ܫܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא‎ (šabbəṯā) ultimately borrowed from Hebrew שַׁבָּת‎ (shabát); compare Arabic السَّبْت‎ (as-sabt).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃab.tɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʃab.θɑː]

Proper noun

ܫܲܒܬܵܐ • (šabtā) f (plural ܫܲܒܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šabātē))

1. Saturday (the final day of the week following Friday and proceeding Sunday)

   ‏ܒܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ، ܙܒ݂ܝܼܢܝܼ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ، ܬܪܹܝܢ ܡܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ، ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ، ܘܒܹܥܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܘܼܩܵܐ ܕܫܲܒܬܵܐ.‎‎

   b-qaydāmtā, zḇinī ḥamšā ḥabušē, trē muzē, ḥalḇā, w-bēʿē min šuqā d-šabtā.

   In the morning, I bought five apples, two bananas, milk and eggs from the Saturday market.

2. Sabbath
   • Luke 23:56:

     ‏ܕܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ ܘܗܘܼܕܸܪܗܘܿܢ ܒܸܣܡܹ̈ܐ ܘܗܹܪ̈ܘܿܡܹܐ، ܘܒܫܲܒܬܵܐ ܫܠܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܦܘܼܩܕܵܢܵܐ.‎‎

     dirhon w-hudirhon bismē w-hēromē, w-b-šabtā šlīlhon ayḵ puqdānā.

     Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.

Noun

ܫܲܒܬܵܐ • (šabtā) f (plural ܫܲܒܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šabātē))

1. Saturday
2. week

See also

• ܝܵܘܡܵܐ‎ (yāwmā, “day”)
• ܫܲܒ݂ܘܼܥܵܐ‎ (šaḇuʿā, “week”)
• ܫܘܼܠܵܡܵܐ ܕܫܲܒܘܼܥܵܐ‎ (šulāmā d-šaḇuʿā, “weekend”)

(days of the week) ܝܘܵܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܫܲܒ݂ܘܼܥܵܐ‎ (yāwmānē d-šaḇuʿā); ܚܲܕ݇ܒ݂ܫܵܒܵܐ‎ (ḥaḇšābā), ܬܪܹܝܢ݇ܒ݂ܫܵܒܵܐ‎ (trēḇšābā), ܬܠܵܬܵܒ݂ܫܵܒܵܐ‎ (tlātāḇšābā), ܐܲܪܒܥܵܒ݂ܫܵܒܵܐ‎ (arbʿāḇšābā), ܚܲܡܫܵܒ݂ܫܵܒܵܐ‎ (ḥamšāḇšābā), ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ‎ (ʿruḇtā), ܫܲܒܬܵܐ (šabtā) ^{(Category: aii:Days of the week)}

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic السَّبْت‎ (as-sabt) and Hebrew שַׁבָּת‎ (šabbāṯ).

Alternative forms

• ܫܘܒܬܐ‎

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃabb(ə)θɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܒܬܐ • (šabbəṯā) f (plural ܫܒܐ‎)

1. Sabbath, Saturday
2. week

   Synonym: ܫܒܘܥܐ‎

Inflection

    declension of ܫܒܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܒܐ	ܫܒܝܢ
construct	ܫܒܬ	ܫܒܝ
emphatic	ܫܒܬܐ	ܫܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܒܬܝ	ܫܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܒܬܟ	ܫܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܒܬܟܝ	ܫܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܒܬܗ	ܫܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܒܬܗ	ܫܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܒܬܢ	ܫܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܒܬܟܘܢ	ܫܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܒܬܟܝܢ	ܫܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܒܬܗܘܢ	ܫܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܒܬܗܝܢ	ܫܒܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: շաբաթ (šabatʿ)
  • Armenian: շաբաթ (šabatʿ)
  • → Old Georgian: შაბათი (šabati), შაფათი (šapati)
    • Georgian: შაბათი (šabati)
      • → Adyghe: шэмбэт (šembet)
      • → Bats: შაბათ (šabat)
      • → Chechen: шот (šot)
      • → Ingush: шоатта (šoatta)
      • → Mingrelian: შაბათი (šabati)
      • → Kabardian: щэбэт (śebet)

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒅆𒂍𒌈 (/šibittu/); cognate to Persian شوید‎ (ševid), Hebrew שֶׁבֶת‎ (šéḇeṯ), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic שִׁיבְתָא‎ (šiḇəṯā), Old Armenian սամիթ (samitʿ). Arabic شِبِثّ‎ (šibiṯṯ) comes via Aramaic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)vɛttɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܒܬܐ • (šəḇettā) f (uncountable)

1. dill

References

• “šbh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “šbt”, 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, 358b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 558a
• 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 1507a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܫܒܬܐ‎ (šabbəṯā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃabθo/

Noun

ܫܰܒܬ݂ܳܐ • (šabṯo) m (plural ܫܰܒܶܐ‎ (šabe))

1. week
2. Saturday

See also

• ܫܰܬܳܐ‎ (šato, “year”)
• ܝܰܪܚܳܐ‎ (yarḥo, “month”)
• ܝܰܘܡܳܐ‎ (yawmo, “day”)
• ܣܰܥܰܐ‎ (saca, “hour”), ܫܳܥܬ݂ܳܐ‎ (šocṯo, “hour”)
• ܕܰܩܩܰܐ‎ (daqqa, “minute”), ܩܰܛܷܢܬܳܐ‎ (qaṭënto, “minute”)
• ܨܰܢܝـܝܶܐ‎ (ṣaniye, “second”), ܪܦܳܦܳܐ‎ (rfofo, “second”)