ܗܒܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܗܒܒܐ

Etymology

Root
ܗ ܒ ܒ (h b b)
2 terms

Inherited from Aramaic הבבא; compare Amharic አበባ (ʾäbäba).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [habbɑːwɑː]

Noun

ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (habbāḇā) m (plural ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (habbāḇē))

1. (botany) flower

   Synonyms: ܦܸܩܚܵܐ (piqḥā), ܘܲܪܕܵܐ (wardā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܝܼ (habbāḇī)		ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܲܢ (habbāḇan)
	construct	ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ (habbāḇ)		2nd person	ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (habbāḇūḵ)	ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (habbāḇāḵ)	ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (habbāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܐ (habbāḇā)		3rd person	ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܹܗ (habbāḇēh)	ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (habbāḇāh)	ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (habbāḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (habbāḇī)		ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (habbāḇan)
	construct	ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (habbāḇay)		2nd person	ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (habbāḇūḵ)	ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (habbāḇāḵ)	ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (habbāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (habbāḇē)		3rd person	ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (habbāḇūh)	ܗܲܒܵܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (habbāḇōh)	ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (habbāḇhōn)

Derived terms

• ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (habbāḇāyā, “floral”)
• ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ ܢܚܵܫܵܐ (habbāḇ nḥāšā, “blue vitriol”)
• ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܬܲܚܠܵܐ (habbāḇā dtaḥlā, “nasturtium”)
• ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܸܠܚܵܐ (habbāḇā dmilḥā, “saltpeter, potassium nitrate”, literally “flower of salt”)

Proper noun

ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (habbāḇā) f

1. a female given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Amharic አበባ (ʾäbäba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [habbɑvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [habbɑve(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܗܒܒܐ • (habbāḇā) m (plural ܗܒܒܐ)

1. flower

   Synonyms: ܣܡܕܪܐ, ܦܩܚܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܒܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܗܒܒ		1st person	ܗܒܒܝ		ܗܒܒܢ
	construct	ܗܒܒ		2nd person	ܗܒܒܟ	ܗܒܒܟܝ	ܗܒܒܟܘܢ	ܗܒܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܒܒܐ		3rd person	ܗܒܒܗ	ܗܒܒܗ	ܗܒܒܗܘܢ	ܗܒܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܗܒܒܝܢ		1st person	ܗܒܒܝ		ܗܒܒܝܢ
	construct	ܗܒܒܝ		2nd person	ܗܒܒܝܟ	ܗܒܒܝܟܝ	ܗܒܒܝܟܘܢ	ܗܒܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܒܒܐ		3rd person	ܗܒܒܘܗܝ	ܗܒܒܝܗ	ܗܒܒܝܗܘܢ	ܗܒܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܗܒܬܐ (habbəṯā)

References

• “hbbˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-16
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 72a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 99a
• 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, p. 328a