ܪܒܝܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܪܒܝܥܐ

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܒ ܥ‎ (r b ˁ)
6 terms

Compare Arabic رَبِيع‎ (rabīʕ) and Hebrew רְבִיעָה‎ (rəḇîʿâ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [rviːʕɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [rviːʔɑː], [rviːjɑː]

Noun

ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ • (rḇīˁā) m (plural ܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼܥܹܐ (rḇīˁē))

1. spring (season when plants bloom and dormant animals spring to life)

   Synonyms: ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢ̈ܝܼܣܵܢܹܐ‎ (bēy nīsānē), ܬܸܕ݂ܐܵܐ‎ (tiḏˀā)

2. square tabor, tambourine, timbrel

Usage notes

• ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (rḇīˁā) is used mostly in formal settings and technical contexts (as in e.g. * ܫܲܘܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܝܬܵܐ‎ (šawyutā rḇīˁāytā, “vernal equinox”)) or poetic contexts. In colloquial speech, ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ‎ (bēy nīsānē) predominates.

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܒܝܼܥܵܐ (rbīˁā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܒܝܼܥܝܼ‎ (rbiˁī)		ܪܒܝܼܥܲܢ‎ (rbīˁan)
	construct	ܪܒܝܼܥ‎ (rbiˁ)	2nd person	ܪܒܝܼܥܘܼܟ݂‎ (rbiˁuḵ)	ܪܒܝܼܥܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (rbīˁāḵ)	ܪܒܝܼܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (rbīˁāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܪܒܝܼܥܵܐ (rbīˁā)	3rd person	ܪܒܝܼܥܹܗ‎ (rbīˁēh)	ܪܒܝܼܥܘܿܗ̇‎ (rbiˁoh)	ܪܒܝܼܥܗܘܿܢ‎ (rbiˁhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܪ̈ܒܝܼܥܝܼ‎ (rbiˁī)		ܪ̈ܒܝܼܥܲܢ‎ (rbīˁan)
	construct	ܪ̈ܒܝܼܥܲܝ‎ (rbīˁay)	2nd person	ܪ̈ܒܝܼܥܘܼܟ݂‎ (rbiˁuḵ)	ܪ̈ܒܝܼܥܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (rbīˁāḵ)	ܪ̈ܒܝܼܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (rbīˁāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܪ̈ܒܝܼܥܹܐ (rbīˁē)	3rd person	ܪ̈ܒܝܼܥܘܗܝ‎ (rbiˁwh)	ܪ̈ܒܝܼܥܘܿܗ̇‎ (rbiˁoh)	ܪ̈ܒܝܼܥܗܘܿܢ‎ (rbiˁhon)

Derived terms

• ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܝܵܐ‎ (rḇīˁāyā, “springlike, vernal; fourth”)
• ܫܲܘܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܝܬܵܐ‎ (šawyutā rḇīˁāytā, “vernal equinox”)

See also

(seasons) ܐܸܩܡܹ̈ܐ‎ (iqmē); ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (rḇīˁā) or ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ‎ (bēy nīsānē, “spring”), ܩܲܝܛܵܐ‎ (qayṭā, “summer”), ܬܸܫܪ̈ܝܵܘܵܬܹܐ‎ (tišryāwātē, “autumn”), ܣܸܬܘܵܐ‎ (sitwā, “winter”), ^{(Category: aii:Seasons)}

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܪ-ܒ-ܥ‎ (r-b-ʿ) related to the number four. Compare Arabic رَبِيع‎ (rabīʕ) and Hebrew רְבִיעָה‎ (rəḇîʿâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [r(ə)viʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [r(ə)viʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܒܝܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܒܝܥܐ)

1. square tabor, tambourine, timbrel
2. early rain, spring rain
3. spring (season)

   Synonym: ܬܕܐܐ‎

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܒܝܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܒܝܥ‎	ܪܒܝܥܝܢ‎
construct	ܪܒܝܥ‎	ܪܒܝܥܝ‎
emphatic	ܪܒܝܥܐ	ܪܒܝܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܒܝܥܝ‎	ܪܒܝܥܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܒܝܥܟ‎	ܪܒܝܥܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܒܝܥܟܝ‎	ܪܒܝܥܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܒܝܥܗ‎	ܪܒܝܥܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܒܝܥܗ‎	ܪܒܝܥܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܒܝܥܢ‎	ܪܒܝܥܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܒܝܥܟܘܢ‎	ܪܒܝܥܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܒܝܥܟܝܢ‎	ܪܒܝܥܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܒܝܥܗܘܢ‎	ܪܒܝܥܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܒܝܥܗܝܢ‎	ܪܒܝܥܝܗܝܢ‎

References

• “rbyˁ”, 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. 336a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 526b
• 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. 1428b