ܢܩܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܩ ܒ (n q b)
2 terms

Alternative forms

• ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܐ (niqḇā)

Etymology

Compare Hebrew נְקֵבָה (nekevá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nɪqbəθaː]
• (Bakhdede) IPA^(key): [nqɪpθa]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [nɪqwa]

Noun

ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܐ • (niqbṯā) f sg (plural ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (niqḇāṯē), masculine ܕܸܟ݂ܪܵܐ (diḵrā))

1. female

   Antonyms: ܕܸܟ݂ܪܵܐ (diḵrā), ܐܘܼܪܙܵܐ (urzā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܝܼ (niqbṯī)		ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܲܢ (niqbṯan)
	construct	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܲܬ݂ (niqḇaṯ)		2nd person	ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (niqbṯūḵ)	ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (niqbṯāḵ)	ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (niqbṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܐ (niqbṯā)		3rd person	ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܹܗ (niqbṯēh)	ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (niqbṯāh)	ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (niqbṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (niqḇāṯī)		ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (niqḇāṯan)
	construct	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂̈ (niqḇāṯ)		2nd person	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (niqḇāṯūḵ)	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (niqḇāṯāḵ)	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (niqḇāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (niqḇāṯē)		3rd person	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (niqḇāṯūh)	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (niqḇāṯōh)	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (niqḇāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (niqbṯānāyā, “female, feminine”)
• ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (niqbṯānāˀīṯ, “in a feminine way, in the feminine gender”)
• ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (niqbṯānāyūtā, “femininity”)

See also

• ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ (baḵtā, “woman”), ܐܲܢ݇ܬܬ݂ܵܐ (atṯā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew נְקֵבָה (nəqēḇâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛqb(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɛq(ə)vɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܩܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܢܩܒܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܕܟܪܐ)

1. female, woman

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܩܒܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܩܒܐ		1st person	ܢܩܒܬܝ		ܢܩܒܬܢ
	construct	ܢܩܒܬ		2nd person	ܢܩܒܬܟ	ܢܩܒܬܟܝ	ܢܩܒܬܟܘܢ	ܢܩܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܩܒܬܐ		3rd person	ܢܩܒܬܗ	ܢܩܒܬܗ	ܢܩܒܬܗܘܢ	ܢܩܒܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܩܒܢ		1st person	ܢܩܒܬܢ		ܢܩܒܬܢ
	construct	ܢܩܒܬ		2nd person	ܢܩܒܬܟ	ܢܩܒܬܟܝ	ܢܩܒܬܟܘܢ	ܢܩܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܩܒܬܐ		3rd person	ܢܩܒܬܗ	ܢܩܒܬܗ	ܢܩܒܬܗܘܢ	ܢܩܒܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܢܩܒ
• ܢܩܒܬ
• ܢܩܒܬܘܬܐ
• ܢܩܒܬܢܐ
• ܢܩܒܬܢܐܝܬ
• ܢܩܒܬܢܘܬܐ

References

• “nqbh”, 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. 212a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 350a
• 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. 944a