ܥܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܥ-ܒ-ܐ (ʿ-b-ʾ) related to swelling or thickening; compare Hebrew עָבָה (ʿāḇâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʕ(ə.)vɑ]

Verb

ܥܒܐ • (ʿəḇā)

1. to swell
2. to thicken

Etymology 2

Either from the root ܥ-ܒ-ܐ (ʿ-b-ʾ) related to swelling or thickening or from the root ܥ-ܘ-ܒ (ʿ-w-b) related to darkening; compare Arabic غَابَة (ḡāba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʕɑ.vɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈʕɑ.ve] (plural)

Noun

ܥܒܐ • (ʿāḇā) m (plural ܥܒܐ)

1. forest, woods, jungle

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܒ	ܥܒܝܢ
construct	ܥܒ	ܥܒܝ
emphatic	ܥܒܐ	ܥܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܒܝ	ܥܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܒܟ	ܥܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܒܟܝ	ܥܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܒܗ	ܥܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܒܗ	ܥܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܒܢ	ܥܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܒܟܘܢ	ܥܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܒܟܝܢ	ܥܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܒܗܘܢ	ܥܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܒܗܝܢ	ܥܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܥܒܘܢܐ (ʿāḇōnā)

See also

• ܥܒܬܐ (ʿāḇtā)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́abb-; compare Arabic ضَبّ (ḍabb, “spiny-tailed lizard”), Hebrew צַב (ṣaḇ, “turtle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʕab.bɑ], [ˈʕɑ.vɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈʕab.be], [ˈʕɑ.ve] (plural)

Noun

ܥܒܐ • (ʿabbā, ʿāḇā) m (plural ܥܒܐ)

1. spiny-tailed lizard

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܒ	ܥܒܝܢ
construct	ܥܒ	ܥܒܝ
emphatic	ܥܒܐ	ܥܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܒܝ	ܥܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܒܟ	ܥܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܒܟܝ	ܥܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܒܗ	ܥܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܒܗ	ܥܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܒܢ	ܥܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܒܟܘܢ	ܥܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܒܟܝܢ	ܥܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܒܗܘܢ	ܥܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܒܗܝܢ	ܥܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-03
• “ˁb²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-03
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 246b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 395b
• 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 1054b