ܩܠܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܠ ܒ (q l b)
2 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from from Arabic قَالِب (qālib), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον (kalopódion).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qaːləwɑː]

Noun

ܩܵܠܒ݂ܵܐ • (qālḇā) m sg (plural ܩܵܠܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qālḇē))

1. mould, form
2. pattern
3. (architecture) framework
4. (computing) template, boilerplate

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܵܠܒ݂ܵܐ (qālḇā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܝܼ (qālḇī)		ܩܵܠܒ݂ܲܢ (qālḇan)
	construct	ܩܵܠܸܒ݂ (qāliḇ)	2nd person	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qālḇūḵ)	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qālḇāḵ)	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qālḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܵܐ (qālḇā)	3rd person	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܹܗ (qālḇēh)	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (qālḇāh)	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qālḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (qālḇī)		ܩܵܠܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (qālḇan)
	construct	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (qālḇay)	2nd person	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qālḇūḵ)	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qālḇāḵ)	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qālḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qālḇē)	3rd person	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qālḇūh)	ܩܵܠܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qālḇōh)	ܩܵܠܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qālḇhōn)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܩܐܠܒ

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَالِب (qālib), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον (kalopódion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qal(ə)vɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qal(ə)ve(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܠܒܐ • (qāləḇā) m (plural ܩܠܒܐ)

1. mould, form
2. (architecture) framework

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܠܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܠܒ	ܩܠܒܝܢ
construct	ܩܠܒ	ܩܠܒܝ
emphatic	ܩܠܒܐ	ܩܠܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܠܒܝ	ܩܠܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܠܒܟ	ܩܠܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܠܒܟܝ	ܩܠܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܠܒܗ	ܩܠܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܠܒܗ	ܩܠܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܠܒܢ	ܩܠܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܠܒܟܘܢ	ܩܠܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܠܒܟܝܢ	ܩܠܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܠܒܗܘܢ	ܩܠܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܠܒܗܝܢ	ܩܠܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qˀlb”, 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. 320a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 486a, 506a
• 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, pp. 1306b-1307a