ܫܪܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܪ ܒ (š r b)
2 terms

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃarbə.tɑː]

Noun

ܫܲܪܒܬܵܐ • (šarbtā) f sg (plural ܫܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܬܹܐ (šarḇātē))

1. generation, genealogy
2. tribe, clan, nation, stock
3. order, rank
4. (linguistics) etymology
5. (biology, taxonomy) family

   ܐܲܪ̈ܝܹܐ ܕܝܼܠ ܫܲܪܒܬܵܐ ܫܘܼܢܵܪܵܝܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ. ― aryē dīl šarbtā šūnārāyā ìnā. ― Lions belong to the family Felidae.

6. (modern) race (large genealogical group)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܲܪܒܬܵܐ (šarbtā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܲܪܒܬܝܼ (šarbtī)		ܫܲܪܒܬܲܢ (šarbtan)
	construct	ܫܲܪܒ݂ܲܬ (šarḇat)	2nd person	ܫܲܪܒܬܘܼܟ݂ (šarbtūḵ)	ܫܲܪܒܬܵܟ݂ܝ (šarbtāḵ)	ܫܲܪܒܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šarbtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܪܒܬܵܐ (šarbtā)	3rd person	ܫܲܪܒܬܹܗ (šarbtēh)	ܫܲܪܒܬܵܗ̇ (šarbtāh)	ܫܲܪܒܬܗܘܿܢ (šarbthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܬܝܼ (šarḇātī)		ܫܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܬܲܢ (šarḇātan)
	construct	ܫܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܬ (šarḇāt)	2nd person	ܫܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (šarḇātūḵ)	ܫܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (šarḇātāḵ)	ܫܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šarḇātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܬܹܐ (šarḇātē)	3rd person	ܫܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܬܘܼܗܝ (šarḇātūh)	ܫܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (šarḇātōh)	ܫܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܬܗܘܿܢ (šarḇāthōn)

Derived terms

• ܫܲܪܒܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (šarbtānāyā, “racial”)
• ܐܲܟܬܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ ܫܲܪܒܬܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (aktānūtā šarbtānāytā, “racism”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܫ-ܪ-ܒ (š-r-b) related to propagating.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃarb(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃar(ə)vɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܪܒܬܐ • (šarbṯā) f (plural ܫܪܒܬܐ)

1. generation, genealogy
2. family, tribe, nation, stock, race
3. order, rank
4. (linguistics) etymology

Inflection

    declension of ܫܪܒܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܪܒܐ	ܫܪܒܢ
construct	ܫܪܒܬ	ܫܪܒܬ
emphatic	ܫܪܒܬܐ	ܫܪܒܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܪܒܬܝ	ܫܪܒܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܪܒܬܟ	ܫܪܒܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܪܒܬܟܝ	ܫܪܒܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܪܒܬܗ	ܫܪܒܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܪܒܬܗ	ܫܪܒܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܪܒܬܢ	ܫܪܒܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܪܒܬܟܘܢ	ܫܪܒܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܪܒܬܟܝܢ	ܫܪܒܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܪܒܬܗܘܢ	ܫܪܒܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܪܒܬܗܝܢ	ܫܪܒܬܗܝܢ

References

• “šrbh”, 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. 383a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 597a
• 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. 1601a