ܛܒܥܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܛ-ܒ-ܥ
1 term

From Akkadian 𒋰 (/⁠ṭepû, ṭapû⁠/, “to attach, to append”, to imprint or impress said of seals), from Akkadian 𒁾𒁍𒌝 (ṭuppum, “tablet, inscription, impressed markings in clay or other materials”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub). Compare Arabic طَابَع (ṭābaʕ) and Hebrew טֶבַע (ṭéḇaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤavʕɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤavʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܛܒܥܐ • (ṭaḇʿā) m (plural ܛܒܥܐ (ṭaḇʿē))

1. seal, impression
2. signet, stamp, mold/mould, die
3. gem, precious stone
4. (numismatics) coin
5. (anatomy) hymen
6. (medicine) pill
7. (Christianity) eucharistic bread signed with the cross
8. authenticity
9. signature
10. text
11. opinion
12. type, style, character, meter/metre
13. quagmire, muddy spot

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܒܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܛܒܥ		1st person	ܛܒܥܝ		ܛܒܥܢ
	construct	ܛܒܥ		2nd person	ܛܒܥܟ	ܛܒܥܟܝ	ܛܒܥܟܘܢ	ܛܒܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܒܥܐ		3rd person	ܛܒܥܗ	ܛܒܥܗ	ܛܒܥܗܘܢ	ܛܒܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܛܒܥܝܢ		1st person	ܛܒܥܝ		ܛܒܥܝܢ
	construct	ܛܒܥܝ		2nd person	ܛܒܥܝܟ	ܛܒܥܝܟܝ	ܛܒܥܝܟܘܢ	ܛܒܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܒܥܐ		3rd person	ܛܒܥܘܗܝ	ܛܒܥܝܗ	ܛܒܥܝܗܘܢ	ܛܒܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܛ-ܒ-ܥ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə)vɑʕɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə)vɑʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܛܒܥܐ • (ṭḇāʿā) m (plural ܛܒܥܐ (ṭḇāʿē))

1. sealing, setting
2. mold/mould
3. sunset

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܒܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܛܒܥ		1st person	ܛܒܥܝ		ܛܒܥܢ
	construct	ܛܒܥ		2nd person	ܛܒܥܟ	ܛܒܥܟܝ	ܛܒܥܟܘܢ	ܛܒܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܒܥܐ		3rd person	ܛܒܥܗ	ܛܒܥܗ	ܛܒܥܗܘܢ	ܛܒܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܛܒܥܝܢ		1st person	ܛܒܥܝ		ܛܒܥܝܢ
	construct	ܛܒܥܝ		2nd person	ܛܒܥܝܟ	ܛܒܥܝܟܝ	ܛܒܥܝܟܘܢ	ܛܒܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܒܥܐ		3rd person	ܛܒܥܘܗܝ	ܛܒܥܝܗ	ܛܒܥܝܗܘܢ	ܛܒܥܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṭbˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ṭbˁ²”, 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, pages 122a–b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 167a
• 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 512a