ܪܒܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From ܪܒܐ (rabbā, “great”), from the root ܪ-ܒ-ܒ (r-b-b) related to greatness + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rabbuθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rab(bə)wɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܪܒܘܬܐ • (rabbūṯā) f (plural ܪܒܘܬܐ (rabbəwāṯā))

1. greatness, grandeur, magnificence, majesty
2. power
3. importance
4. esteem, dignity, honour
5. generosity
6. size, magnitude
7. increase, augmentation

Inflection

    declension of ܪܒܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܒܘ	ܪܒܘܢ
construct	ܪܒܘܬ	ܪܒܘܬ
emphatic	ܪܒܘܬܐ	ܪܒܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܒܘܬܝ	ܪܒܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܒܘܬܟ	ܪܒܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܒܘܬܟܝ	ܪܒܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܒܘܬܗ	ܪܒܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܒܘܬܗ	ܪܒܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܒܘܬܢ	ܪܒܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܒܘܬܟܘܢ	ܪܒܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܒܘܬܟܝܢ	ܪܒܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܒܘܬܗܘܢ	ܪܒܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܒܘܬܗܝܢ	ܪܒܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew רְבָבָה (rəḇāḇā́).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛbbuθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rɛb(bə)wɑθɑ] (plural)

Numeral

ܪܒܘܬܐ • (rebbūṯā) f (plural ܪܒܘܬܐ (rebbəwāṯā))

1. myriad, ten thousand

Inflection

    declension of ܪܒܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܒܘ	ܪܒܘܢ
construct	ܪܒܘܬ	ܪܒܘܬ
emphatic	ܪܒܘܬܐ	ܪܒܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܒܘܬܝ	ܪܒܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܒܘܬܟ	ܪܒܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܒܘܬܟܝ	ܪܒܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܒܘܬܗ	ܪܒܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܒܘܬܗ	ܪܒܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܒܘܬܢ	ܪܒܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܒܘܬܟܘܢ	ܪܒܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܒܘܬܟܝܢ	ܪܒܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܒܘܬܗܘܢ	ܪܒܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܒܘܬܗܝܢ	ܪܒܘܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: رِبِّيُّونَ (ribbiyyūna)
• → Arabic: رِبْوَة (ribwa)

References

• “rbw²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-03-19
• “rbw”, 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, pages 334b, 335a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 526a
• 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 1426b