ܥܪܒܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab, “Arabs”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕar.wɑːjɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔa.ra.bɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ or ܥܲܪܲܒܵܝܵܐ • (ˁarḇāyā or ˁarrabāyā) (feminine ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (ˁarḇāytā), plural ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܹܐ (ˁarḇāyē))

1. Arab
2. Arabian
3. Arabic

Noun

ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ or ܥܲܪܲܒܵܝܵܐ • (ˁarḇāyā or ˁarrabāyā) m sg (plural ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܹܐ (ˁarḇāyē), feminine ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (ˁarḇāytā))

1. Arab
2. Arabian

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (ˁarḇāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܝܼ (ˁarḇāyī)		ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܲܢ (ˁarḇāyan)
	construct	ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝ (ˁarḇāy)	2nd person	ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (ˁarḇāyūḵ)	ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁarḇāyāḵ)	ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁarḇāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (ˁarḇāyā)	3rd person	ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܹܗ (ˁarḇāyēh)	ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܵܗ̇ (ˁarḇāyāh)	ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܗܘܿܢ (ˁarḇāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܝܼ (ˁarḇāyī)		ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܲܢ (ˁarḇāyan)
	construct	ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܲܝ (ˁarḇāyay)	2nd person	ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (ˁarḇāyūḵ)	ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁarḇāyāḵ)	ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁarḇāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܹܐ (ˁarḇāyē)	3rd person	ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܘܼܗܝ (ˁarḇāyūh)	ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (ˁarḇāyōh)	ܥܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܗܘܿܢ (ˁarḇāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ (ˁarḇāˀīt, “Arabic language”)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܥܪܒܝܐ/ܐܪܒܝܐ, from Ancient Greek Ἀρᾰβῐ́ᾱ (Arabíā) and Arabic شِبْه ٱلْجَزِيرَة ٱلْعَرَبِيَّة (šibh l-jazīrat l-ʕarabiyya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕar.wiːjɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔaːraːbiːjɑː]

Proper noun

ܥܲܪܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ or ܐܵܪܵܒܝܼܵܐ • (ˁarḇīyā or ārābīyā) f

1. Arabia (a peninsula in the Middle East)
   • II Chronicles 9:14:

     ܣܛܲܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܲܟ݂ܣܹ̈ܐ ܕܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܘܡܵܘܒ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ ܕܬܲܓܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ ܕܥܲܪܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ ܘܫܲܠܝܼܛܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܡܘܼܬ݂ܝܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܘܣܹܐܡܵܐ ܠܫܠܹܝܡܘܿܢ.

     sṭar min maḵsē d-mḏīnāṯē w-māwḇlē d-taggārē w-kullāyh malkē d-ˁarḇīyā w-šalīṭānē d-arˁā muṯyē lhōn dahḇā w-sēmā l-šlēmōn.

     besides what the traveling merchants and traders brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.

   • Isaiah 21:13:

     ܡܲܫܩܠܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܥܲܪܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ. ܓܵܘ ܥܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܥܲܪܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܫܵܪܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ، ܝܵܐ ܗܒ݂ܵܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܒܫܒ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ ܕܕܘܼܪܢܝܼܡ.

     mašqlā ˁal ˁarḇīyā. gāw ˁāḇā d-ˁarḇīyā bit šārētōn b-laylē, yā hḇālātē b-šḇīlā d-durnīm.

     The burden against Arabia. In the forest in Arabia you will lodge, O you traveling companies of Dedanites.

   • Galatians 4:25:

     ܗܵܓ݂ܵܪ ܛܘܼܪܵܐ ܕܣܝܼܢܲܝ ܝܠܵܗ̇، ܓܵܘ ܥܲܪܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ، ܘܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܵܐ ܕܐܘܿܪܸܫܠܸܡ ܕܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇، ܡܸܛܠ ܓܵܘ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܡ ܒܢܘܿܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇.

     hāḡār ṭūrā d-sīnay ìlāh, gāw ˁarḇīyā, w-ṭufsā d-ōrišlim d-ādīyā ìlāh, miṭṭul gāw ˁaḇdūṯā ìlāh ˁam bnōnōh.

     for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܥܖܒܝܐ (archaic spelling)
• ܥܘܪܒܐ (rare)
• ܐܪܒܝܐ (late)

Noun

ܥܪܒܝ̈ܐ ܒܐܢܕܠܘܣ.

ܥܪܒܝܐ • (ʿarbāyā) m (plural ܥܪܒܝܐ (ʿarbāyē))

1. Arab, Arabian, Arabic

Inflection

    declension of ܥܪܒܝܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܒܝ	ܥܪܒܝܝܢ
construct	ܥܪܒܝ	ܥܪܒܝܝ
emphatic	ܥܪܒܝܐ	ܥܪܒܝܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܒܝܐ	ܥܪܒܝܢ
construct	ܥܪܒܝܬ	ܥܪܒܝܬ
emphatic	ܥܪܒܝܬܐ	ܥܪܒܝܬܐ

See also

• ܛܝܝܐ (ṭayyāyā)
• ܥܪܒܐܝܬ (ʕarabit)

References

• “ˁrby”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–