ܪܒܐ
See also: ܕܒܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *rabb-, belonging to the root ܪ-ܒ-ܒ (r-b-b) related to greatness.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܪܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܪܒܢܐ or ܪܒܢܐ or ܪܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܒܬܐ)
Usage notes
The plural ܪܒܢܐ (rabbānēʾ) is used for the sense of “leaders” while the plural ܪܒܢܐ (rawr(ə)ḇānēʾ) is used for the sense of “teachers”. The plural ܪܒܐ (rabbēʾ) is rare for either sense.
Inflection
declension of ܪܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܪܒ | ܪܘܪܒܢܐ ,ܪܒܢܐ ,ܪܒܐ |
| construct | ܪܒ | ܪܘܪܒܢܐ ,ܪܒܢܐ ,ܪܒܐ |
| emphatic | ܪܒܐ | ܪܘܪܒܢܐ ,ܪܒܢܐ ,ܪܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܪܒܝ | ܪܘܪܒܢܝ ,ܪܒܢܝ ,ܪܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܪܒܟ | ܪܘܪܒܢܝܟ ,ܪܒܢܝܟ ,ܪܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܪܒܟܝ | ܪܘܪܒܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܒܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܪܒܗ | ܪܘܪܒܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܒܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܪܒܗ | ܪܘܪܒܢܝܗ ,ܪܒܢܝܗ ,ܪܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܪܒܢ | ܪܘܪܒܢܝܢ ,ܪܒܢܝܢ ,ܪܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܪܒܟܘܢ | ܪܘܪܒܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܒܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܪܒܟܝܢ | ܪܘܪܒܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܒܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܪܒܗܘܢ | ܪܘܪܒܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܪܒܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܪܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܪܒܗܝܢ | ܪܘܪܒܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܒܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܒܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “rb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 334a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 525a
- 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. 1425a-b
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