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]
• (Urmia) 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: ܝܲܘ̈ܡܹܐ ܕܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (yawmē d-šāḇōˁā) (appendix): ܚܲܕ݇ܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (ḥaḇšabbā) · ܬܪܹܝܢ݇ܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (trēḇšabbā) · ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (tlāṯāḇšabbā) · ܐܲܪܒܥܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (arbˁāḇšabbā) · ܚܲܡܫܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ (ḥamšāḇšabbā) · ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ (ˁruḇtā) · ܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (šabṯā) ^[edit]

Derived terms

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

Related terms

• ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā, “sunset”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܪ ܒ
4 terms

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܪܘܒܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܪܘܒܐ		1st person	ܥܪܘܒܬܝ		ܥܪܘܒܬܢ
	construct	ܥܪܘܒܬ		2nd person	ܥܪܘܒܬܟ	ܥܪܘܒܬܟܝ	ܥܪܘܒܬܟܘܢ	ܥܪܘܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܪܘܒܬܐ		3rd person	ܥܪܘܒܬܗ	ܥܪܘܒܬܗ	ܥܪܘܒܬܗܘܢ	ܥܪܘܒܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܪܘܒܬܢ ,ܥܪܘܒܢ		1st person	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܝ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܝ		ܥܪܘܒܬܬܢ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܢ
	construct	ܥܪܘܒܬܬ ,ܥܪܘܒܬ		2nd person	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܟ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܟ	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܟܝ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܟܝ	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܟܘܢ	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܐ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܐ		3rd person	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܗ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܗ	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܗ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܗ	ܥܪܘܒܬܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܪܘܒܬܗܘܢ	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, page 263b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, page 1136b