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

	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

	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܘܒ		1st person	ܟܘܒܝ		ܟܘܒܢ
	construct	ܟܘܒ		2nd person	ܟܘܒܟ	ܟܘܒܟܝ	ܟܘܒܟܘܢ	ܟܘܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܘܒܗ	ܟܘܒܗ	ܟܘܒܗܘܢ	ܟܘܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܘܒܝܢ		1st person	ܟܘܒܝ		ܟܘܒܝܢ
	construct	ܟܘܒܝ		2nd person	ܟܘܒܝܟ	ܟܘܒܝܟܝ	ܟܘܒܝܟܘܢ	ܟܘܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܘܒܘܗܝ	ܟܘܒܝܗ	ܟܘܒܝܗܘܢ	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܘܒ		1st person	ܟܘܒܝ		ܟܘܒܢ
	construct	ܟܘܒ		2nd person	ܟܘܒܟ	ܟܘܒܟܝ	ܟܘܒܟܘܢ	ܟܘܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܘܒܗ	ܟܘܒܗ	ܟܘܒܗܘܢ	ܟܘܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܘܒܝܢ		1st person	ܟܘܒܝ		ܟܘܒܝܢ
	construct	ܟܘܒܝ		2nd person	ܟܘܒܝܟ	ܟܘܒܝܟܝ	ܟܘܒܝܟܘܢ	ܟܘܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܘܒܘܗܝ	ܟܘܒܝܗ	ܟܘܒܝܗܘܢ	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