ܪܘܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܘ ܒ (r w b)
2 terms

Derived from the verb ܪܵܐܹܒ݂ (rāˀēḇ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [rɑw.bɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [roːbɑː]

Noun

ܪܵܘܒܵܐ • (rāwbā) m sg (plural ܪ̈ܵܘܒܹܐ (rāwbē))

1. noise, clamour, din
2. commotion, ado, hype
3. quarrel, uproar, row

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܵܘܒܵܐ (rāwbā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܵܘܒܝܼ (rāwbī)		ܪܵܘܒܲܢ (rāwban)
	construct	ܪܘܿܒ݂ (rōḇ)	2nd person	ܪܵܘܒܘܼܟ݂ (rāwbūḵ)	ܪܵܘܒܵܟ݂ܝ (rāwbāḵ)	ܪܵܘܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāwbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܵܘܒܵܐ (rāwbā)	3rd person	ܪܵܘܒܹܗ (rāwbēh)	ܪܵܘܒܵܗ̇ (rāwbāh)	ܪܵܘܒܗܘܿܢ (rāwbhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܵܘܒܝܼ̈ (rāwbī)		ܪܵܘܒܲܢ̈ (rāwban)
	construct	ܪܵܘܒܲܝ̈ (rāwbay)	2nd person	ܪܵܘܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (rāwbūḵ)	ܪܵܘܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (rāwbāḵ)	ܪܵܘܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāwbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܵܘܒܹ̈ܐ (rāwbē)	3rd person	ܪܵܘܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (rāwbūh)	ܪܵܘܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (rāwbōh)	ܪܵܘܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ (rāwbhōn)

Derived terms

• ܪܵܘܒܵܢܵܐ (rāwbānā, “noisy”)
• ܪܵܘܒܵܐ ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (rāwbā ḥwārā, “white noise”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Arabic رُبّ (rubb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rubbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rubbe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܒܐ)

1. thickened juice, milk, or honey

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܘܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܘܒ	ܪܘܒܝܢ
construct	ܪܘܒ	ܪܘܒܝ
emphatic	ܪܘܒܐ	ܪܘܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܘܒܝ	ܪܘܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܘܒܟ	ܪܘܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܘܒܟܝ	ܪܘܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܘܒܗ	ܪܘܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܘܒܗ	ܪܘܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܘܒܢ	ܪܘܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܘܒܟܘܢ	ܪܘܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܘܒܟܝܢ	ܪܘܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܘܒܗܘܢ	ܪܘܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܘܒܗܝܢ	ܪܘܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܘ-ܒ (r-w-b) related to rebelling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rawbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rawbe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܒܐ)

1. uproar, clamour, row
2. discord, dissension
3. sedition
4. sound, resounding

Inflection

    inflection of ܪܘܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܘܒ	ܪܘܒܝܢ
construct	ܪܘܒ	ܪܘܒܝ
emphatic	ܪܘܒܐ	ܪܘܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܘܒܝ	ܪܘܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܘܒܟ	ܪܘܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܘܒܟܝ	ܪܘܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܘܒܗ	ܪܘܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܘܒܗ	ܪܘܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܘܒܢ	ܪܘܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܘܒܟܘܢ	ܪܘܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܘܒܟܝܢ	ܪܘܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܘܒܗܘܢ	ܪܘܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܘܒܗܝܢ	ܪܘܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rwb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-03-18
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 321a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 532b
• 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. 1443a-b