ܐܒܘܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic אַבּוּבָא (ʾabbūḇā), from Akkadian 𒄀𒁍 (ebbūbum, “flute”); compare Arabic أُنْبُوب (ʔunbūb) and Hebrew אַבּוּב (abúv). The sense of “oboe” is a phono-semantic matching from English.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔabˈbuːwɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ • (abūḇā) m (plural ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (abūḇē))

1. pipe, tube
2. channel, canal
3. (music) oboe; reed, flute

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܝܼ (abūḇī)		ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܲܢ (abūḇan)
	construct	ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ (abūḇ)		2nd person	ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (abūḇūḵ)	ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (abūḇāḵ)	ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (abūḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ (abūḇā)		3rd person	ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܹܗ (abūḇēh)	ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (abūḇāh)	ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (abuḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (abūḇī)		ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (abūḇan)
	construct	ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (abūḇay)		2nd person	ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (abūḇūḵ)	ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (abūḇāḵ)	ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (abūḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (abūḇē)		3rd person	ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (abūḇūh)	ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (abūḇōh)	ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (abuḇhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܲܒܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܪܲܚܡܵܐ (abūḇā draḥmā, “fallopian tube, salpinx uterina”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒄀𒁍 (ebbūbum, “flute”). Compare Arabic أُنْبُوب (ʔunbūb) and Hebrew אַבּוּב (ʾabbûḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔabˈbu.vɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔabˈbu.ve] (plural)

Noun

ܐܒܘܒܐ • (ʾabbūḇā) m (plural ܐܒܘܒܐ)

1. reed, flute
2. pipe, tube
3. channel, canal

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܒܘܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܒܘܒ		1st person	ܐܒܘܒܝ		ܐܒܘܒܢ
	construct	ܐܒܘܒ		2nd person	ܐܒܘܒܟ	ܐܒܘܒܟܝ	ܐܒܘܒܟܘܢ	ܐܒܘܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܒܘܒܐ		3rd person	ܐܒܘܒܗ	ܐܒܘܒܗ	ܐܒܘܒܗܘܢ	ܐܒܘܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܒܘܒܝܢ		1st person	ܐܒܘܒܝ		ܐܒܘܒܝܢ
	construct	ܐܒܘܒܝ		2nd person	ܐܒܘܒܝܟ	ܐܒܘܒܝܟܝ	ܐܒܘܒܝܟܘܢ	ܐܒܘܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܒܘܒܐ		3rd person	ܐܒܘܒܘܗܝ	ܐܒܘܒܝܗ	ܐܒܘܒܝܗܘܢ	ܐܒܘܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܒܘܒܬܐ

References

• “ˀbwb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2008-11-15
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 2a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 2a
• 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, page 3a