ܟܪܒܐ

See also: ܟܕܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܒ (k-r-b) related to ploughing. Compare Akkadian 𒅗𒊐𒄭 (/⁠karapḫu⁠/) and Hebrew כְּרָב (kərāḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)rɑvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [k(ə)rɑve(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܪܒܐ)

1. (agriculture) ploughing, tilling
2. fallow
3. furrow

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܪܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܪܒ		1st person	ܟܪܒܝ		ܟܪܒܢ
	construct	ܟܪܒ		2nd person	ܟܪܒܟ	ܟܪܒܟܝ	ܟܪܒܟܘܢ	ܟܪܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܒܗ	ܟܪܒܗ	ܟܪܒܗܘܢ	ܟܪܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܪܒܝܢ		1st person	ܟܪܒܝ		ܟܪܒܝܢ
	construct	ܟܪܒܝ		2nd person	ܟܪܒܝܟ	ܟܪܒܝܟܝ	ܟܪܒܝܟܘܢ	ܟܪܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܒܘܗܝ	ܟܪܒܝܗ	ܟܪܒܝܗܘܢ	ܟܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [karrɑvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [karrɑve(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܪܒܐ)

1. ploughman

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܪܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܪܒ		1st person	ܟܪܒܝ		ܟܪܒܢ
	construct	ܟܪܒ		2nd person	ܟܪܒܟ	ܟܪܒܟܝ	ܟܪܒܟܘܢ	ܟܪܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܒܗ	ܟܪܒܗ	ܟܪܒܗܘܢ	ܟܪܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܪܒܝܢ		1st person	ܟܪܒܝ		ܟܪܒܝܢ
	construct	ܟܪܒܝ		2nd person	ܟܪܒܝܟ	ܟܪܒܝܟܝ	ܟܪܒܝܟܘܢ	ܟܪܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܒܘܗܝ	ܟܪܒܝܗ	ܟܪܒܝܗܘܢ	ܟܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek κράμβη (krámbē). Compare Arabic كُرُنْب (kurunb) and Hebrew כְּרוּב (kərûḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)rɑvɑ(ʔ)], [k(ə)rabbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [k(ə)rɑve(ʔ)], [k(ə)rabbe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܪܒܐ)

1. (botany) cabbage, cauliflower

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܪܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܪܒ		1st person	ܟܪܒܝ		ܟܪܒܢ
	construct	ܟܪܒ		2nd person	ܟܪܒܟ	ܟܪܒܟܝ	ܟܪܒܟܘܢ	ܟܪܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܒܗ	ܟܪܒܗ	ܟܪܒܗܘܢ	ܟܪܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܪܒܝܢ		1st person	ܟܪܒܝ		ܟܪܒܝܢ
	construct	ܟܪܒܝ		2nd person	ܟܪܒܝܟ	ܟܪܒܝܟܝ	ܟܪܒܝܟܘܢ	ܟܪܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܒܘܗܝ	ܟܪܒܝܗ	ܟܪܒܝܗܘܢ	ܟܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܟܪܒܐ ܕܕܒܪܐ
• ܟܪܒܐ ܕܡܝܐ

References

• “krb”, 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, p. 161b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 224b
• 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, pp. 646b-647a