ܥܣܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܣ ܒ (ˁ s b)
1 term

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܥܣܒܐ (ʿisbā); cognate to Arabic عُشْب (ʕušb) and Hebrew עֵשֶׂב ('ésev). Doublet of ܣܸܒܵܐ (sibbā, pubic hair).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʕɪsbɑ]

Noun

ܥܸܣܒܵܐ • (ˁisbām (plural ܥܸܣܒܹ̈ܐ (ˁisbē))

  1. (botany) grass, green herb
    Synonym: ܓܸܠܵܐ (gillā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܸܣܒܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܥܣܸܒ݂ (ˁsiḇ) 1st person ܥܸܣܒܝܼ (ˁisbī) ܥܸܣܒܲܢ (ˁisban)
construct ܥܣܸܒ݂ (ˁsiḇ) 2nd person ܥܸܣܒܘܼܟ݂ (ˁisbōḵ) ܥܸܣܒܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁisbāḵ) ܥܸܣܒܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁisbawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܸܣܒܵܐ (ˁisbā) 3rd person ܥܸܣܒܹܗ (ˁisbēh) ܥܸܣܒܵܗ̇ (ˁisbāh) ܥܸܣܒܗܘܿܢ (ˁisbhōn)
plural absolute ܥܸܣܒܝܼ̈ܢ (ˁisbīn) 1st person ܥܸܣܒܝܼ̈ (ˁisbī) ܥܸܣܒܲܢ̈ (ˁisban)
construct ܥܸܣܒܲܝ̈ (ˁisbay) 2nd person ܥܸܣܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁisbōḵ) ܥܸܣܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁisbāḵ) ܥܸܣܒܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁisbawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܸܣܒܹ̈ܐ (ˁisbē) 3rd person ܥܸܣܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁisbūh) ܥܸܣܒܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ˁisbōh) ܥܸܣܒܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ˁisbayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢ ܥܸܣܒܹ̈ܐ (yulpān ˁisbē, phytology)
  • ܥܸܣܒܵܐ ܕܝܵܡܵܐ (ˁisbā d-yāmā, seaweed)
  • ܥܸܣܒܵܐ ܡܲܡܪܥܵܢܵܐ (ˁisbā mamrˁānā, weed, pest, literally damaging grass)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic عُشْب (ʕušb) and Hebrew עֵשֶׂב (ʿḗśeḇ). Possibly related to ܐܙܒܐ (pubic hair).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕɛsbɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕɛs(ə)ve] (plural)

Noun

ܥܣܒܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܣܒܐ)

  1. (botany) grass, green herb

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܣܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܣܒ 1st person ܥܣܒܝ ܥܣܒܢ
construct ܥܣܒ 2nd person ܥܣܒܟ ܥܣܒܟܝ ܥܣܒܟܘܢ ܥܣܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܣܒܐ 3rd person ܥܣܒܗ ܥܣܒܗ ܥܣܒܗܘܢ ܥܣܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܥܣܒܝܢ 1st person ܥܣܒܝ ܥܣܒܝܢ
construct ܥܣܒܝ 2nd person ܥܣܒܝܟ ܥܣܒܝܟܝ ܥܣܒܝܟܘܢ ܥܣܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܣܒܐ 3rd person ܥܣܒܘܗܝ ܥܣܒܝܗ ܥܣܒܝܗܘܢ ܥܣܒܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ˁsb”, 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 258b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 420b
  • 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, →ISBN, page 1118b