ܕܐܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic דֵּאבָא (dēʾḇā), from Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb- (“wolf”); compare Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb), Hebrew זְאֵב (z'év) and Akkadian 𒉡𒌝𒈠 (zībum, “jackall”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [deːvɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [deːwɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [diːvɑː]

Noun

ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ • (dēḇā) m (plural ܕܹܐܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dēḇē) or ܕܹܐ̈ܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܹܐ (dēḇāḇē), feminine ܕܹܐܒ݂ܬܵܐ (dēḇtā))

1. wolf (wild carnivorous mammal largest of the dog family, living and hunting in packs)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܹܐܒ݂ܝܼ (dēḇī)		ܕܹܐܒ݂ܲܢ (dēḇan)
	construct	ܕܹܐܒ݂ (dēḇ)		2nd person	ܕܹܐܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (dēḇūḵ)	ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (dēḇāḵ)	ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dēḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ (dēḇā)		3rd person	ܕܹܐܒ݂ܹܗ (dēḇēh)	ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (dēḇāh)	ܕܹܐܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (dēḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܹܐܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (dēḇī)		ܕܹܐܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (dēḇan)
	construct	ܕܹܐܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (dēḇay)		2nd person	ܕܹܐܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dēḇūḵ)	ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dēḇāḵ)	ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dēḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܹܐܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dēḇē)		3rd person	ܕܹܐܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dēḇūh)	ܕܹܐܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dēḇōh)	ܕܹܐܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dēḇhōn)

Proper noun

ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ • (dēḇā) m

1. (astronomy) The constellation Lupus

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܕܐܝܒܐ, ܕܝܒܐ

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb- (“wolf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [de(ʔ)vɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [de(ʔ)ve] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܐܒܐ • (de’vā) m (plural ܕܐܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܐܒܬܐ)

1. wolf, he-wolf

Usage notes

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܐܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܐܒ		1st person	ܕܐܒܝ		ܕܐܒܢ
	construct	ܕܐܒ		2nd person	ܕܐܒܟ	ܕܐܒܟܝ	ܕܐܒܟܘܢ	ܕܐܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܐܒܐ		3rd person	ܕܐܒܗ	ܕܐܒܗ	ܕܐܒܗܘܢ	ܕܐܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܐܒܝܢ		1st person	ܕܐܒܝ		ܕܐܒܝܢ
	construct	ܕܐܒܝ		2nd person	ܕܐܒܝܟ	ܕܐܒܝܟܝ	ܕܐܒܝܟܘܢ	ܕܐܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܐܒܐ		3rd person	ܕܐܒܘܗܝ	ܕܐܒܝܗ	ܕܐܒܝܗܘܢ	ܕܐܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dˀb”, 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 57a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 81a
• 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 268a