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܐ ܒ (s ˀ b)
2 terms

From Aramaic סָבְתָא (sāḇəṯā); compare Hebrew סָבָה (savá) and סַבְתָּא (sávta).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [soːtɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [sɑvːtɑː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [sawtɑː]

Noun

ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (sāḇtā) f (plural ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (sāḇyātē) or ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāḇtāṯā), masculine ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ (sāḇā))

1. grandmother (mother of one's parent)

   ܣܵܒ݂ܬܝܼ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܲܫܠܵܢܬܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܝܲܩܝܼܪܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ.

   sāḇtī ìlāh bašlāntā yatīr yaqīrtā gāw šḇāḇūtā.

   My grandmother is the best cook in the neighbourhood.

2. elder, senior, old woman

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (sāḇtā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܵܒ݂ܬܝܼ (sāḇtī)		ܣܵܒ݂ܬܲܢ (sāḇtan)
	construct	ܣܵܒ݂ܲܬ݂ (sāḇaṯ)	2nd person	ܣܵܒ݂ܬܘܼܟ݂ (sāḇtūḵ)	ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (sāḇtāḵ)	ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāḇtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (sāḇtā)	3rd person	ܣܵܒ݂ܬܹܗ (sāḇtēh)	ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܗ̇ (sāḇtāh)	ܣܵܒ݂ܬܗܘܿܢ (sāḇthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (sāḇyāṯī)		ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (sāḇyāṯan)
	construct	ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂̈ (sāḇyāṯ)	2nd person	ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sāḇyāṯūḵ)	ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sāḇyāṯāḵ)	ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāḇyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sāḇyāṯē)	3rd person	ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sāḇyāṯūh)	ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sāḇyāṯōh)	ܣܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sāḇyāṯhōn)

Synonyms

• ܣܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܬܵܐ (sāḇōntā) (diminutive)
• ܢܵܢܘܿܢܬܵܐ (nānōntā) (colloquial)
• ܢܵܢܵܐ (nānā) (colloquial)

Related terms

• ܣܲܝܒܘܼܬܵܐ (saybūtā, “grandmotherhood, old age”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• (rare) ܣܐܒܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɑvtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sɑvɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܒܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܣܒܐ)

1. grandmother
2. elder, senior, old woman

Inflection

    declension of ܣܒܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܒܐ	ܣܒܢ
construct	ܣܒܬ	ܣܒܬ
emphatic	ܣܒܬܐ	ܣܒܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܒܬܝ	ܣܒܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܒܬܟ	ܣܒܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܒܬܟܝ	ܣܒܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܒܬܗ	ܣܒܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܒܬܗ	ܣܒܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܒܬܢ	ܣܒܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܒܬܟܘܢ	ܣܒܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܒܬܟܝܢ	ܣܒܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܒܬܗܘܢ	ܣܒܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܒܬܗܝܢ	ܣܒܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܣܒܬܝܐ
• ܣܒܬܢܝܐ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sabb(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sabbɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܒܬܐ)

1. froth, foam, scum

Inflection

    declension of ܣܒܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܒܐ	ܣܒܢ
construct	ܣܒܬ	ܣܒܬ
emphatic	ܣܒܬܐ	ܣܒܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܒܬܝ	ܣܒܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܒܬܟ	ܣܒܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܒܬܟܝ	ܣܒܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܒܬܗ	ܣܒܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܒܬܗ	ܣܒܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܒܬܢ	ܣܒܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܒܬܟܘܢ	ܣܒܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܒܬܟܝܢ	ܣܒܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܒܬܗܘܢ	ܣܒܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܒܬܗܝܢ	ܣܒܬܗܝܢ

References

• “sbh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “sbtˀ”, 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. 966a