ܐܪܢܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܪܢܒܐ

Alternative forms

• ܐܲܪܢܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ (arnūḇā)

Etymology

From Aramaic אַרְנְבָא (ʾarnəḇā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔarnab-; compare Turoyo ܐܱܪܢܘܘܐ (ärnuwo), Arabic أَرْنَب (ʔarnab), and Hebrew אַרְנָב (arnáv).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔar.nə.wɑː]
• (Barwari) IPA^(key): [har.nuːwa]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʕar.nuːwa], [ʔar.nuːwa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔar.nə.vɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܪܢܒ݂ܵܐ • (arnḇā) m or f (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܢܒ݂ܹܐ (arnḇē) or ܐܲܪ̈ܢܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (arnḇāṯā), feminine ܐܲܪܢܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (arnaḇtā))

1. rabbit, hare

Usage notes

This word is traditionally feminine and refers to either sex of rabbit, but is normally masculine in Iraqi Koine where it refers to male rabbits.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܪܢܒ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܪܢܒ݂ܝܼ (arnḇī)		ܐܲܪܢܒ݂ܲܢ (arnḇan)
	construct	ܐܲܪܢܲܒ݂ (arnaḇ)		2nd person	ܐܲܪܢܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (arnḇūḵ)	ܐܲܪܢܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (arnḇāḵ)	ܐܲܪܢܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arnḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܪܢܒ݂ܵܐ (arnḇā)		3rd person	ܐܲܪܢܒ݂ܹܗ (arnḇēh)	ܐܲܪܢܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (arnḇōh)	ܐܲܪܢܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (arnḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܪ̈ܢܒ݂ܝܼ (arnḇī)		ܐܲܪ̈ܢܒ݂ܲܢ (arnḇan)
	construct	ܐܲܪ̈ܢܒ݂ܲܝ (arnḇay)		2nd person	ܐܲܪ̈ܢܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (arnḇūḵ)	ܐܲܪ̈ܢܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (arnḇāḵ)	ܐܲܪ̈ܢܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arnḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܪ̈ܢܒ݂ܹܐ (arnḇē)		3rd person	ܐܲܪ̈ܢܒ݂ܘܼܗܝ (arnḇūh)	ܐܲܪ̈ܢܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (arnḇōh)	ܐܲܪ̈ܢܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (arnḇhōn)

Proper noun

ܐܲܪܢܒ݂ܵܐ • (arnḇā) f

1. (astronomy) Lepus

References

• “ܐܲܪܢܒ݂ܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 October 24 (last accessed)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Akin to Arabic أَرْنَب (ʔarnab) and Hebrew אַרְנָב (ʾarnā́ḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔarn(ə)vɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔarn(ə)ve] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܪܢܒܐ • (ʾarnəḇā) m (plural ܐܪܢܒܐ (ʾarnəḇē))

1. (oncology, pathology) tumor/tumour

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܪܢܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܪܢܒ		1st person	ܐܪܢܒܝ		ܐܪܢܒܢ
	construct	ܐܪܢܒ		2nd person	ܐܪܢܒܟ	ܐܪܢܒܟܝ	ܐܪܢܒܟܘܢ	ܐܪܢܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܢܒܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܢܒܗ	ܐܪܢܒܗ	ܐܪܢܒܗܘܢ	ܐܪܢܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܪܢܒܝܢ		1st person	ܐܪܢܒܝ		ܐܪܢܒܝܢ
	construct	ܐܪܢܒܝ		2nd person	ܐܪܢܒܝܟ	ܐܪܢܒܝܟܝ	ܐܪܢܒܝܟܘܢ	ܐܪܢܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܢܒܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܢܒܘܗܝ	ܐܪܢܒܝܗ	ܐܪܢܒܝܗܘܢ	ܐܪܢܒܝܗܝܢ

Noun

ܐܪܢܒܐ • (ʾarnəḇā) f (plural ܐܪܢܒܐ (ʾarnəḇē))

1. rabbit, hare

Usage notes

While the word is normally considered feminine, it may occasionally be masculine when specifically referring to a male.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܪܢܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܪܢܒ		1st person	ܐܪܢܒܝ		ܐܪܢܒܢ
	construct	ܐܪܢܒ		2nd person	ܐܪܢܒܟ	ܐܪܢܒܟܝ	ܐܪܢܒܟܘܢ	ܐܪܢܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܢܒܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܢܒܗ	ܐܪܢܒܗ	ܐܪܢܒܗܘܢ	ܐܪܢܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܪܢܒܝܢ		1st person	ܐܪܢܒܝ		ܐܪܢܒܝܢ
	construct	ܐܪܢܒܝ		2nd person	ܐܪܢܒܝܟ	ܐܪܢܒܝܟܝ	ܐܪܢܒܝܟܘܢ	ܐܪܢܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܢܒܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܢܒܘܗܝ	ܐܪܢܒܝܗ	ܐܪܢܒܝܗܘܢ	ܐܪܢܒܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܐܪܢܒܐ • (ʾarnəḇā) f

1. (astronomy) Lepus

Synonyms

• ܠܐܓܘܣ

References

• “ˀrnb”, 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 20a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 29b
• Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 393
• 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 103a