ܨܠܝܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܨ ܠ ܒ (ṣ l b)
3 terms

ܨܠܝܒ݂ܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic צְלִיבָא (ṣəlīḇā), from Akkadian 𒁇 (/⁠ṣalāpu⁠/, “to cross out”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤliːwɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [sˤliːvɑː]

Noun

ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ • (ṣlīḇā) m (plural ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ṣlīḇē) or ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ṣlīḇānē))

1. crucifix, cross

   Synonym: ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ (zqīpā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṣlīḇā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܝܼ (ṣlīḇī)		ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܲܢ (ṣlīḇan)
	construct	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ (ṣlīḇ)	2nd person	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣlīḇūḵ)	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣlīḇāḵ)	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣlīḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṣlīḇā)	3rd person	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܹܗ (ṣlīḇēh)	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṣlīḇāh)	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṣlīḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (ṣlīḇī)		ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (ṣlīḇan)
	construct	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (ṣlīḇay)	2nd person	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣlīḇūḵ)	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣlīḇāḵ)	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣlīḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ṣlīḇē)	3rd person	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣlīḇūh)	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣlīḇōh)	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣlīḇhōn)

Proper noun

ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ • (ṣlīḇā) ?

1. a surname

Derived terms

• ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܘܿ (ṣlīḇō) (diminutive, nickname)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Forming a root ܨ-ܠ-ܒ (ṣ-l-b) related to crucifying, impaling, from Akkadian 𒁇 (/⁠ṣalāpu⁠/, “to cross out, to pervert; to give difficulty or be crooked, not be easy or straight”). As nouns also Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb) and Hebrew צְלָב (ṣəlāḇ), Ge'ez ጸልቦ (ṣälbo), ሰሊብ (sälib), Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic צְלִיבָא (ṣəlībā), Persian چلیپا (čalipâ, “cross”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤ(ə)livɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤ(ə)live(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܠܝܒܐ • (ṣəlīḇā) m (plural ܨܠܝܒܐ)

1. crucifix, cross

   Synonyms: ܙܩܝܦܐ, ܩܝܣܐ

2. (Christianity) sign of the cross
3. crucifixion

   Synonym: ܙܩܝܦܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܨܠܝܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܠܝܒ	ܨܠܝܒܝܢ
construct	ܨܠܝܒ	ܨܠܝܒܝ
emphatic	ܨܠܝܒܐ	ܨܠܝܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܠܝܒܝ	ܨܠܝܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܠܝܒܟ	ܨܠܝܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܠܝܒܟܝ	ܨܠܝܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܠܝܒܗ	ܨܠܝܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܠܝܒܗ	ܨܠܝܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܠܝܒܢ	ܨܠܝܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܠܝܒܟܘܢ	ܨܠܝܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܠܝܒܟܝܢ	ܨܠܝܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܠܝܒܗܘܢ	ܨܠܝܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܠܝܒܗܝܢ	ܨܠܝܒܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Malayalam: ശ്ലീവാ (ślīvā), സ്ലീവ (slīva), സ്ലീവാ (slīvā), സ്ലീബ (slība), സ്ലീബാ (slībā), ശ്ലീവ (ślīva), ശ്ലീബ (ślība), ശ്ലീബാ (ślībā), സിലുവ (siluva), ചിലുവ (ciluva)
• → Tamil: சிலுவை (ciluvai)
• →? Turkish: çelebi
• → Arabic: صليب (ṣalīb)
  • → Ge'ez: ሰሊብ (sälib)
  • → Indonesian: salib
  • → Malay: salib
  • Maltese: salib

References

• “ṣlyb”, 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 302a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 479b
• 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, page 1288b