Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܪ ܗ ܒ (r h b)
4 terms

Verbal noun of ܡܣܲܪܗܸܒ݂ (msarhiḇ, to be quick, fast).

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Noun

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ܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ (surhāḇām sg (plural ܣܘܼܪ̈ܗܵܒ݂ܹܐ (surhāḇē))

  1. (mathematics, physics) speed, velocity
    ܒܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܕ-100 ܟܡ\ܫb-surhāḇā d-100 km/hat a speed of 100 km/h
    ܣܵܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܒܨܪܝܼ ܡܵܘܬܵܐ.sāḵē d-surhāḇā kē mabṣrī māwtā.Speed limits reduce death.

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܪ-ܗ-ܒ (r-h-b), related to hurrying.

Pronunciation

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  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [surˈhɑ.vɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [surˈhɑ.wɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [surˈho.wo]

Noun

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ܣܘܪܗܒܐ (sūrhāḇām (plural ܣܘܪܗܒܐ (sūrhāḇē))

  1. haste, hurry
  2. acceleration
  3. trepidation, rashness
    • Peshitta, Acts 19:36:
      ܡܛܠ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܕܐ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܐܡܪ. ܘܠܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܬܗܘܘܢ ܫܠܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܒܣܘܪܗܒܐ.
      meṭṭōl hāḵêl də-lūqbal hāḏē [ʾă]nāš lā meškaḥ lə-mēmar, wālē ləḵōn də-ṯehwōn šəlên wə-lā ṯeʿbəḏūn meddem bə-sūrhāḇā.
      Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
  4. commotion, agitation

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References

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  • swrhb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2015-05-15
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 340a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 370b
  • 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, page 990b