ܫܒܒܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܒ ܒ (š b b)
3 terms

Etymology

From ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ (šḇāḇā, “neighbor”) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-utā, the abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃəwɑːwuːtɑː]

Noun

ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ • (šḇāḇūtā) f sg (plural ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šḇāḇwātē))

1. neighborhood
2. district, city quarter
3. nearness, vicinity

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šḇāḇūṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (šḇāḇūṯī)		ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (šḇāḇūṯan)
	construct	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ (šḇāḇūṯ)	2nd person	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (šḇāḇūṯūḵ)	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (šḇāḇūṯāḵ)	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šḇāḇūṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šḇāḇūṯā)	3rd person	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (šḇāḇūṯēh)	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (šḇāḇūṯāh)	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (šḇāḇuṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (šḇāḇwāṯī)		ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (šḇāḇwāṯan)
	construct	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈ (šḇāḇwāṯ)	2nd person	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šḇāḇwāṯūḵ)	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šḇāḇwāṯāḵ)	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šḇāḇwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (šḇāḇwāṯē)	3rd person	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šḇāḇwāṯūh)	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šḇāḇwāṯōh)	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šḇāḇwāṯhōn)

Coordinate terms

• ܡܵܬܵܐ (mātā, “village”), ܡܵܚܘܿܙܵܐ (māḥōzā, “quarter”), ܠܲܩܚܵܐ (laqḥā, “suburb”), ܟܲܦܪܵܐ (kaprā, “town”), ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܿܢܝܼܬܵܐ (mdītōnītā, “town, small city”), ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (mdītā, “city”), ܦܢܝܼܬܵܐ (pnītā, “area, region”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܫܒܒܐ (šəḇāḇā, “neighbor/neighbour”), from Akkadian 𒊭𒁀𒁉𒅎 (/⁠ša bābi⁠/, “doorkeeper?; person belonging to a sector of a city, of a particular area around a section of wall, nearest such a gate or entrance”, literally “of the gate”) + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)vɑvuθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)vɑvwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܫܒܒܘܬܐ • (šəḇāḇūṯā) f (plural ܫܒܒܘܬܐ (šəḇāḇwāṯā))

1. neighborhood/neighbourhood

   Synonyms: ܟܦܪܘܢܐ, ܩܘܪܒܐ

2. district, city quarter
3. nearness, vicinity

Inflection

    declension of ܫܒܒܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܒܒܘ	ܫܒܒܘܢ
construct	ܫܒܒܘܬ	ܫܒܒܘܬ
emphatic	ܫܒܒܘܬܐ	ܫܒܒܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܒܒܘܬܝ	ܫܒܒܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܒܒܘܬܟ	ܫܒܒܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܒܒܘܬܟܝ	ܫܒܒܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܒܒܘܬܗ	ܫܒܒܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܒܒܘܬܗ	ܫܒܒܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܒܒܘܬܢ	ܫܒܒܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܒܒܘܬܟܘܢ	ܫܒܒܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܒܒܘܬܟܝܢ	ܫܒܒܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܒܒܘܬܗܘܢ	ܫܒܒܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܒܒܘܬܗܝܢ	ܫܒܒܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “šbbw”, 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, page 356a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 555b
• 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 1499a