ܥܪܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈʕa(.)r(ə).vɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕar.wɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕɑr.wo]

Noun

ܥܪܒܐ • (ʿarəḇā) f (plural ܥܪܒܐ (ʿarəḇē))

1. large wooden bowl or vessel; washtub, kneading trough
2. cup (unit of measure)
3. water wheel
4. olive press
5. vetch, chickpea

Inflection

    declension of ܥܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܒ	ܥܪܒܝܢ
construct	ܥܪܒ	ܥܪܒܝ
emphatic	ܥܪܒܐ	ܥܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܪܒܝ	ܥܪܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟ	ܥܪܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝ	ܥܪܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܪܒܗ	ܥܪܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܪܒܗ	ܥܪܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܪܒܢ	ܥܪܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܘܢ	ܥܪܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝܢ	ܥܪܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܘܢ	ܥܪܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܝܢ	ܥܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *ḍrb; compare Hebrew עֵרֶב‎ (ʿḗreḇ), Phoenician 𐤑𐤓𐤁‎ (ṣrb).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈʕɛr.bɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕɪr.bɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕɛr.bo]

Noun

ܥܪܒܐ • (ʿerbā) m (plural ܥܪܒܐ (ʿerbē))

1. sheep, lamb
2. ram

Inflection

    declension of ܥܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܒ	ܥܪܒܝܢ
construct	ܥܪܒ	ܥܪܒܝ
emphatic	ܥܪܒܐ	ܥܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܪܒܝ	ܥܪܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟ	ܥܪܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝ	ܥܪܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܪܒܗ	ܥܪܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܪܒܗ	ܥܪܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܪܒܢ	ܥܪܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܘܢ	ܥܪܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝܢ	ܥܪܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܘܢ	ܥܪܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܝܢ	ܥܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܥ-ܪ-ܒ‎ (ʿ-r-b) related to setting, from Proto-Semitic *ġrb; compare Arabic غَرْب‎ (ḡarb), Hebrew עֶרֶב‎ (ʿéreḇ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə.)ˈrɑ.vɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕrɑ.wɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕro.wo]

Noun

ܥܪܒܐ • (ʿərāḇā) m (plural ܥܪܒܐ (ʿərāḇē))

1. sunset
2. west

Inflection

    declension of ܥܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܒ	ܥܪܒܝܢ
construct	ܥܪܒ	ܥܪܒܝ
emphatic	ܥܪܒܐ	ܥܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܪܒܝ	ܥܪܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟ	ܥܪܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝ	ܥܪܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܪܒܗ	ܥܪܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܪܒܗ	ܥܪܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܪܒܢ	ܥܪܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܘܢ	ܥܪܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝܢ	ܥܪܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܘܢ	ܥܪܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܝܢ	ܥܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܕܢܚܐ‎

Etymology 4

From the root ܥ-ܪ-ܒ‎ (ʿ-r-b) related to pledging.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə.)ˈrɑ.vɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕrɑ.wɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕro.wo]

Noun

ܥܪܒܐ • (ʿərāḇā) m (plural ܥܪܒܐ (ʿərāḇē))

1. guarantee, surety

Inflection

    declension of ܥܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܒ	ܥܪܒܝܢ
construct	ܥܪܒ	ܥܪܒܝ
emphatic	ܥܪܒܐ	ܥܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܪܒܝ	ܥܪܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟ	ܥܪܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝ	ܥܪܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܪܒܗ	ܥܪܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܪܒܗ	ܥܪܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܪܒܢ	ܥܪܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܘܢ	ܥܪܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝܢ	ܥܪܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܘܢ	ܥܪܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܝܢ	ܥܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 5

Modified from above; compare Arabic عَرَّاب‎ (ʿarrāb), Hebrew עָרֵב‎ (ʿārēḇ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʕarˈrɑ.vɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʕarˈrɑ.wɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʕɑˈro.wo]

Noun

ܥܪܒܐ • (ʿarrāḇā) m (plural ܥܪܒܐ (ʿarrāḇē), singular feminine counterpart ܥܪܒܬܐ‎)

1. sponsor, guarantor, surety, securer
2. guardian, godfather
3. groomsman
4. (law) security, bail

Inflection

    declension of ܥܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܒ	ܥܪܒܝܢ
construct	ܥܪܒ	ܥܪܒܝ
emphatic	ܥܪܒܐ	ܥܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܪܒܝ	ܥܪܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟ	ܥܪܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝ	ܥܪܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܪܒܗ	ܥܪܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܪܒܗ	ܥܪܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܪܒܢ	ܥܪܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܘܢ	ܥܪܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܪܒܟܝܢ	ܥܪܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܘܢ	ܥܪܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܪܒܗܝܢ	ܥܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈʕar.be]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕar.be]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕɑr.be]

Noun

ܥܪܒܐ • (ʿarbē)

1. emphatic plural of ܥܪܒܬܐ‎

Etymology 7

Compare Arabic عَرَبَة‎‎ (ʿaraba), Hebrew עֲרָבָה‎ (ʿărāḇâ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʕɑˈrɑ.vɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʕɑˈrɑ.wɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʕoˈro.wo]

Proper noun

ܥܪܒܐ • (ʿārāḇā) f

1. Arabah

References

• “ˁrb⁶”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-12-04
• “ˁrb⁵”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-12-04
• “ˁrb³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-12-04
• “ˁrb⁴”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-12-04
• “ˁrb²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-12-04
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 263a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 427a
• 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 1134a-b