ܩܪܒܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Aramaic קְרָב (qrāḇ); also borrowed as Akkadian 𒋡𒊏𒁍 (/qarābu/) and Hebrew קְרָב (krav).
Noun edit
ܩܪܒܐ • (qərāḇā) m (plural ܩܪܒܐ)
- war, battle, fight
- Peshitta, Luke 21, 9.
- ܘܡܐ ܕܫܡܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܘܫܓܘܫ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܘܢ
- When you hear about wars and uprisings, don't fear, (...)
- ܘܡܐ ܕܫܡܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܘܫܓܘܫ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܘܢ
- Peshitta, Luke 21, 9.
- (military) line of battle
Inflection edit
inflection of ܩܪܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܪܒ | ܩܪܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܩܪܒ | ܩܪܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܩܪܒܐ | ܩܪܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܪܒܝ | ܩܪܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܪܒܟ | ܩܪܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܪܒܟܝ | ܩܪܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܪܒܗ | ܩܪܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܪܒܗ | ܩܪܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܪܒܢ | ܩܪܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܪܒܟܘܢ | ܩܪܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܪܒܟܝܢ | ܩܪܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܪܒܗܘܢ | ܩܪܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܪܒܗܝܢ | ܩܪܒܝܗܝܢ |
Antonyms edit
- ܫܝܢܐ (šaynā)
Etymology 2 edit
From the root ܩ-ܪ-ܒ (q-r-b) related to approaching. Cognate with Arabic قَرَابَة (qarāba, “nearness”).
Noun edit
ܩܪܒܐ • (qərāḇā) m (plural ܩܪܒܐ)
Inflection edit
inflection of ܩܪܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܪܒ | ܩܪܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܩܪܒ | ܩܪܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܩܪܒܐ | ܩܪܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܪܒܝ | ܩܪܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܪܒܟ | ܩܪܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܪܒܟܝ | ܩܪܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܪܒܗ | ܩܪܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܪܒܗ | ܩܪܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܪܒܢ | ܩܪܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܪܒܟܘܢ | ܩܪܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܪܒܟܝܢ | ܩܪܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܪܒܗܘܢ | ܩܪܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܪܒܗܝܢ | ܩܪܒܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “qrb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-02-29
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 329a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 517b
- 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. 1401b