ܥܪܘܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܪ ܒ‎ (ʿ r b)
4 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic עֲרוּבְתָּא‎ (ʿărûb̲ətā). The secondary meaning of Friday is formed after Friday being the eve of the Sabbath, traditionally on Saturday.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (ʿrutā) f

1. Friday (the sixth day of the week following Thursday and proceeding Saturday)

Noun

ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (ʿrutā) ?, plural ܥܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܵܬܹܐ (ʿruḇātē)

1. eve, day of preparation

   Synonym: ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܗܲܕܲܪܬܵܐ‎ (yāwmā dhaddartā)

2. Friday

Derived terms

• ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܫܵܐ‎ (ʿrutā dḥašā, “Good Friday”)

See also

• ܝܵܘܡܵܐ‎ (yāwmā, “day”)
• ܫܲܒܘܼܥܵܐ‎ (šabuʿā, “week”)

(days of the week) ܝܘܵܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܫܲܒ݂ܘܼܥܵܐ‎ (yāwmānē d-šaḇuʿā); ܚܲܕ݇ܒ݂ܫܵܒܵܐ‎ (ḥawšābā), ܬܪܹܝܢ݇ܒ݂ܫܵܒܵܐ‎ (trēḇšābā), ܬܠܵܬܵܒ݂ܫܵܒܵܐ‎ (tlātāwšābā), ܐܲܪܒܥܵܒ݂ܫܵܒܵܐ‎ (arbʿāwšābā), ܚܲܡܫܵܒ݂ܫܵܒܵܐ‎ (ḥamšāwšābā), ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ (ʿrutā), ܫܲܒܬܵܐ‎ (šabtā) ^{(Category: aii:Days of the week)}

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 (urbatʿ)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (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