ܥܪܘܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܪ ܒ (ˁ r b)
6 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic עֲרוּבְתָּא (ʿărûḇətā) with the secondary meaning of Friday because Friday is the eve of the Sabbath day Saturday.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʕəruːtɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ʔrʊvː.ta], [ʔrʊjːtaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔaruːta]

Proper noun

ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (ˁruḇtā) f (plural ܥܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܵܬܹܐ (ˁrūḇātē) or ܥܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁruḇtāṯā))

1. eve, day of preparation

   Synonym: ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܗܲܕܲܪܬܵܐ (yāwmā dhaddartā)

2. Friday (the sixth day of the week)

Coordinate terms

(days of the week) ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (yāwmānē d-šāḇōˁā); ܚܲܕ݇ܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (ḥaḇšabbā), ܬܪܹܝܢ݇ܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (trēḇšabbā), ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (tlāṯāḇšabbā), ܐܲܪܒܥܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (arbˁāḇšabbā), ܚܲܡܫܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (ḥamšāḇšabbā), ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ (ˁruḇtā), ܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (šabṯā) ^{(Category: aii:Days of the week)}

Derived terms

• ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܫܵܐ (ˁruḇtā dḥaššā, “Good Friday”)

Related terms

• ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā, “sunset”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܥ-ܪ-ܒ (ʿ-r-b) related to the setting of the sun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)ruvtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)ruvɑθɑ(ʔ)], [ʕ(ə)ruvtɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܪܘܒܬܐ • (ʿərūḇtāʼ) f (plural ܥܪܘܒܬܬܐ or ܥܪܘܒܬܐ)

1. eve, day of preparation
2. Friday (the eve of the Sabbath)

Inflection

    declension of ܥܪܘܒܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܪܘܒܐ	ܥܪܘܒܬܢ ,ܥܪܘܒܢ
construct	ܥܪܘܒܬ	ܥܪܘܒܬܬ ,ܥܪܘܒܬ
emphatic	ܥܪܘܒܬܐ	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܐ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܪܘܒܬܝ	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܝ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܪܘܒܬܟ	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܟ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܪܘܒܬܟܝ	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܟܝ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܪܘܒܬܗ	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܗ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܪܘܒܬܗ	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܗ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܪܘܒܬܢ	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܢ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܪܘܒܬܟܘܢ	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܪܘܒܬܟܝܢ	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܪܘܒܬܗܘܢ	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܪܘܒܬܗܝܢ	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܗܝܢ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: ուրբաթ (urbatʻ)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ուրբաթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• “ˁrwbh”, 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. 263b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 427b
• 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. 1136b