ܟܪܘܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Hebrew כְּרוּב (kərûḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)rovɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [k(ə)rove(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܘܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܪܘܒܐ)

1. cherub

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܪܘܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܪܘܒ		1st person	ܟܪܘܒܝ		ܟܪܘܒܢ
	construct	ܟܪܘܒ		2nd person	ܟܪܘܒܟ	ܟܪܘܒܟܝ	ܟܪܘܒܟܘܢ	ܟܪܘܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܘܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܘܒܗ	ܟܪܘܒܗ	ܟܪܘܒܗܘܢ	ܟܪܘܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܪܘܒܝܢ		1st person	ܟܪܘܒܝ		ܟܪܘܒܝܢ
	construct	ܟܪܘܒܝ		2nd person	ܟܪܘܒܝܟ	ܟܪܘܒܝܟܝ	ܟܪܘܒܝܟܘܢ	ܟܪܘܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܘܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܘܒܘܗܝ	ܟܪܘܒܝܗ	ܟܪܘܒܝܗܘܢ	ܟܪܘܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܟܪܘܒܝܐ

Descendants

• → Aghwan: 𐕣𐕙𐕒𐔱𐔰 (kroba)
• → Old Armenian: քերովբէ (kʻerovbē) (or from Greek)

Etymology 2

From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܒ (k-r-b) related to ploughing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑrovɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɑrove(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܘܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܪܘܒܐ)

1. ploughman
2. plough

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܪܘܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܪܘܒ		1st person	ܟܪܘܒܝ		ܟܪܘܒܢ
	construct	ܟܪܘܒ		2nd person	ܟܪܘܒܟ	ܟܪܘܒܟܝ	ܟܪܘܒܟܘܢ	ܟܪܘܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܘܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܘܒܗ	ܟܪܘܒܗ	ܟܪܘܒܗܘܢ	ܟܪܘܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܪܘܒܝܢ		1st person	ܟܪܘܒܝ		ܟܪܘܒܝܢ
	construct	ܟܪܘܒܝ		2nd person	ܟܪܘܒܝܟ	ܟܪܘܒܝܟܝ	ܟܪܘܒܝܟܘܢ	ܟܪܘܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܘܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܘܒܘܗܝ	ܟܪܘܒܝܗ	ܟܪܘܒܝܗܘܢ	ܟܪܘܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “krwb”, 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, pp. 161b, 410b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 224b-225a
• 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, p. 647b