ܟܘܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܘܒܐ

ܐܬܐ ܕܟܘܒܐ

Etymology 1

From Spanish Cuba.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kuːbɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃuːbɑː]

Proper noun

ܟܘܼܒܵܐ • (kuba) f

1. Cuba (a country, and the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean; capital and largest city: Havana).

Derived terms

• ܟܘܼܒܢܵܝܵܐ (kubnaya, “Cuban”)

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic كُبّ (kubb) and Hebrew כּוּב (kuv).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kub.bɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃub.bɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܒܵܐ • (kubba) m (plural ܟܘܼܒܹ̈ܐ (kubbe))

1. thorn
2. thorny staff

Declension

Inflection of ܟܘܼܒܵܐ (kūbā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܘܼܒܝܼ (kūbī)		ܟܘܼܒܲܢ (kūban)
	construct	ܟܘܼܒ (kūb)	2nd person	ܟܘܼܒܘܼܟ݂ (kūbūḵ)	ܟܘܼܒܵܟ݂ܝ (kūbāḵ)	ܟܘܼܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܒܵܐ (kūbā)	3rd person	ܟܘܼܒܹܗ (kūbēh)	ܟܘܼܒܵܗ̇ (kūbāh)	ܟܘܼܒܗܘܿܢ (kubhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܘܼܒܝܼ̈ (kūbī)		ܟܘܼܒܲܢ̈ (kūban)
	construct	ܟܘܼܒܲܝ̈ (kūbay)	2nd person	ܟܘܼܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kūbūḵ)	ܟܘܼܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kūbāḵ)	ܟܘܼܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܒܹ̈ܐ (kūbē)	3rd person	ܟܘܼܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kūbūh)	ܟܘܼܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kūbōh)	ܟܘܼܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kubhōn)

Synonyms

• ܕܲܪܕܪܵܐ (dārdra)

Etymology 3

From Byzantine Greek κούπα (koúpa), κοῦπα (koûpa) from Latin cuppa, cūpa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kub.bɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃub.bɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܒܵܐ • (kubba) m (plural ܟܘܼܒܹ̈ܐ (kubbe))

1. goblet: a drinking glass with a foot and a stem.

Declension

Inflection of ܟܘܼܒܵܐ (kūbā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܘܼܒܝܼ (kūbī)		ܟܘܼܒܲܢ (kūban)
	construct	ܟܘܼܒ (kūb)	2nd person	ܟܘܼܒܘܼܟ݂ (kūbūḵ)	ܟܘܼܒܵܟ݂ܝ (kūbāḵ)	ܟܘܼܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܒܵܐ (kūbā)	3rd person	ܟܘܼܒܹܗ (kūbēh)	ܟܘܼܒܵܗ̇ (kūbāh)	ܟܘܼܒܗܘܿܢ (kubhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܘܼܒܝܼ̈ (kūbī)		ܟܘܼܒܲܢ̈ (kūban)
	construct	ܟܘܼܒܲܝ̈ (kūbay)	2nd person	ܟܘܼܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kūbūḵ)	ܟܘܼܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kūbāḵ)	ܟܘܼܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܒܹ̈ܐ (kūbē)	3rd person	ܟܘܼܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kūbūh)	ܟܘܼܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kūbōh)	ܟܘܼܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kubhōn)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kubbɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kubbe] (plural)

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic كُبّ (kubb) and Hebrew כּוּב (kûḇ).

Noun

ܟܘܒܐ • (kubbā) m (plural ܟܘܒܐ (kubbē))

1. thorn
2. thorny staff

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܘܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܘܒ	ܟܘܒܝܢ
construct	ܟܘܒ	ܟܘܒܝ
emphatic	ܟܘܒܐ	ܟܘܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܒܝ	ܟܘܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܒܟ	ܟܘܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܒܟܝ	ܟܘܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܒܗ	ܟܘܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܒܗ	ܟܘܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܒܢ	ܟܘܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܒܟܘܢ	ܟܘܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܒܟܝܢ	ܟܘܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܒܗܘܢ	ܟܘܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܒܗܝܢ	ܟܘܒܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܕܪܕܪܐ (dardərā)
• ܚܘܚܐ (ḥōḥā)

Etymology 2

From Byzantine Greek κούπα (koúpa), κοῦπα (koûpa) from Latin cuppa, cūpa.

Noun

ܟܘܒܐ • (kubbā) m (plural ܟܘܒܐ (kubbē))

1. cup, goblet, vessel

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܘܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܘܒ	ܟܘܒܝܢ
construct	ܟܘܒ	ܟܘܒܝ
emphatic	ܟܘܒܐ	ܟܘܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܒܝ	ܟܘܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܒܟ	ܟܘܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܒܟܝ	ܟܘܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܒܗ	ܟܘܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܒܗ	ܟܘܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܒܢ	ܟܘܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܒܟܘܢ	ܟܘܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܒܟܝܢ	ܟܘܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܒܗܘܢ	ܟܘܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܒܗܝܢ	ܟܘܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “kwb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kwb²”, 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 152a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 207a
• 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 602b-603a