ܨܒܥܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܨܒܥܬܐ

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʔiṣbaʕ-, this form being a back-formation from the plural ܨܸܒ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣibˁāṯā), a similar form also occurring in Classical Syriac ܨܸܒ݂ܥܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣeḇʿṯā), which was likewise a variant developed from ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣeḇʿāṯā), the plural-formation of Classical Syriac ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ṣeḇʿā). Ultimately from a variant of Aramaic צבעא (sˤɛbʕā) or Aramaic אֶצְבְּעָא (ʾeṣbəʿā); compare also Turoyo ܨܰܘܥܐ (ṣawco), Arabic إِصْبَع (ʔiṣbaʕ) and Hebrew אֶצְבַּע (ʾeṣbaʿ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤɪbʕ(ə)θaː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [sˤɪpˤ.taː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [sˤɪbeːθa]

Noun

ܨܸܒܥܬ݂ܵܐ • (ṣibˁṯā) f (plural ܨܸܒ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣibˁāṯā) or ܨܸܒ̈ܥܹܐ (ṣibˁē))

1. (anatomy) finger, toe, digit
2. finger (unit of measure equal to six barleycorns)

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܸܒܥܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣibˁṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܸܒܥܬ݂ܝܼ (ṣibˁṯī)		ܨܸܒܥܬ݂ܲܢ (ṣibˁṯan)
	construct	ܨܸܒܥܲܬ݂ (ṣibˁaṯ)	2nd person	ܨܸܒܥܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣibˁṯūḵ)	ܨܸܒܥܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣibˁṯāḵ)	ܨܸܒܥܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣibˁṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܸܒܥܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣibˁṯā)	3rd person	ܨܸܒܥܬ݂ܹܗ (ṣibˁṯēh)	ܨܸܒܥܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṣibˁṯāh)	ܨܸܒܥܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṣibˁṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܸܒܥܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ṣibˁāṯī)		ܨܸܒܥܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ṣibˁāṯan)
	construct	ܨܸܒܥܵܬ݂̈ (ṣibˁāṯ)	2nd person	ܨܸܒܥܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣibˁāṯūḵ)	ܨܸܒܥܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣibˁāṯāḵ)	ܨܸܒܥܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣibˁāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܸܒܥܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ṣibˁāṯē)	3rd person	ܨܸܒܥܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣibˁāṯūh)	ܨܸܒܥܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣibˁāṯōh)	ܨܸܒܥܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣibˁāṯhōn)

Hyponyms

• ܟܪܵܬ݂ܵܐ (krāṯā, “thumb”)
• ܡܵܛܘܿܚܬܵܐ (māṭōḥtā, “forefinger, index finger”)
• ܡܸܨܥܵܝܬܵܐ (miṣˁāytā, “middle finger”)
• ܒܸܨܪܵܐ (biṣrā, “ring finger”)
• ܚܸܨܪܵܐ (ḥiṣrā, “little finger”)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤɛvʕɑθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܨܒܥܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܨܒܥܐ