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 • (ˁisbā) m (plural ܥܸܣܒܹ̈ܐ (ˁisbē))
Inflection
| 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 needed) m (plural ܥܣܒܐ)
Inflection
| 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