ܝܬܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܬ ܒ (w t b)
6 terms

Spelling based on Classical Syriac ܝܬܒ, from Aramaic יתֵב (yəṯeḇ); compare Hebrew יָשַׁב (yasháv) and Arabic وَثَبَ (waṯaba).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jɑːθeːw]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔaːtu]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [jɑːtuː], [ʔɑːtivː]

Verb

ܝܵܬ݂ܹܒ݂ • (yāṯēḇ)

1. (intransitive) to sit, sit down

   ܦܲܕܩܘܼܢ، ܝܬ݂ܘܿܒ݂ܘܼܢ ― padqūn, ṯōḇūn ― Please, take a seat

   ܝܬ݂ܘܿܒ݂ ܥܲܠ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ ― ṯōḇ ˁal hānā kursyā ― Sit on this chair

2. (intransitive) to inhabit, dwell; settle down (in a location)

   ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܝܘܲܬܝ ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܥܲܙܝܼܙܬܵܐ؟ ― aykā wat ṯīḇtā ˁazīztā? ― Where are you settled down dear?

3. (intransitive) to fit (have sufficient space)

   Synonym: ܠܵܚܹܡ (lāḥēm)

   ܨܲܘܸܠܬܝܼ ܠܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܝܼܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼ. ― ṣawwiltī lā ìlāh bīṯāḇā ilī. ― My shoe is not fitting me.

   ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܬ݂ܒ݂ܲܚ ܟܠܲܢ ܒܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ. ― lā kē yāṯḇaḥ kullan braddāytā. ― We will not all fit in the car.

4. (intransitive) to wake up

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܝܵܬ݂ܹܒ݂

gerund	ܝܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṯāḇā)
verbal noun	ܝܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṯāḇā)
		singular				plural
passive participle	m	ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṯīḇā)				ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ṯīḇē)
	f	ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ (ṯīḇtā)
agent noun	m	ܝܵܬ݂ܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ (yāṯōḇā)				ܝܵܬ݂ܘܿܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (yāṯōḇē)
	f	ܝܵܬ݂ܘܿܒ݂ܬܵܐ (yāṯōḇtā)				ܝܵܬ݂ܘܿܒ݂ܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yāṯōḇyāṯā)
instance noun		ܝܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (ṯāḇtā)				ܝܬ݂ܵܒ݂̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṯāḇyāṯā)
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ ܠܝܼ (ṯīḇ lī)	ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ṯīḇ lūḵ)	ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ ܠܹܗ (ṯīḇ lēh)	ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ ܠܲܢ (ṯīḇ lan)	ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṯīḇ lāwḵōn)	ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ṯīḇ lhōn)
	f		ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ṯīḇ lāḵ)	ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (ṯīḇ lāh)
non-past	m	ܝܵܬ݂ܒ݂ܹܢ (yāṯḇēn)	ܝܵܬ݂ܒ݂ܹܬ (yāṯḇēt)	ܝܵܬ݂ܹܒ݂ (yāṯēḇ)	ܝܵܬ݂ܒ݂ܲܚ (yāṯḇaḥ)	ܝܵܬ݂ܒ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (yāṯḇītōn)	ܝܵܬ݂ܒ݂ܝܼ (yāṯḇī)
	f	ܝܵܬ݂ܒ݂ܵܢ (yāṯḇān)	ܝܵܬ݂ܒ݂ܵܬܝ (yāṯḇāt)	ܝܵܬ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ (yāṯḇā)
imperative	m		ܝܬ݂ܘܿܒ݂ (ṯōḇ)			ܝܬ݂ܘܿܒ݂ܘܼܢ (ṯōḇūn)
	f		ܝܬ݂ܘܿܒ݂ܝ (ṯōḇ)
passive past	m	ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܸܢ (ṯīḇin)	ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܸܬ (ṯīḇit)	ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ (ṯīḇ)	ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܸܚ (ṯīḇiḥ)	ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (ṯīḇītōn)	ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܝܼ (ṯīḇī)
	f	ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܲܢ (ṯīḇan)	ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܲܬܝ (ṯīḇat)	ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṯīḇā)

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Derived terms

• ܡܝܲܬܸܒ݂ (myattiḇ)
• ܡܲܬܸܒ݂ (mattiḇ)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܬ ܒ
3 terms

Compare Arabic وَثَبَ (waṯaba) and Hebrew יָשַׁב (yāšaḇ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): /jətɛb/, [ˈʔi.θɛv]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʔi.θɪw]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʔiˈθew], [ʔiˈθeb]

Verb

ܝܬܒ • (ʾīṯeḇ) (imperfect ܢܬܒ (netteḇ)) (peal construction)

1. to sit, sit down; be seated
2. to reside, dwell, settle, inhabit, live
3. to be inhabited, be habitable
4. to stay, remain
5. to lie, lie down
6. to meet, be situated
7. to incubate
8. to reign
9. (with ܥܠ (ʿal)) to encamp, besiege
10. (with ܥܠ (ʿal) + an animal) to ride
11. (with ܥܠ (ʿal)) to board; embark
12. to be quiet, tranquil

References

• “ytb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-07-19
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 146a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 198b-199a
• 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, pages 587a-588a