ܪܒܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From ܪܒܐ‎ (rabbāʾ, “great”), from the root ܪ-ܒ-ܒ‎ (r-b-b) related to greatness + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ‎ (-ūṯāʾ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [rabbuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rab(bə)wɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܒܘܬܐ • (rabbūṯāʾ) f (plural ܪܒܘܬܐ)

  1. greatness, grandeur, magnificence, majesty
  2. power
  3. importance
  4. esteem, dignity, honour
  5. generosity
  6. size, magnitude
  7. increase, augmentation
Inflection
    declension of ܪܒܘܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܪܒܘ ܪܒܘܢ
construct ܪܒܘܬ ܪܒܘܬ
emphatic ܪܒܘܬܐ ܪܒܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܪܒܘܬܝ ܪܒܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܪܒܘܬܟ ܪܒܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܪܒܘܬܟܝ ܪܒܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܪܒܘܬܗ ܪܒܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܪܒܘܬܗ ܪܒܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܪܒܘܬܢ ܪܒܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܪܒܘܬܟܘܢ ܪܒܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܪܒܘܬܟܝܢ ܪܒܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܪܒܘܬܗܘܢ ܪܒܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܪܒܘܬܗܝܢ ܪܒܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic رِبْوَة‎ (ribwa(t)), Hebrew רְבָבָה‎ (rəḇāḇâ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [rɛbbuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rɛb(bə)wɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Numeral

ܪܒܘܬܐ • (rebbūṯāʾ) f (plural ܪܒܘܬܐ)

  1. myriad, ten thousand
Inflection
    declension of ܪܒܘܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܪܒܘ ܪܒܘܢ
construct ܪܒܘܬ ܪܒܘܬ
emphatic ܪܒܘܬܐ ܪܒܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܪܒܘܬܝ ܪܒܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܪܒܘܬܟ ܪܒܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܪܒܘܬܟܝ ܪܒܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܪܒܘܬܗ ܪܒܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܪܒܘܬܗ ܪܒܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܪܒܘܬܢ ܪܒܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܪܒܘܬܟܘܢ ܪܒܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܪܒܘܬܟܝܢ ܪܒܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܪܒܘܬܗܘܢ ܪܒܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܪܒܘܬܗܝܢ ܪܒܘܬܗܝܢ

References
  • “rbw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-03-19
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 334b, 335a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 526a
  • 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. 1426b
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